SUManager stores 100% of your data in a
single database file. You can have multiple different database files for
different purposes. For example, you could one database file for
current-year activities and another with historical data from prior years.
You could have a third database you are using for experimenting with product
features. Be sure to assign clear and meaningful names to these files and
take care that you using the correct one.
The default name is Data.SUMgr
though you can use any name that you want. Be sure to make a
backup copy of your databases whenever you've made
significant changes. You will be prompted to perform
periodic maintenance on your database file.
The default storage location is the same as
where you installed SUManager, though you can save the file anywhere you want.
The default installation location is C:\Program Files\Forevergreen.
The File menu is used to manage your
database files: creating new, opening existing, making
backups, importing and
exporting data.
File-Open
prompts you to select a database file to open. The Browse
button is used when you know the location of the file. The Search
button is used when you have lost track of your database files. The
search feature will scan all of your drives looking for SUManager database
files. The New button creates a new database and prompts your
for the storage location.
The Search button displays a new
dialog used to control the search process. Click the Start Searching
button. Possible matches are listed. Double-click a file name or click once
and then click the Select Database button to open the file. The
Stop button is used to stop the search process. You can start
again or click Cancel at any time to abandon the search entirely.
File-New prompts for a location
for a new database file using a standard Windows dialog. This is the
same as clicking the New button in the File-Open dialog.
File-Backup Database displays a
dialog used to specify the location for a backup copy of the current
database. See the Database Backup page for
details.
Approximately once per month you will
be prompted to perform maintenance on the SUManager database file. The
database maintenance process shrinks the file to reclaim unused space and
performs integrity checks to make sure that your data is intact.
If any error messages are displayed
during the process please contact us for technical support. The
process is very careful about protecting your data and there is a good
chance that your data can be recovered.