Setup - Data Maintenance - Alternate Sites

This section allows you to configure AMS to maintain databases for alternate sites, if needed. This would allow you to receive and dispatch cargo for your site, and then do the same thing for another site that you are also responsible for. This type of set up is optional and is not necessarily typical for every site. You must log into AMS as an administrator in order to make changes to this section.

1. Click the Add button to add a new site.
2. Enter the 8 character Site Abbreviation for the site you are adding.
3. Enter the Sight Name.
4. Use the drop down arrow to select the Installation Type. This allows you to set up this site to operate alone or to share this database among other AMS machines. Choose from the following:
• Stand Alone – Select Stand Alone if you are the only machine running AMS at this location.
• Primary – Select Primary if this machine is the primary AMS machine in a networked environment for this location. This will make your machine the central place that data is stored. Machines installed as a primary should handle database maintenance tasks such as database reorganization, deleting data, performing backup and restore processes, and archiving data.
• Workstation – Select Workstation if this machine is a remote computer in a networked environment that is connected to a centrally installed primary AMS machine. The data path will need to point to a common shared path as set up by your network administrator.
5. Use the button to the right of the Data Path to point to the location of this site's database. This path tells AMS where to find its data. This path is dependent upon the choice you made in the Installation Type field.
• If you chose Stand Alone, your Data Path should point to the location where AMS was originally installed on this machine. The default is typically C:\Users\Public\AMSTAC\LocalData.
• If you chose Primary, your Data Path should point to the location where AMS was originally installed on this machine. The default is typically C:\Users\Public\AMSTAC\LocalData. This may also be a location on a shared network drive.
• If you chose Workstation, your Data Path should point to the location of AMS on the primary AMS machine. Please check with your network administrator for the exact path. Ensure that you are able to see all of the same data from the secondary machine that you can see when sitting at the primary machine.
6. Be sure to Save your changes before exiting.

The buttons towards the bottom perform the following functions:

• Add - Allows you to Add a new site.
• Edit - Allows you to Edit a site's details.
• Save - Allows you to Save your changes.
• Cancel - Cancels your changes.
• Delete - Deletes the site.

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