Choose where to install BudgetLink - Revision history

Jeff: /* Drop Box */

2026-01-14T07:22:04Z

Drop Box

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:22, 14 January 2026
Line 31:		Line 31:

	The cost of this approach is that you often have some IT permission hoops to jump through in order to get it working and from a cost perspective you also require the Pro Edition to run in this environment		The cost of this approach is that you often have some IT permission hoops to jump through in order to get it working and from a cost perspective you also require the Pro Edition to run in this environment

	~~====Drop Box====~~
	~~Drop box is suitable for single users who want to be able to run the sofware from there home computer and who also want the database backed up automatically.~~

	~~It also works OK for multiple users so long as only one users makes any updates to numbers. Its not suitable for multiple users trying to update budgets at the same time~~

	====Drop Box====		====Drop Box====

Jeff at 06:17, 7 December 2020

2020-12-07T06:17:35Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:17, 7 December 2020
Line 47:		Line 47:
	====VPN's====		====VPN's====
	Its not advisable to access BudgetLink via a VPN as they are typically too slow		Its not advisable to access BudgetLink via a VPN as they are typically too slow

			== Related ==
			[[Installing BudgetLink]]

Jeff: /* One Drive */

2020-12-07T06:16:02Z

One Drive

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:16, 7 December 2020
Line 37:		Line 37:
	It also works OK for multiple users so long as only one users makes any updates to numbers. Its not suitable for multiple users trying to update budgets at the same time		It also works OK for multiple users so long as only one users makes any updates to numbers. Its not suitable for multiple users trying to update budgets at the same time

	====~~One Drive~~====		====Drop Box====
	~~Basically the same as Dropbox however there are some caviates with OneDrive. Because your~~ able to ~~edit Excel Files online~~ the ~~path to those files starts with https~~ and ~~BudgetLink has issues running code~~ to ~~that location~~. ~~So in order to get around that a mapped drive~~ to the ~~Budgetlink folder is required so that file files open from the local copy~~		Drop box is suitable for single users who want to be able to run the sofware from there home computer and who also want the database backed up automatically.

			It also works OK for multiple users so long as only one users makes any updates to numbers. Its not suitable for multiple users trying to update budgets at the same time

	==== NAS Drive ====		==== NAS Drive ====

Jeff at 06:15, 7 December 2020

2020-12-07T06:15:43Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:15, 7 December 2020
Line 31:		Line 31:

	The cost of this approach is that you often have some IT permission hoops to jump through in order to get it working and from a cost perspective you also require the Pro Edition to run in this environment		The cost of this approach is that you often have some IT permission hoops to jump through in order to get it working and from a cost perspective you also require the Pro Edition to run in this environment

	~~====VPN's====~~
	~~Its not advisable to access BudgetLink via a VPN as they are typically too slow~~

	====Drop Box====		====Drop Box====
Line 45:		Line 42:
	==== NAS Drive ====		==== NAS Drive ====
	NAS drives typically do not perform that well and we advise not to choose this location unless its necessary		NAS drives typically do not perform that well and we advise not to choose this location unless its necessary

			====VPN's====
			Its not advisable to access BudgetLink via a VPN as they are typically too slow

Jeff: /* Drop Box */

2020-12-07T05:48:03Z

Drop Box

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:48, 7 December 2020
Line 37:		Line 37:
	====Drop Box====		====Drop Box====
	Drop box is suitable for single users who want to be able to run the sofware from there home computer and who also want the database backed up automatically.		Drop box is suitable for single users who want to be able to run the sofware from there home computer and who also want the database backed up automatically.

	It also works OK for multiple users so long as only one users makes any updates to numbers. Its not suitable for multiple users trying to update budgets at the same time		It also works OK for multiple users so long as only one users makes any updates to numbers. Its not suitable for multiple users trying to update budgets at the same time

Jeff: /* Terminal Server */

2020-12-07T05:47:46Z

Terminal Server

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:47, 7 December 2020
Line 29:		Line 29:
	====Terminal Server====		====Terminal Server====
	This option is suitable if you have multiple users wanting to update data simultaneously and you also want to run the get data from an external location		This option is suitable if you have multiple users wanting to update data simultaneously and you also want to run the get data from an external location
	The cost of this approach is that you often have some IT permission hoops to jump through in order to get it working and from a cost perspective you also require the Pro Edition to run in this environment
			The cost of this approach is that you often have some IT permission hoops to jump through in order to get it working and from a cost perspective you also require the Pro Edition to run in this environment

	====VPN's====		====VPN's====

Jeff: /* Shared Network Drive */

2020-12-07T05:47:33Z

Shared Network Drive

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:47, 7 December 2020
Line 20:		Line 20:
	====Shared Network Drive====		====Shared Network Drive====
	This is generally the preferred installation location if you have multiple users wanting to access and update BudgetLink		This is generally the preferred installation location if you have multiple users wanting to access and update BudgetLink

	It can be any location so long as only the users you want to have access to the software are given full read write permissions to the [[BudgetLink Folder]]		It can be any location so long as only the users you want to have access to the software are given full read write permissions to the [[BudgetLink Folder]]

	For single user use this location would also be advisable if your not able to back up BudgetLink on your local machine or if you plan to hand over the solution to other users soon or frequently as its easy to grant others access		For single user use this location would also be advisable if your not able to back up BudgetLink on your local machine or if you plan to hand over the solution to other users soon or frequently as its easy to grant others access

	The cost of this location is that if your network speed is slow then this can negatively impact the performance of the BudgetLink [[Get Data]] process		The cost of this location is that if your network speed is slow then this can negatively impact the performance of the BudgetLink [[Get Data]] process

Jeff: /* Local Machine */

2020-12-07T05:47:17Z

Local Machine

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:47, 7 December 2020
Line 14:		Line 14:
	The default Local Machine path is C:\BudgetLink and this is what's recommended because its generally the most reliable location and its easy for us to find if we need to support you		The default Local Machine path is C:\BudgetLink and this is what's recommended because its generally the most reliable location and its easy for us to find if we need to support you

	Its not advised to install Budgetlink in the Programs folder be cause BudgetLink ~~has~~ databases which change		Its not advised to install Budgetlink in the Programs folder be cause BudgetLink contains databases which change

	While it is possible to install into myDocuments, if your folder path is long that can cause issues with the operation of the software		While it is possible to install into myDocuments, if your folder path is long that can cause issues with the operation of the software

Jeff: /* Local Machine */

2020-12-07T05:45:09Z

Local Machine

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:45, 7 December 2020
Line 6:		Line 6:

	====Local Machine====		====Local Machine====
	This option is suitable if you have just one user		This option is suitable if you have just one user.
	The benefits are that its easy ~~and generally there are not permission issues installing here~~
	The cost of this location is that when a new user takes over the solution may need to [[Moving BudgetLink to a new machine or folder\|moved]] and also you may not have this folder backed up to an offsite location which is advised		The benefits are that its generally easy to install in that location

			The cost of this location is that when a new user takes over the solution may need to [[Moving BudgetLink to a new machine or folder\|moved]] and also you may not have this folder backed up to an offsite location which is advised.

	The default Local Machine path is C:\BudgetLink and this is what's recommended because its generally the most reliable location and its easy for us to find if we need to support you		The default Local Machine path is C:\BudgetLink and this is what's recommended because its generally the most reliable location and its easy for us to find if we need to support you

	Its not advised to install Budgetlink in the Programs folder be cause BudgetLink has databases which change		Its not advised to install Budgetlink in the Programs folder be cause BudgetLink has databases which change

	While it is possible to install into myDocuments, if your folder path is long that can cause issues with the operation of the software		While it is possible to install into myDocuments, if your folder path is long that can cause issues with the operation of the software

Jeff at 05:39, 7 December 2020

2020-12-07T05:39:30Z

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 ====Terminal Server====
 ====Drop Box====
 ====One Drive====