Sage 100

User has Sage 100 Standard installed localled on her machine. Now she wants to add a second user. Can you treat a regular workstation like a server and map a drive to the mas 90 folder? I'm thinking they need a network/server??

It's technically supported. http://infosource.sagesoftwareonline.com/sw_attach/sw_long_desc/sage/mmd/sage%20mas%2090%20and%20200/assets/SPMforSageERPMAS904.50.pdf

You should be able to get by with one or two users on a peer to peer. If the volume increases, it could get funky but for now you are OK. I have a couple clients running MAS peer to peer. MAS resides on a WIN 7 WS.

You can but it's not supported and you're better off advising them to install it on a standalone server. The problem is the customer only hears ""yes it will run"" and not the follow on advice that it isn't supported and they may encounter data corruption, etc. She would also only be able to have one user (or however many licensed) in the system at a time.

Oops - looks like it is technically supported. I still wouldn't recommend it unless they are paying you hourly for support.

Ah - I had never really paid attention to the peer to peer stuff, i guess i should not have assumed you always needed a server. I will take heed to your advice @WayneSchulz

If this is a single-user license, I think they have to go to the three user minimum. I agree with @JeffSchwenk and @WayneSchulz - it will run but it depends how heavily they use it. We have one peer-to-peer setup but it is only core.

@ThereseLogeais this user is just core, and she promised me they wouldn't have more than one user for years to come :) I'll have to touch base with them to see how heavily the other users will be in the system

Just as things are supposed to run in TS environments but don't, the same holds true with the peer to peer. As long as your volumne is on the light side and you have a robust mothership WS, you ""shouldn't"" run into many issues. Just remember that you can get a decent low end server fairly inexpensively these days.

Tread lightly. Anytime you use a box that hosts a database as a workstation that a user is running, bad things can (and generally do) happen. The user forgets others are in and shuts the machine down for the weekend. The run something that locks the machine up, The install software that requires a reboot and don't think about other users connected, etc, etc, etc. The end results is corruption due to the box going down while someone is posting. Bottom line; 'There be bears in them thare woods!'

Agreed, well said @ShawnSlavin. As long as you point this out to the client, get a sign off in writing that they have been advised of the risks and get lots of money up front, you will have done your duty.

Ours has a dedicated workstation that no users actually use but you're right about the dangers @ShawnSlavin . This is a non-profit that did not want to make the investment in an actual server for only three users. So far, so good.

What am I missing - the SPM for 4.5 says that Windows 7 peer to peer is not supported

Sage has been trying to slip that in for a couple years already.

I agree with most of the above. I have done it for clients that only have the core financial modules and 3 or less users. Depending on what they are processing, this setup seems to lock other users out more frequently and be slower than a separate server. Also, as Shawn mentions, the user on the 'server' - at least initially - does a few things that they didn't realize impacts the other users. But fortunately, there is a quick learning curve after a few missteps. It is cheap to buy a new computer that acts as a server, but sometimes other constraints make the cost and hassles a lot more. Additional network cabling, no switch ports available, and limited internet access can all increase the price of a new box over and above just the server's purchase price. Like many busisness decisions, they need to be aware of what they are risking or losing in order to hold on to up-front cash when not choosing the ideal.