Understanding The System Layout When on a network 1. On server will be a datasims folder containing a. Simsdata.mdb (Database) b. simsrep.mdb (Custom reports Database) c. Simlibdata (Database for Library Program) 2. On A Work Station Will Be a Folder c:\Program Files\Sims2000 containing a. sims200e.mde (Program Files) b. sims.chm (Sims Help File) c. icap files (Used in the debitorder process) d. sims.ico (Program icon) 3. Make sure you know the path to the server e.g. \\server\datasims 4. When You logon to the system it will ask you to locate the database this will be the path in step 3 5. The folder datasims on the server must be shared with full premissions to all the users that will be working on sims (Read, Write) On a Standalone system Same as above all files will however be located on the c: (Local Harddisk)