Product Use > Running from a Shortcut

It is also possible to run the Company Consolidation process from a shortcut on the desktop, or from Windows Task Scheduler. Keep in mind that you must have already gone through the setup process (see Company Consolidation Setup ) in order to do this.

Here is the command line:

"C:\MAS90\Home\pvxwin32.exe" ..\launcher\sotapgm.ini ..\soa\startup.m4p -ARG DIRECT UION 'MyLogin' 'MyPassword' ABC SY_531_ConsolidationProcess_ui *

Below is an explanation of each element in the command line:

"C:\MAS90\Home\pvxwin32.exe" - This is the full path to the ProvideX interpreter where you Sage 100 ERP system is installed. This path is probably on your server.

..\launcher\sotapgm.ini - This is required, but just use it as written. It's the configuration file used for Sage 100 ERP.

..\soa\startup.mp4 - This is required, but just put it as written. This is the startup overlay for Sage 100 ERP.

-ARG - This is required. It indicates to the startup program that there are is additional information to be passed to Sage 100 ERP.

DIRECT - Tells Sage 100 ERP that you wish to run a program directly without using the Launcher.

UION - Tell Sage 100 ERP to provide a user interface.

'MyLogin' - Substitute your login name here. You will probably want to set up a special user in Sage 100 ERP just for the purpose of running Company Consolidation. This user name and password will be visible to anyone viewing the shortcut or task.

'MyPassword' - Subsitute your Sage 100 ERP password here.

ABC - Select one of your company codes and put it here. It really does not matter which one.

SY_531_ConsolidationProcess_ui - This is the actual consolidation program that needs to be started by Sage 100 ERP.

* - If you put an asterisk here, it will consolidate all the companies in the Company Consolidation Setup. You can also set up the shortcut to only consolidate one of the companies that you have set up.