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Working with POS Administrator
If a password is required to open Reckon Accounts, the Reckon Accounts company le must be
open before beginning a post. POS Terminals do not need to be closed for this process.
For details on how to post transactions to Reckon Accounts, refer to the POS Administrator in-product Help.
Compacting and Repairing your database
This Compact and Repair function is only available in POS Professional and POS Lite.
Over time, data can fragment and possibly corrupt. The Compact and Repair function compacts and repairs the
database, as well as improving the performance of POS. It is a good idea to perform a Compact and Repair regularly,
especially if you encounter problems with POS.
For details on compacting your database, refer to the POS Administrator in-product Help.
Backing up your data
POS Lite and POS Professional
The backup procedure backs up data onto another drive or a disk. It backs up your entire POS database. It is
important to backup your POS database regularly, as there can be a lot of information in the POS database that is