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MobileAsset Quick Start Guide
USING MOBILEASSET TO
MANAGE ASSETS FOR MULTIPLE
COMPANIES
The Enterprise version of MobileAsset allows you to create databases for
multiple companies. This means that if you have two separate entities for
which you want to maintain assets, you can install one instance of
MobileAsset, then create two databases - one for each company.
Remember that a database is the repository for all information about your
company. Everything from your company's name and address, to your
employee information, to your asset information is stored in the database.
If you need to track asset information for two separate companies, you
wouldn't want to group that information into one database, as it would be
impossible to know to which company the asset belongs. Creating a
database for each company allows you to enter sites, locations,
customers, employees, assets, etc. that are specific to one company. In
addition, each company has its own security so you can control who has
access to a specific company.
The initial installation of MobileAsset creates one company for you to use.
To add more companies you will need to use the Database Manager. The
Database Manager is a program that can be installed during the
MobileAsset installation. If you did not install it when you installed
MobileAsset, you will need to run the MobileAsset installer again and
select Database Manager on the Select Installation Type screen (Step 8
in the Install the Software section of this document). Leave the other
check boxes on this screen checked as they were for the initial install.
During the installation you will be prompted to create an access code.
Make a note of the code you create as you will need this to access the
Database Manager later. The Database Manager can be installed on any
machine even if it has no other pieces of MobileAsset installed on it. It