Installing Stone Edge

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Overview

SEOM 2012 can be used on a single workstation or across a local area network (LAN Local Area Network). It was not designed to be used across the Internet, although some of our customers have been able to configure the program for remote access by using MS Windows Remote Desktop Connection (Terminal Services).

Important! Review the appropriate material below prior to installing SEOM

All users: Review the system requirements before installing the program.

Access 2010 users: See the Knowledge Base article Access 2010 Notes electronic records, for internal use only, that contain additional details about program events, actions or customer information that are stored with order, customer, inventory and supplier records. Notes can be entered manually by the user or automatically entered by the program, based on parameter settings in some cases. for known installation issues.

Access 2007 users: See the Knowledge Base article Access 2007 Notes for instructions on changing macro security PRIOR to installing the program to avoid installation errors.

Support for MS Access 2000, 2002 (XP), and  2003 has been dropped as of  SEOM 2012 V7.0.

Microsoft Windows 7 Users: See the Knowledge Base article Windows 7.

For networked installations:

• Before installing the program, create a shared folder called StoneEdgeData on a server or a single host PC Personal Computer, or workstation that is networked to the other computers in your office, to house what will be the program's shared data file, email templates and custom reports database. Each user/workstation should have Full Control permissions to access the folder. For instructions on how to create a shared folder, refer to your operating system’s Help program.

• Continue with the steps in the For single workstation installations section, to install SEOM on the server and on each client workstation:

For single workstation installations:

1. Click on the link provided in the order confirmation email from Stone Edge Technologies Inc., that was received after purchasing the program, or copy and paste the link into the address bar of a web browser.

2. The link goes to the Monsoon SEOM download gateway. Enter the User Name and Password provided in the email. Select Continue to access the download gateway.

 Note: Both fields are case sensitive. Enter the user name and password exactly as they appear in the email.

3. Select the Download button.

4. Save the installation program to your hard drive and make a note if its location.

5. Right-click the installer and select to "left-click" the mouse on an object, usually a row in a table, in the context of Monsoon OMS documentation Run as Administrator.

Note: Stone Edge Technologies Inc., highly recommends saving the installation program in a folder that is backed up on a regular basis. If a program file The MS Access database that contains the Monsoon OMS application code. This database does not contain the user's order information, which is housed in the Store Data File. The program file name begins with SEOrdMan* and has the extension of .mdb. becomes corrupted, it can be replaced by re-running the installer. Stone Edge Technologies Inc. does not maintain multiple standard versions of the program at the download gateway, only the most current general release. If it becomes necessary to reinstall the program and you do not have the installer for the version currently installed, you may be forced to upgrade the program to the most current version available at the download gateway.

6. The InstallShield Wizard opens. Select Next.

7. Review the End-User License Agreement. If you agree, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and Next. If you do not agree, cancel the installation and contact Stone Edge Technologies Inc.

8. Select Next to install SEOM in the default location, c:\StoneEdge. It is highly recommended to install the program at the default location, as installing it in another directory can create problems when using third party applications such as Endicia's DAZzle.   

9. Select Install.

10. Windows User Account Control prompts Windows 7 users to confirm access to their computer. Select Allow.

11. After the files are copied and the OM Compiler runs, you are prompted to install Ghostscript.

12. Select the link on this page to go to the website where you can download Ghostscript, which is required to run the PDFWriter distributed with the program starting in release 7.022.

13. Select the appropriate link (Windows 32-bit, or Windows 64-bit) from the GNU Affero General Public License section.  

14. Download and save the installer.

15. Right-click the installer and select Run as Administrator.

16. Select Next.  

17. Select I Agree.

18. Select Install.

19. Select Finish to end the installation of Ghostscript.

20. Select Finish to conclude the installation of Stone Edge. The ReadMe file is opened.

21. Review the ReadMe file for the latest information about the program. If you skipped over the previous step to install Ghostscript, the link to the website is also included in the Readme File, which is stored in the Documentation sub-folder of the program installation folder.  

22. When the process is complete, you are ready to launch SEOM in one of two ways:

    1. Double-click the SEOM desktop icon

    2. Select Start>Programs>Monsoon>Stone Edge

23. The License Setup dialog box opens. Enter the user name and password provided in the email (the same ones entered to access the download gateway to download SEOM).

24. Select Get License. A message box will pop-up, stating that the license file has been updated. Select OK.

25. Proceed to the next section, Create a Store, if setting up a single workstation or server for the first time. If SEOM is already installed on the server or host PC and additional workstations are being configured, or if the program is being re-installed for any reason, skip to the section For Client Workstations, and follow those instructions.

Create a Store

If you maintain more than one e-commerce site, it is possible to set up separate data files for each site, or orders can be imported from multiple sites into a single data file. For more information on how and why to do this, see Importing from Multiple Shopping Carts into the Same SEOM Store.

When the program is launched for the first time, it prompts you whether to create a new store file the database used by Monsoon OMS that contains all order, customer, inventory and supplier records related to a given "store". or use an existing store file. If SEOM is being installed for the very first time or to create another store file, follow these instructions:

1. Respond Yes to the Set up a new store now? dialog box:

2. The Enter name and location for the new store’s data file dialog box opens. The store data file the MS Access or SQL database that contains the users order information and program preferences. It does not contain Reports, which are housed in the Monsoon OMS program file (MS Access database). is the Access database that contains all of the information pertaining to a given store, from order information to the program's settings.

Note: The initial data file must be created as an Access Database, which can later be converted to an SQL database if the Enterprise Edition of the program is installed. See  Using an SQL Database - Enterprise only, for more information.

1. 1. Specify the location for the new data file, e.g. c:\StoneEdge or \\FileserverName\StoneEdgeData, where FileserverName is the name of the server or host PC.

   2. Enter a name for the store data file, for example, Ajax Orders.

Tip: Use a name for the store’s data file that includes all or part of your company’s name plus the word "Orders". Do not use ". com" in the file name.

1. 1. 3. Select OK.

3. The Enter company name dialog box opens.

   1. 1. Enter your company’s name.

      2. Select OK.

Note: The name you enter will appear on screens and reports. Change it any time in the Store Setup Wizard (Main Menu>Settings>System Functions>Store Setup Wizard).

4. A message box appears, stating that the store has been opened. Select OK.

5. The Stone Edge – Setup Wizard dialog box opens. Follow the wizard to complete the initial setup of the program. It is possible to Save and Exit from the wizard at any time and return to it later.

6. Once the store data file has been created and saved, it is possible to connect other workstations in the networked configuration to the same data file. Return to the For Single Workstations section of this document to install SEOM on those workstations.

For client workstation installations:

Complete the following steps after SEOM is installed on the server (or host PC) and the store data file is already been created.

1. The Set up a new store now? dialog box opens. Click No.

2. The Select Store to Open form appears:

3. If any data files have been previously opened by this instance of SEOM, there is a list of store files from which to choose. Select one and click Open (or double-click the entry) to open that file. Otherwise, select Browse to navigate to the location of the shared folder containing the new data file and select it.

4. A message box appears stating that the store has been opened.

5. Select OK.

6. This completes the program installation. If necessary, changes to system parameters settings in Stone Edge that enable users to configure the program integrate with their business operations. Stone Edge includes hundreds of System Parameters to do just that. To change a system parameter, go to the Main Menu > Settings > System Functions > Set System Parameters. can now be made from any workstation in the configuration. It is also possible to return to the Setup Wizard from any workstation to continue tailoring the program for your environment.

7. Backup the newly created MS Access data file using the Backup Data File link on the Quick Clicks menu or via  Main Menu>Settings>Data Functions>Backup Store File.

8. Enterprise Edition users: To use an SQL database for the SEOM data file, refer to Using an SQL database - Stone Edge Enterprise Edition for more information about converting an MS Access store data file to an SQL store file.

Additional Information

Using an SQL Database - Stone Edge Enterprise Edition

Created: 1/31/11

Revised: 12/3/14

Published: 04/13/16