Aspect Software

 

Back-office software for Restaurateurs

 
 
 

Installation, Setup and Testing

 

(Revised 4/12/2000)


 

This document describes procedures for installing,setting up and testing the Aspect Software product.


 

Action

Instructions

Installation

Aspect Software is distributed on a single CD. When you insert the CD, the setup program should load automatically after a few moments. If the setup program does not load, use Windows Explorer to locate Setup.Exe on the CD and double-click the file to load the setup program.

After the Setup program loads, press Next, enter your name and your company’s name and press Next again.

Select the directory that Aspect should be installed to. The default is "c:\aspect". Press Next.

Press Next two more times to begin the installation.

When installation is complete, double-click the Aspect icon or select Start / Programs / Aspect Software / Aspect Software to load the software.

Note: Aspect can be installed from a hard disk by copying the contents of the CD to a single temporary directory on the hard disk.

Setup

To add your store to Aspect’s store list select Settings / Store Settings.

Press the Insert key or select Edit / Insert Record to add a new store.

Enter your store name and press the tab key.

Accept the default store code or enter a new code. This code is used when creating export files that are to be imported at a central office.

Select the correct point-of-sale type and press OK to save the new store record. The default settings should all be correct.

Answer Yes when Aspect asks if you wish to create the store directory.

Aspect will automatically create routines used to import data from your point-of-sale system. Select Next / Next / Finish.

Press Escape to close the store records.

Testing

Select Help / About to enter a license for the software. You will need to contact Aspect Software at 800-454-3280 to obtain either a temporary or a permanent license.

Select Action / Import POS Current Totals to import any data currently available on your point-of-sale system. A batch routine may be used to copy files from the POS system. If the batch routine does not close automatically after finishing, press the close button on the top right corner of the window.

Verify that the import was successful by spot-checking the items below. If the POS system you are importing from has not been set up completely or if information is not available for the current day, some of these items may be incomplete.

1) Recipe Groups (Settings / Inventory Setup / Recipe Groups)

2) Job Codes (Settings / Payroll Setup / Job Codes)

3) Recipes (Inventory / Edit Recipes)

4) Employee Records (Payroll / Edit Employee Records)

5) Daily Labor (Payroll / Edit Daily Labor)

6) Daily Sales (Sales / Edit Daily Sales)

Note: Import POS Current Totals is used to import data from the POS system in the middle of the day. This option is normally used only during the initial setup. Import POS Daily Totals is the routine used to import closing data from the POS system at the end of each day.