Workstation requirements

Any client workstation running MYOB Enterprise Solutions application modules should meet the following minimum requirements:

Workstation (client install)

Standalone (that is, client & server on same machine)

Workstation Recommendations
 

These recommendations apply to all workstation operating systems. For comprehensive advice, MYOB recommend consulting your certified MYOB Enterprise Solution partner.

• Ensure that the latest operating system Service Packs and patches are applied.
• Disabling of elaborate or complex (3D) screen savers, as these can impact significantly on the performance of your software.
• Optimise your virus scanner.
• Additional RAM and hard disk space will be required for standalone install of products using SQL databases.
• For recommendations on specific workstation operating systems, see MYOB Certified Environment Roadmap.

Memory considerations - RAM

The amount of Random Access Memory (RAM) in your workstations has a major impact on the speed of your software. The more RAM in your workstations, generally the better your software will perform - and the more productive you will be.
 

History has shown that every two years the memory requirements have doubled as applications become more complex. We also recommend that you invest in memory to meet your current and future needs.
 

How much memory you need to run effectively on a workstation depends on:

• The operating system you are using
• The software applications you are using concurrently, e.g. Microsoft® Outlook, Microsoft® Word and Microsoft® Excel, MYOB Enterprise Solutions software and any other software. The more applications you are using, the more memory you will need
• The amount of MYOB data and the size and complexity of files in Microsoft® Word or Microsoft® Excel, etc

Optimising workstation performance for MYOB Enterprise Solutions software

For comprehensive advice, MYOB recommend consulting your certified MYOB Enterprise Solution partner.

• Ensure that the latest operating system Service Packs and patches are applied.
• All hardware must be supported by Microsoft’s HCL (Hardware Compatibility Listing).
• If other applications that are CPU intense or RAM 'hungry' are loaded on the workstation, ensure that workstation hardware is sufficient to handle these applications as well as the operating system and MYOB Enterprise Solutions software requirements.
• Ensure that there is sufficient free hard drive space available for any temporary files.
• Ensure that virtual memory is set to no less than Microsoft® recommendation. (This can be found in the Control Panel > System > Advanced tab)
• Ensure that sufficient disk space is available to create the pagefile.sys. Ensure that only necessary protocols are loaded (eg. if TCP/IP is being used, ensure that NetBEUI is removed).

Printers
 

A laser quality printer is recommended. MYOB operates with most standard printers that are supported by your operating system. MYOB products are designed to work with true type fonts. Using post script fonts may produce unwanted results and accordingly is not supported by MYOB.

Network connectivity

If operating on a network, the following areas will impact performance: Cabling will impact significantly on the reliability and speed of your software. A minimum of UTP Category 5e cabling is required as it offers the best reliability and performance for your practice. For local area networks, we recommend investing in 1GBps switches and 1GBps network cards. We recommend that only necessary protocols are loaded on both the server and workstation.
 

For comprehensive advice, MYOB recommend consulting your certified MYOB Enterprise Solution partner.

Virus Scanning

It is extremely important that your organisation is protected from virus infection. However, it is also important that your virus scanning software does not adversely impact the performance of your network and software.

Common settings in virus scanners that impact performance:

If a virus scanner is installed on both your server and workstation, and both are set to scan both incoming and outgoing files, you may be scanning each file twice (once at the server end and once at the workstation). Speak to your network engineer about getting one of these disabled. If the option is available in your virus scanning software, disable heuristic scanning Exclude MYOB application executables from the scan list. This may improve performance.

In all cases, consult your certified MYOB Enterprise Solution partner to determine the best virus scanning solution for your business that does not impact software.

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