NFSMI FUNDamentals/MyFUNDamentals - Technical Notes

This document describes the key components of NFSMI FUNDamentals/MyFUNDamentals software application and lists hardware and software requirements and recommendations.

Components Summary

Web Application Component (optional)

• Active Server Pages create dynamic content based on user level and criteria selection.
• Reports generated dynamically through Crystal Reports 9 (or higher) ActiveX Viewer control (available as a plug-in for Netscape users)
• Generally used as a reporting mechanism for managers

Local Application Component (required)

• All program setup and maintenance
• Wide variety of standard reports
• Ability to import from many data sources
  • Accounting
  • Point of Service
  • Payroll
  • Inventory

Database Container Component (required)

• May be Access or *SQL Server depending on customer budget, needs, and current software configuration.
• May be installed locally for single users or on a network share (Access) or remote SQL Server (SQL Server)
• It is highly recommended to utilize a SQL Server database for districts with multiple users and/or more than 20 sites.

* SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/MSDE/SQL Express

Hardware and Software Requirements/Recommendations

Web Application

• Hardware Requirements
  • CPU: 1GHz or better recommended
  • Hard Disk Space: 10 MB for web application files
• Software Requirements
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 or higher
  • Crystal Reports Developer version 9 or higher **

** Note: advanced setup and configuration documentation for third-party components provided by vendor

Local Application

• Hardware Requirements
  • CPU: 1GHz or better recommended
  • Hard Disk Space: 50 MB of free disk space
  • Network Connection required in a multi-user environment
• Software Requirements
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 or newer
• Software Installation must be done under a Windows Administrator Account for Windows 2000, XP, Vista*, and Windows 7*

* The NFSMI FUNDamentals/MyFUNDamentals software has been tested on Vista (Business and Ultimate) and Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate). The only issue noted so far is the incompatibility of the Help subsystem which Microsoft has posted a workaround for.

SQL Server Requirements (if utilizing a remote SQL Server Database)

• Hardware Requirements
  • Hardware requirements will be dictated by the requirements for SQL Server (2000,2005, or 2008)
  • Disk Space Required: This, of course, depends on the number of sites and the amount of detail used in the financial reporting. As an example, consider Brevard County, FL. Using a fairly detailed accounting import for 103 schools, a year?s worth of data consumes approximately 40MB. Each year of data is maintained in a separate database.
• Software Requirements
  • Any server operating system capable of running MS SQL Server (2000, 2005, or 2008)