Payroll > Set Up Payroll Connection Parameters

This section discusses the steps on how to set up the connection parameters in both the AccountMate Payroll program and in the AccountMate Enterprise program.

To set up the Payroll module for integration, perform the following steps:

1.Launch the Administrator program either from the desktop shortcut or from the Start Menu.

2.Click Setup from the main menu; then, select Company Setup.

3.In the Company Setup window, select the company that you use for your Payroll transactions; then, click Edit. This will display the Edit Company window.

4.In the AM/ENT Company Database area, enter the appropriate values in these fields:

oServer Name

This field refers to the SQL Server instance name used for your AccountMate Enterprise installation. Be sure to include the machine name where the SQL Server instance is installed (e.g. WORKSTATION\INSTANCE NAME)

oDatabase Name

This field is enabled only once a valid value is entered in the Server Name field. This field refers to the database name of the AccountMate Enterprise company into which the AccountMate Enterprise Payroll company's General Ledger entries will be integrated.

The Server Name and Database Name setting is a one-time setup. Once saved, these fields are grayed out and the values cannot be changed.

5.When you are ready to proceed, click the Next button. In the next screen that appears, click Save. You may click the Back button if you wish to return to the previous screen prior to saving your settings. If you make any changes, be sure to click the Save button again to save the new settings.

6.Launch AccountMate Enterprise; then, select System Administrator from the Module List.

7.In the System Administrator tab, select Company Setup. The Search screen is automatically displayed.

8.In the Company Setup Search screen, enter in the Search field the name of the company that will be used for payroll transactions integration. Alternatively, you may click the Show Full Text Search button and enter in the Full Text Search field the value you want to search. You may also manually locate in the grid the company record that you want to set up for payroll integration; then, double-click the company name to select.

9.Click the Payroll Integration page and enter the appropriate values in the following fields:

oPayroll Application Path

This field refers to the path of the AccountMate Enterprise Payroll program. You may click the Browse button to locate the folder where the AccountMate Enterprise Payroll files are installed.

oPayroll Company

This field is enabled only once a valid value is entered in the Payroll Application Path field. Click the List box button to select from a drop-down list the company whose payroll GL entries will be integrated into the selected AccountMate Enterprise company.

10.When you are ready to proceed, click the Save button to save your settings.

Set Up Payroll Connection Parameters

Set Up Payroll Connection Parameters

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