Super-Click List
Super-Click lets you right-click on a row in a search to use the Show menu for the row. Turn it on in MyPrefs for yourself or Company Prefs for everyone--while is still WIP.
To start, Super-Click works for items in the Items seach. Right-click an item to use its Show menu. This uses the same menu on the Item card without opening the item card.
It automatically opens a new window for Items Search if needed to keep you on task.
Unlock Bill Comments
Unlock Bill Comments lets you click on a Line Item Comment on a locked bill to view.
This is a regular feature now so you do not need to unlock transactions or some such.
BigBusiness 16 Opening Project
Opening Project is a new dialog put up by the Database as BigBusiness Server starts.
Startup is much faster, so apparently this helps.
BigBusiness 16 Fast Networking
Fast Networking helps you connect to your BigBusiness 16 Server about twice as fast.
Fast Networking optimizes for secure connections and gets connections in record time.
Retired Plugins
Retired Plugins are removed usually when their function is replaced by something new.
Apple File Promises were not kept.
Fast Networking
Fast Networking helps you connect to your BigBusiness 16 Server about twice as fast.
Fast Networking optimizes for secure connections and gets connections in record time.
Unlock Invoice Comments
Unlock Comments lets you click on a Line Item Comment on a locked invoice to view.
This is a regular feature now so you do not need to unlock transactions or some such.
Retired Postgres
Postgres was chosen for Archiving, initially, and retired due to complexity, utimately.
Archiving is now fully automated, integrates with backup, and runs with a few clicks.
Retired Instant Cost
Instant Cost was an optional company setting to update cost for built items instantly.
Super Turbo Mode was customized to update cost and offers a 60x performance gain.
Alert Help
Alert Help is the link like, Alert Help (9091) that you can click to view this solution, and in turn click Chapter to view the related entries that explain other System Alerts.
Custom Forms Update
Custom Forms received a plugin update to fix break processing and add improvements.
This caused a problem with Client connections when updating BigBusiness 15 Server.
BigBusiness 16 MyStart
MyStart is a host of changes to help simplify starting a newly installed BigBusiness.
One such change is the option to automatically install and open the Demo Data File.
BigBusiness 16 Database Update
Database Update for January 2026 is a release version of Database for BigBusiness 16.
Please update all all of your Big Business 16 Clients to BigBusiness 16.025 or higher.
Chapter 511 Format
Format defines the presentation of data, like numbers with decimals, to be presentable.
Prices, for example, are displayed using two decimal places such as 1.00 for one dollar. This can be changed in the Format Numbers tool in the Company card in Big Business.
This chapter provides a quick overview of formatting options or settings for reference.
MyStart My Data
My Data is a choice in the MyStart dialog that offers to install and open a Demo File.
Click, My Data, to open your own Data File from a previous version or installation. Your Data File contains all your company data, documents, and settings from before.
Your Data File has a .4DD Extension, which you can search for. If you find more that one is the largest one--the most recently modified one--that you want to copy or open.
Inventory Sales Report
Big Business includes the Inventory Sales Analysis Report which Saves To Disk and includes extensive information about inventory and sales, including quantities as of a beginning and end date, costs, adjustments, sales, margin, and turnover.
This Solution describes the Sales Analysis Report. (5968)
The Inventory Sales Analysis Report is included in the Reports tool under Items. Because it contains so much information, it only Saves To Disk, and may take a while to run as it calculates stock levels as of its beginning and end dates and summarizes all transactions in the date range.
The Inventory Sales Analysis Report contains:
• Item Code
• Description1
• Description2
• Beginning Quantity
• Beginning Total Cost
• Buy Quantity
• Buy Total Cost
• Buy Average Cost
• Adjusted Quantity
• Adjusted Total Cost
• Sell Quantity
• Sell Total Price
• Sell Average Price
• Sell Total Cost
• Sell Average Cost
• Gross Margin Percentage
• Ending Quantity
• Ending Total Cost
• Actual Turns
• Annual Turns
The Report starts with an Item Search, so can be run for any group of resulting Items. Often, it will make the most sense to select the Search:
"Inventory Item Is Yes"
to run it for active Inventoried Items, but you may also run it for a particular Item Type, those with a Last Sold Date beyond a certain date, and so on.
To open the resulting export in Excel, launch Excel, go File, Open, and choose the file. On the Text Import Wizard click Finish.
Inventory Sales by Warehouse Report
Big Business includes the Inventory Sales Analysis Report which Saves To Disk and includes extensive information about inventory and sales, including quantities as of a beginning and end date, costs, adjustments, sales, margin, and turnover.
This Solution describes the Sales Analysis Report. (5968)
The Inventory Sales Analysis Report is included in the Reports tool under Items. Because it contains so much information, it only Saves To Disk, and may take a while to run as it calculates stock levels as of its beginning and end dates and summarizes all transactions in the date range.
The Inventory Sales Analysis Report contains:
• Item Code
• Description1
• Description2
• Beginning Quantity
• Beginning Total Cost
• Buy Quantity
• Buy Total Cost
• Buy Average Cost
• Adjusted Quantity
• Adjusted Total Cost
• Sell Quantity
• Sell Total Price
• Sell Average Price
• Sell Total Cost
• Sell Average Cost
• Gross Margin Percentage
• Ending Quantity
• Ending Total Cost
• Actual Turns
• Annual Turns
The Report starts with an Item Search, so can be run for any group of resulting Items. Often, it will make the most sense to select the Search:
"Inventory Item Is Yes"
to run it for active Inventoried Items, but you may also run it for a particular Item Type, those with a Last Sold Date beyond a certain date, and so on.
To open the resulting export in Excel, launch Excel, go File, Open, and choose the file. On the Text Import Wizard click Finish.
macOS Monterey
Big Business supports MacOS Monterey with BigBusiness 15 which is certified for it.
Apple has discontinued Monterey but it is the best choice for old machines that will not take a higher operating system but that you would still like to keep in the loop.
BigBusiness 15 is Universal and runs natively on both your old Intel Macs with i5, i7 and your new Apple Silicon Macs with M2, M3 and any mix of supported MacOS.
Mac Server Requirements
Big Business Mac Server needs a current computer to run efficiently. Minimums of 16GB of Memory and 4 Cores are recommended. Any new computer will meet these.
Big Business Mac Client and Windows Client can connect to Big Business Mac Server. Each client computer needs any current system and 8GB of Memory and 2 Cores.
Mac Server Getting Started
Getting started with Big Business Server is easy. Installation takes just a few minutes. You use simple dialog boxes to set up the program with your company data. If you choose, Big Business Server can automatically set up almost everything. You can also import data from other programs.
This chapter explains how to install and set up the software. After you finish this chapter, you’ll be ready to start working with Big Business.
Mac Server Install
Mac Server is easily to install. Download Mac Server from bigbusiness.com/download/
and open the disk image, pictured, and drag the Big Business Server to Applications.
Hold the Shift key while starting Big Business Server to select a different Data File.
Mac Server Installing Clients
Installing Clients to connect to your Mac Server is as simple as possible.
Windows Server
Big Business Windows Server is software you run on one computer to connect many users.
Big Business Client is software each user runs to connect to share data and add entries. Windows Client and Mac Client can both be used from a variety of current computers.
This chapter describes the setup and benefits of this design and control it gives you.
Windows Server Introduction
Windows Server is the multi-user version of Big Business™, the integrated business management tool from bigbusiness.com. Windows Server is based on a client/ server architecture that supports multiple simultaneous users— all your employees can access current information from the server.
Client/ server architecture divides data processing between the client and the server. The division of labor between these two parts is transparent to users. The client part is located on the user computers. Its responsibility is to display the Big Business interface and to query the server in response to user actions.
The server part is located on a designated server computer. Its responsibility is to store and manage data and provide services to the client computers across a network. To search for a set of customers, for example, users ask the client to locate certain customer cards. The client sends the request to the server, which executes the search on the server machine and returns the resulting customer cards to the client.
The benefits of client/ server architecture are increased efficiency and speed. Work is divided between the clients and the server and is intelligently managed to reduce the amount of network passes. The less network traffic, the faster the entire system works. Because all data is stored on the server, each client has immediate access to up-to-the-minute data.
Windows Server Requirements
Big Business Mac Server needs a current computer to run efficiently. Minimums of 16GB of Memory and 4 Cores are recommended. Any new computer will meet these.
Big Business Windows Client and Mac Client can connect to Big Business Windows Server. Each client computer needs any current system and 8GB of Memory and 2 Cores.