Built-In Database
Big Business includes built-in Database software, which means:
• no additional purchase
• no additional installation
• no additional setup or configuration
You simply install Big Business and start it.
For one user only, there is one piece of software.
For multiple users, there are two pieces of software:
• Server goes on one computer and manages your Data File
• Client goes on all computers you want to connect
For most Updates you only need to update your Server software.
The following Updates change the Database, so you might update Clients, too:
• Big Business 14.61 includes an update for macOS Sonoma
• Big Business 14.34 includes an update for latest fixes
• Big Business 14.19 includes an update for macOS Ventura
• Big Business 14.12 includes an update for latest fixes
Updating Clients is not required but is recommended for the latest security and compatibility
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Big Business includes a built-in Database, which means:
• no additional purchase
• no additional installation
• no additional setup or configuration
You simply install Big Business and start it.
Put Big Business Server on one computer and Big Business Client on others. Start Server and follow the prompts to open a Data File. Start Client and select Server on the Connect dialog.
There is no additional setup to run Big Business. It does not require any additional installation. It does not require any additional configuration--changes are handled in the user interface. It uses standard networking and includes Unlimited Setup Support.
There are additional options that do require additional purchase, installation and/or setup.
Big Business includes Quick Support, built-in live help, which you can turn on to have these setups done for you.
Qty Pricing Group
Qty Pricing lets you set pricing based on quantity, such as lower price for buying 100. Turn on this feature in Item Prefs by clicking Use Qty Pricing to add a Qty Pricing tab.
Qty Group lets you group items to use their combined quantity to choose Qty Pricing. An invoice for grouped items with Qty 70 and 30 would use 100 Qty Pricing for both.
Once you enable Qty Pricing, choose Show List in the Qty Group dropdown to create. Then use Update on the Items Search to set multiple Items to use the new Qty Group.
Windows Service Stops
Big Business Server can be set to run as a Service in Windows Server to automate start.
Test the new Service by click Start in Services to see if the Service immediately stops. If so it may have Permissions issue which you can resolve by setting the Service to use the same Account that allows you to run it as an application and stores your settings.
1. Make sure the currently logged in account already has Admin privileges.
2. Go to Task Manager, Services tab, Open Services
3. Right click on the 4D Service, Properties, Log On tab
4. Select "This account" and enter the currently logged on account along with credentials
5. Hit OK
6. The 4D app should now launch properly as a service
Live Locking
Live Locking helps protect your data and prevent errors by Locking records on the fly.
If you open an existing record and it is being used by another process it will be Locked.
If you click on the Lock icon, Big Business will try to tell why the record is Locked.
Default Price
Big Business uses Price Level 1 as the default price. If you are invoicing a customer who uses Price Level 2 and an item being sold does not have a Level 2 Price, then the Level 1 Price for the item is automatically used.
Price Level Labels can be set in Item Prefs, so you might have Standard and Special set. Using these Labels, if Special price is blank, Standard price is used as the Default Price.
Chapter 96 Locking
Big Business protects the data you enter from accidental change by Locking as needed.
This chapter includes basic entries about Locking so you can make informed decisions.
Ultimately, you want reliability of data and to minimize the inconvience of corrections.
Chapter 612 Qty Pricing
Qty Pricing is a feature you turn on to add quantity price breaks on sales transactions. An Order for 20 units of an item might be regular price while 100 gets a special price.
Qty Pricing is a complete feature set you turn on to enable:
• Qty Pricng tab on the Item card for entering Qty's and their Prices
• Import and Export options for bulk updates to Qty Pricing
• Qty Group for counting across grouped items to determine pricing