NOTE: This article is for the ADS version of AbacusLaw by CARET.

The steps below are for implementing user licenses that have been added to your subscription, but not yet implemented in your AbacusLaw by CARET installation. To add new user licenses to your subscription, please contact Sales at 800-726-3339. Note that addendums can take up to three business days for order processing before they can be added to your AbacusLaw by CARET installation.

Index

• Configuring AbacusLaw by CARET
• Configuring Advantage (aka Fortress)
• Adding the New User(s)
• Installing AbacusLaw by CARET on the New Workstations

Configuring AbacusLaw by CARET

1. Have all users log out of all AbacusLaw by CARET programs, including AbacusLaw by CARET, Abacus Accounting, and MessageSlips.
   
   
2. Log onto your server.
   
   
3. To ensure that all connections to the database are closed, open the Advantage Configuration Utility and click Stop Service.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Open AbacusLaw by CARET on your server.
   
   
5. Navigate to File > Register. Click Activate. If the Register option is grayed out, ensure that you are logged in as a user with the Administrator security profile set.
   
   
   
   
6. FAbacusLaw by CARET will attempt to configure Advantage (the database service that AbacusLaw by CARET connects to) to add the users. It is only able to do this automatically if activation is run from the server, all users are logged out of all AbacusLaw by CARET programs, and AbacusLaw by CARET is run as administrator. If it is successful, you should see a prompt that indicates Fortress License successfully updated. If not, you should see a prompt with instructions on how to perform the update yourself. Record the Serial Number and Validation Code listed here for reference below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. A window should appear that indicates “License successfully activated.” On that window should be a line that indicates: “Registered up to X” (X being the number of users that are included in your registration). Verify that the number is correct. If not, your addendum may not have been processed yet. Contact Sales at 800-726-3339 to inquire about the status.
   
   

Configuring Advantage (aka Fortress)

These steps can be skipped if AbacusLaw by CARET reported “Fortress License successfully updated” in the steps above or if you are running AbacusLaw by CARET in Abacus Private Cloud.

1. Navigate to the Advantage directory on the server. Typically, this is \Program Files\Advantage [version]\server.
   
   
2. Run adsstamp.exe.
   
   
   
   
3. On the window that appears, click License.
   
   
4. Enter the Serial Number and Validation Code that you recorded before. Replication Code should be left blank.
   
   
   
   If you continue, the Advantage Database Server restarts, which will cause any open AbacusLaw by CARET programs to crash! Ensure that all users are not using any AbacusLaw by CARET programs before continuing.
   
   
5. Click Next.
   
   
6. Ensure that the Registered Owner (typically the firm name) is entered and that Automatic Startup is selected. Click Next.
   
   
7. Click Exit.

Adding the New User(s)

Follow the instructions in this guide to complete this step.

Installing AbacusLaw on the New Workstations

This step can be skipped if you are running AbacusLaw by CARET in Abacus Private Cloud, or on a terminal server.

Follow the instructions in this guide to complete this step.