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Use this window to specify the Archive Company database, and to enable/disable MFG Data Archive. Enabled MFG Data Archive is a company-specific setting. If you have multiple live companies, each company can have its own Archive.

If you have not already created an Archive Company per the Professional Advantage instructions, follow the Create Archive Utility instructions below.

Enable Mfg Data Archive: mark this box to enable the archive for the current company database. You must have first created the Archive company database and specified the database name in the Archive Company Database field.

Archive Company Database: If you are using Company Data Archive (CDA) from Professional Advantage, select the Company ID you created as an archive for CDA. NOTE: the archive company must already have manufacturing installed and must be at exactly the same version level as the live company. If the CDA archive company was created without manufacturing installed, contact Microsoft Professional Services for instructions and support on adding Manufacturing to an existing company.

Utilities button: The Setup Utilities allow you to manually perform some database preparation activities that would normally be performed automatically when using the Create Archive Utility. If you manually created an archive database, see the instructions below for Setup Utilities.

Create Archive button: Opens the Create Archive Utility. See instructions below.

Click SAVE to store the settings.

Creating an Archive Company

If you do not have an archive company, there are two options:

1. Create a new, empty company using GP Utilities. See the Dynamics GP Installation.pdf document for instructions.
2. Use the Create Archive Utility included with MFG Data Archive. This method creates the archive by copying the live company, then it removes data from tables that will be covered by the archive. See instructions below for Create Archive Utility.