There is no way to stop this completely, if the object is replaced, the personal settings within that object will be gone. However, there is a way to minimize the impact and avoid losing all zup files when any update is done.
In order to save a user’s personal settings (filters, preferences, etc.) so they don’t get overwritten when an update is done, you can rename the zup file on the workstations and add a parameter referencing it in the shortcut to Vertex Financial Manager.
- Search for the *.zup file on the workstation. In Windows 2000, this file will be under Documents and SettingsUserApplication Datafin.zup.
- Create a new .zup file to something unique, for example, [username]v[xxxx].zup. This would indicate the user and the date when the file was created.
- On the desktop, right click on the shortcut icon and select properties.
- On the shortcut tab, locate the Target line. At the end of the Target line, type a blank space and enter the following: ID=[usernamevxxx].zup (Use whatever file name you created in Step 2 above).
- Click OK.
- Repeat these steps for each Navision workstation install.
When Navision switches to a version where the personal settings are stored in a personal settings table on the database, this problem will go away, but until then, this is a way to minimize the impact on less than full updates.
We also recommend that if there is complicated report requests or extremely important filters/preferences/settings, the user perform a print screen of the settings and keep them in a binder for those times when an update has wiped out those settings.
