MoneyWorks support
iBodyshop and MoneyWorks Now with MoneyWorks Gold 9.2.5
There is a change to the value of the DocumentPath variable in MoneyWorks 9.2.5 such that when connected to a network server it now returns the full URL of the connection instead of a “Document @ Server” string. This has … Continue reading
Using AI with MoneyWorks
MoneyWorks Gold 9.2.5 and later includes a Model Context Protocol server that allows a local AI client to query and control MoneyWorks on your computer. Because the AI client app is communicating with MoneyWorks Gold, it does not matter whether … Continue reading
Network Security Certificates on Datacentre
An SSL/TLS certificate is used to enable encryption and hostname verification when connecting to your server. You should use encryption if you will be accessing your server over the Internet. The hostname will be verified if you connect to the … Continue reading
Date bug in macOS Sequoia 15.4
MacOS 15.4, released on 1 April appears to have a new bug that causes the currently-set d/m/y date format (at least in New Zealand and Australia locales; maybe others) to render in US format (m/d/y) in some apps (including current … Continue reading
Mac Mini as a server—preventing it from going to sleep
The Apple Mac Mini with Apple Silicon makes a great, fast, efficient server for MoneyWorks Datacentre. However, there is one important thing to know about Mac desktop computers like the Mac Mini: By default, the Mac will go to sleep … Continue reading
MoneyWorks Timer App
The MoneyWorks Timer app (as well as a Reports app) is included with every installation of MoneyWorks Datacentre and MoneyWorks Now. It allows the recording of time and materials used on jobs from any browser, and hence can be used … Continue reading
Datacentre Email Alerts
Because MoneyWorks Datacentre runs as an unattended server, critical error conditions need to be brought to the attention of the server’s administrator. This is done by emailing the administrator. You do not need to configure outgoing email; the email will … Continue reading
Printing on Windows; There must be a printer driver available even if you are not actually printing
When MoneyWorks generates reports or forms, it queries the system’s printing system for localised page sizes. For this to work, there must be a printer driver available to provide that information. Usually, on Windows 10, even when there is no … Continue reading
Fixing window and column sizing problems — window doesn’t fit on screen
If you find that a window in MoneyWorks is opening with too large a size and does not fit within the MDI frame window (on Windows), or is extending off the screen, this may be due to customised column widths … Continue reading
Using Gmail SMTP to send email from MoneyWorks
Google have deprecated and will eventually remove the ability to send email using their SMTP server with your normal Gmail password (it will work until June 2020 if allow insecure apps is turned on in your Google account settings). Going … Continue reading