To Store Attached Files in a Local Folder

To store files in a local folder, use the External File Storage (SM202540) form. For more information about storing files, see External Storage: General Information.

Storing in a Local Folder

  1. On the server running the MYOB Advanced website, create a folder to store the files (for instance, C:\FileStorage) and make sure that the account used to run the MYOB Advanced website has write access to the folder you created.
  2. Open the External File Storage (SM202540) form.
  3. In the Provider box, select Local Files Folder.
  4. In the table, in the Value box for the added row, enter the path to the folder you created in Step 1.
  5. Select the Allow Saving Files check box.
  6. On the form toolbar, click Enable Provider to save the provider settings.
  7. On the form toolbar, click Switch Direction to allow MYOB Advanced to save uploaded files to the external storage.
  8. If you want to move all the files that are stored in the system to the external storage, click Move Files to Storage on the form toolbar.