B&A Software AS

FAQ 1

• ShipWeight window does not show.

Getting Started 1

• Error message: Could not execute SQL: CREATE DATABASE "NewProjectName" what does it mean?

Weight Distribution, Gyradius, Compare, 3D View etc. 1

• How to retrieve VCG per station for longitudinal weight distribution.

Migration 2

• Database migration (move databases to new server)
• License migration of hardware license setup

License issues 7

• Installing software based license system (version 12 and higher)
• Installing a hardware based network license
• Troubleshooting a hardware network license
• The license input window is not showing the first time I run ShipWeight
• Message 'You must update your Hardware lock...' appears when starting ShipWeight

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Installation 4

• Technical Requirements
• Installation instructions for ShipWeight
• Does ShipWeight run on Citrix server?
• I have installed the trial version of the software and successfully registrying the software, but I get "Error: Could not open database" when I try to start the program. What should I do to fix this?

Dependencies 1

• Does ShipWeight have any dependencies on Java?

Login 3

• What is the default password for ShipWeight admin user?
• How can I access ShipWeight without Windows user?
• I have created a SQL user on the SQL server, when opening ShipWeight with this user many of the menu functions are grayed out and cannot be used. How do I assign sysadmin rights for this user?

Parameter Setup 1

• How to define composite parameter formulas in ShipWeight

Log Database 1

• How to enable the Log function in the Log database

Reference Projects 1

• Why is no reference projects listed in Reference Project window?

Methods 3

• Why does no color flag show for weight group in Method window?
• How to quickly make methods for new WBS?
• Why is the estimate button / menu item in the main window grayed out (disabled)?

Import 1

• With data file import - Why do I get the message: "Import Complete" when no items has been imported?

Export 2

• Is it possible to export weight groups and/or items into .dxf file?
• Is it possible to export the Weight Group Structure and import into a different system database?

Database Administration 6

• Restore a Single Project in ShipWeight from a Database Backup.
• Rename a system database.
• Print the file names off all projects and the size of the projects.
• I have 400 gigabytes available for storage on the server, why am I not able to save a new project?
• Error message: Could not execute SQL: CREATE DATABASE "NewDatabaseName".

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Item Handling 2

• Restore a deleted item
• Find previous revision of an item.

Editing of Crystal Reports template 2

• Change the font color, size, or type in Crystal Reports.
• Align text in Crystal Reports template?

Item handling 5

• Find and replace a given text in an item
• How to calculate LCG_min with respect to LCG for multiple items.
• How to do a mathematical operation on multiple items in the Item Window.
• Change how ShipWeight sorts values in the ItemNo column.
• How to map an item with a CoG to a Custom Code.