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Fixed Assets Management

Service: implementation of new functionality, usability improvement
Solution type: desktop application
Business area: financial and accounting
Period: 05.2008-12.2008

Key problems

The current version of the application used for fixed assets accounting was developed using FoxPro 9.0 language as a client/server application on Microsoft SQL Server (2000, 2005).

To apply additional functionality to the previous version of the application;
To improve usability;
To make the product compatible with the newest versions of operating systems.

Solution

Arcadia's team successfully implemented all the tasks of the project, including special features:

Multi-unit calculation;
Multi-unit MDP calculation;
XLS and PDF export of reports using the third party component and other features.

Development tools

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (used to implement and test compatibility of the application with the latest versions of the operating systems)
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 (development platform for the application)
MS Source Safe 6.0 SP5 (version control system)
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP 4, SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (database servers)
Test Track Pro v. 7.6 (bug tracking system)
InstallShield 11.5 (for development of installation program)
Terminal server (used in development and testing of installation program)

Technologies used

Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (32/64 bit)
Windows XP Professional SP 2, SP 3
Windows 2000 SP 4
Windows Vista SP1
Windows Server 2008 (32/64 bit)

MS SQL Server 2000 SP 4
MSDE2000 SP 4
MS SQL Server 2005 Standard (Developer) Edition SP2 (32/64 bit)
MS SQL Server 2005 Standard (Developer) Edition SP2
MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP 2
MS SQL Server 2008 (32/64 bit)
MS SQL Server 2008 Express Edition

Duration and scope

7 months / ~2500 person-hours

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