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Fabrikam was fabricated from their imaginations.
It's the new name of the demo company, with data pre-filled for various modules. I think they use it for several of their products not just GP (I know I've seen it as a gradient color option in Expression Graphic Designer).
It's the new name of the demo company, with data pre-filled for various modules. I think they use it for several of their products not just GP (I know I've seen it as a gradient color option in Expression Graphic Designer).
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I understand what Fabrikam is - just can not figure out where I should find it
The World Online is still what I see even afer reloading the sample data from V9 utilities.
Is it a new database or something I should easily find and download? I have looked through utilities and other things online - still can not find the thing.
The World Online is still what I see even afer reloading the sample data from V9 utilities.
Is it a new database or something I should easily find and download? I have looked through utilities and other things online - still can not find the thing.
Really? When I had installed V9 I had it.
Did you do an upgrade while having the TWO installed? I suppose if TWO was there when you reloaded the sample data it may not change the name of the company - I'm no expert so, take it for what it's worth.
Did you do an upgrade while having the TWO installed? I suppose if TWO was there when you reloaded the sample data it may not change the name of the company - I'm no expert so, take it for what it's worth.
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klewis10367
MIS
Delete the company in Great Plains and then in SQL Enterpise Manager and reinstall the sample company.
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winthropdc
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Those "marketing people" were actually legal people. Don't ask..... 
The demo data must not reflect any real life companies or people.
The World Online, Inc., TWO, Inc. and even Ace Travel were all existing businesses and so needed to be changed. They also changed all the demo company phone numbers to fake 555 phone numbers.
There is a South African partner called TWO, Inc. They better not change their name to Fabrikam, Inc.!!!
Changing the DB name from TWO would have been too much work and so it was left as it was.
Hope this explains it a bit more.
David Musgrave [MSFT]
Senior Development Consultant
Escalation Engineer
MBS Support - Asia Pacific
Microsoft Business Solutions
Any views contained within are my personal views and
not necessarily Microsoft Business Solutions policy.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and confers no rights.
The demo data must not reflect any real life companies or people.
The World Online, Inc., TWO, Inc. and even Ace Travel were all existing businesses and so needed to be changed. They also changed all the demo company phone numbers to fake 555 phone numbers.
There is a South African partner called TWO, Inc. They better not change their name to Fabrikam, Inc.!!!
Changing the DB name from TWO would have been too much work and so it was left as it was.
Hope this explains it a bit more.
David Musgrave [MSFT]
Senior Development Consultant
Escalation Engineer
MBS Support - Asia Pacific
Microsoft Business Solutions
Any views contained within are my personal views and
not necessarily Microsoft Business Solutions policy.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and confers no rights.
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