TIP: Performance Tips for Day to Day Operations
You can do most day-to-day tasks in multi-user mode without noticing much difference in performance.
A few tasks do affect performance significantly. These are: reconciling accounts, running large reports, printing large reports, paying payroll liabilities, and paying sales tax. We suggest that you do these tasks when other users are not working in the company file.
For the best performance, use the computer where you store your company file. If the file is on a network server that is unavailable to you, use the fastest computer connected to the server.
If you have a large company file, we suggest you turn off all warnings for duplicate transaction numbers. The settings that turn the warnings on or off are in the Preferences window under Sales & Customers, Purchases & Vendors, Jobs & Estimates (if you have QuickBooks Pro or Premier), and Checking. For example, to turn off the warnings for duplicate check numbers, select Checking in the Preferences window and then clear the "Warn about duplicate check numbers" checkbox on the Company Preferences tab. This speeds up performance each time you record a check.
