AIM! 9.1b

Installation Instructions

The American Legion

National Headquarters

Indianapolis, IN

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Table of Contents

Installation ........................................................................ 3

Registration ...................................................................... 7

Manual License Installation ............................................. 8

AIM Setup ........................................................................ 10

Import Database ............................................................... 12

Update Database .............................................................. 16

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Installation

AIM! 9.1b is a window based software compatible with Windows XP, Vista and

Windows 7 operating systems.

Before Starting the Installation of the AIM Software please Disable or Turn Off ALL

Virus Detection Software. Some of the most common are McAfee Virus Scan and

Norton Antivirus.

Also, ALL OTHER utilities that might be running in the background should be disabled

as well. (i.e. Norton SystemWorks which includes programs like CrashGuard and E-

MailGuard, etc., or any other similar system-monitoring utilities.)

Windows 7 Users – turn off your User Access Control.

Please be patient during the installation and let the system finish the install completely.

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Double click to Run the AIM91b.exe file.

The InstallSheild Wizard will

start.

Select Next to continue.

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Read the License

Agreement, accept terms and

click Next.

You may print the

agreement by selecting

Print.

Select Next on the following 2 screens.

Install

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Installation Windows will appear.

Finish to complete

installation.

The AIM shortcut icon will

now appear on your desktop.

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AIM Registration

The first time AIM is opened, it must be

registered.

ALPOP User Name and Password:

If your post has created an on-line Post Offer’s Portal user name and password, enter the

current user name and password. AIM will re-register for 90 days. At the end of the 90-

day registration, the registration window will reappear to re-register. Vista uses will Run

As Administrator during each registration.

Once you have entered your user name and password click Validate. You will receive

the message AIM Registration Successful! Click OK. The Setup Wizard will begin.

Note: If you are installing AIM on a computer that does not have Internet access, see

Manual License Installation.

If you receive an HTTP/1.1 401 Authorization Required error during registration, you

may have entered your user name or password incorrectly.

Attention VISTA Users

Right click on AIM icon

and Run As Administrator to register

AIM. This must be done during each 90-

day reoccurring registration.

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Manual License Installation

In some cases, AIM may be installed on a computer that does not have access to the

internet or is purchased with a permanent license rather than used through the Post

Officer’s Portal. If you have purchased a permanent license, your license file is included

with your software package.

Request a Manual License:

To obtain a license key please provide your department, post number and identify who is

requesting the license file. License files can be sent to an e-mail address where you can

save it to a CD or flash drive and take it to your stand alone computer ; or we can ship

you a license file on a CD. Actual shipping charges will be billed if a CD is mailed from

national headquarters. Send requests to:

The American Legion IT Division

Attn: Product Support Specialist

5745 Lee Road

Indianapolis, IN 46216

1-800-433-3318

aim@legion.org

In the lower part of the registration

form, select the Browse button and

locate your license file “aim91b.lic”.

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Locate the license file and

click Open.

Click on the Install button

to complete registration.

You will be notified that

the registration was

successful. Continue with

Set Up.

NOTE: AIM does not restart automatically. You must open AIM using the shortcut icon

or through Start/Programs.

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AIM! Set Up

AIM’s Setup Wizard will assist with setting up your organization’s basic information.

Enter the name of your organization and the name of the administrator. Correct entry of

the organization name is important because it is used to title the membership report, and

is also the return address on envelopes and personalized letters. The administrator’s

name is informational only.

Note: Set up information can be updated through the Preferences pull down tab.

Next Next

Printing preferences that you set on this

screen determine the salutation format

for letters and defaults for printing

labels or envelopes. Keep in mind that

these defaults can be changed in the

future through the Preferences pull

down menu.

Next

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Finish Continue

AIM automatically pulls in the name of the administrator entered through Setup Wizard.

When the screen appears with the name of your administrator already filled in, select

Cancel. It is now time to import the database(s).

Cancel to

clear the

People page.

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Import Database

Step 1: Using the File pull down

menu, select Utility, Import.

Step 2: Select DBase IV and click OK

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Step 3: Locate the database file(s) to import and click Open.

Location

File Name

TIP! To see if you have a current file, right click on the file and select properties.

Registration with User Name and Password:

If your computer has Internet access and you registered with the Officer’s

Portal user name and password, data files are automatically downloaded

upon successful registration. The file browser will automatically look in

the folder C:\Program Files\AIM\AlpopDataFiles where the data files

were downloaded during registration.

Manual License Registration:

If your post uses the Officer’s Portal but you are using AIM on a computer

without internet access, database files can be downloaded from the

Officer’s Portal and saved to an outside medium. Note: Database files

cannot be imported directly from a CD, you must save them to the desktop

or a local directory.

If your post purchased AIM with a permanent license and does not access

the Officer’s Portal, a CD with your database files is included with your

package. Insert the CD with your database file. Note: Database files

cannot be imported directly from a CD, you must save them to the desktop

or a local directory.

Q. Where do I get my database files?

Use pull down

arrow to locate files

saved to directory

other than default.

Select file to import.

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Step 4: Click Advanced... on

the Import Data / AIM People

Information screen.

Step 5: Click Recall Links.

A Recall Links dialogue box will appear as shown below. Click Yes to continue.

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Step 6: Import

Your screen will scroll as the fields from the import file are mapped to the Aim People

Information. Click Import to begin loading your database. A Percent Complete bar will

be displayed as the database is loading.

When the Import is 100% complete, click Close to exit the Import Utility. Loading of

your database is now complete!

Repeat the install instructions for each database, Legion and SAL.

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Update Database

Keep your AIM database current with database file updates. To update your data in AIM

you will follow 2 steps. (1) Download current files(s) and (2) Import the current file(s).

AIM database files can be obtained several ways.

1.) Download database file(s) directly from AIM’s Help menu. Select Download

Database Files. Your files will download to a default directory C:\Program

Files\AIM\AlpopDataFiles. When the downloads are complete you will get the

message File Downloads Complete. Continue with Import Instructions.

PLEASE NOTE: You must have internet access on the computer to download

files through AIM help and have registered the software with the Post Officer’s

Portal user name and password. If you have AIM on a computer without internet

access or have registered AIM with a manual license, you will choose one of the

options 2-3:

2.) Download files from the Officer’s Portal in the Downloads section Get Post

Database. Save the file to a location where you will be able to relocate it. If AIM

is installed on a computer without internet access, save the data file(s) to a CD,

Flash Drive or other medium to take to your other computer. Download

instructions are provided in the Download’s section of the portal.

3.) Request files from national headquarters: Request database file(s) to be mailed on

a CD or e-mailed.

When requesting files from National, the post will be billed $5 plus actual shipping for a

CD. E-mailed files are no additional charge. When requesting files, please include Post

Number, Department, file types (SAL, LGN), mailing address or e-mail address, contact

name and phone number.

To request data files contact Product Support Specialist, Information Technology:

The American Legion

5745 Lee Road

Indianapolis, IN 46216

Phone: 800-433-3318

Fax: 317-860-31

E-mail: aim@legion.org

Once current database files are downloaded, you must Import them into AIM to update

the AIM database.