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* A working internet connection and  
 
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* At least''' 2GB '''of '''RAM '''
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[http://aakashlabs.org/ac/project/3/ http://aakashlabs.org/ac/project/3/]  
 
[http://aakashlabs.org/ac/project/3/ http://aakashlabs.org/ac/project/3/]  
 
 
 
  
 
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| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Point to the download link  
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| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Extract downloaded '''ABT_window_installer.zip''' file  
 
| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Extract downloaded '''ABT_window_installer.zip''' file  
| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| I have already downloaded this''' zip''' file on my '''Windows '''machine.  
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| style="border:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| I have already downloaded '''ABT_window_installer.zip''' '''zip''' file on my '''Windows '''machine.  
  
 
I will now extract the contents of this '''zip''' file.  
 
I will now extract the contents of this '''zip''' file.  
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You can see the following files-  
 
You can see the following files-  
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'''resources'''  
 
'''resources'''  
  
'''ABT.apk'''  
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'''abt_autostart.bat'''
  
 
'''abt_setup.exe'''  
 
'''abt_setup.exe'''  
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Click on '''Next.'''  
 
Click on '''Next.'''  
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Change path to '''C:\ABT\GnuWin32'''
  
 
Click on '''Finish.'''  
 
Click on '''Finish.'''  
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Click on '''Next.'''  
 
Click on '''Next.'''  
  
Then click on '''accept the agreement '''radio button'''.'''  
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Then click on I '''accept the agreement '''radio button'''.'''  
  
Click '''Next''' wherever required.  
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Click '''Next''' and '''Install''' wherever required.
  
'''CoreUtils''' has been successfully installed.
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Click on '''Finish.'''  
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Click on '''Next.'''  
 
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Click on '''Next.'''  
 
Click on '''Next.'''  
  
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Click '''Next''' wherever required.  
 
Click '''Next''' wherever required.  
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Click on '''Yes '''to proceed with installation.  
 
Click on '''Yes '''to proceed with installation.  
  
Click '''Install '''and''' Finish''' wherever required.  
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In Windows Security dialog, check ‘'''Always trust Software from Oracle Corporation'''’ checkBox.
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I will select this''' '''from the available virtual devices.  
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Click on '''Next.'''  
 
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'''cd Downloads\ABT_window_installer\'''  
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A folder called '''ABT_PDF '''will get created automatically in the '''C:\Program Files\ABT\abt\ABT_PDF'''  
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All the exported organizations will be saved in this folder.  
 
All the exported organizations will be saved in this folder.  
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We just need to transfer the '''export '''folder to the '''C:\Program Files\ABT\abt\export '''of the other '''Windows '''machine.  
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Summary  
 
Summary  
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Revision as of 02:06, 9 September 2014

Title of script: ABT for Windows

Author: Trupti Rajesh Kini

Keywords: video tutorial, Accounting software, Windows, ABT.apk, Genymotion


Visual Clue Narration
/* Slide 1 */


Hello and welcome to the spoken tutorial on ABT on Windows Desktop.
Show Slide

Learning Objectives /*Slide 2 */

This tutorial will show you how to install and use ABT on a Windows desktop.
Show Slide

System Requirements /*Slide 3 */

To record this tutorial, I am using-
  • ABT version 1.0 and
  • Windows 7.0

For the installation, you will need -

  • A working internet connection and
  • At least 2GB of RAM


Open browser

and go to http://aakashlabs.org/ac/project/3/

Open web browser and go to this URL-

http://aakashlabs.org/ac/project/3/

Point to the download link Click on the download link
Switch to the Downloads folder ABT_window_installer.zip file will get downloaded in your Downloads folder.
Extract downloaded ABT_window_installer.zip file I have already downloaded ABT_window_installer.zip zip file on my Windows machine.

I will now extract the contents of this zip file.

Go to the folder ABT_window_installer and select files one by one


Let me open this folder ABT_window_installer.

You can see the following files-

resources

abt_autostart.bat

abt_setup.exe

README

Point to resources Resources includes all the dependencies required for ABT.
Point to abt_autostart.bat abt_autostart.bat file is used to restart backend of ABT on startup of machine.



Point to abt_setup.exe The abt_setup executable file installs all the dependencies required for ABT.
Point to README Documentation for the ABT on windows.
Let’s begin the installation now
Double click on abt_setup.exe file. Double click on abt_setup.exe file.

ABT setup starts.

Click on Next Click on Next
Click on Install Click on Install

It will show a message Preparing to install

Click on Next. On the next page we will install Python 2.7.3 for all users.

Click on Next.

Change the path to C:\ABT\Python27\

Click on Next.

On the next page, we will change the path to C:\ABT\Python27\

Click on Next.

Click on Finish Python 2.7.3 will be installed.

Click on Finish

Click on Next.

Click on Finish.

Now we will install Twisted-13.2.0

Click Next wherever required.

It will install Twisted-13.2.0.

Click on Finish.

Click on Next.

Click on Finish.

Now we will install zope.interface-4.0.5

Click Next wherever required.

zope.interface-4.0.5 has been successfully installed.

Click on Finish.

Click on I accept the agreement radio button

Click on Next.

Change path to C:\ABT\GnuWin32

Click on Finish.

Now we will install CoreUtils

Click on Next.

Then click on I accept the agreement radio button.

Click Next and Install wherever required.

Change path to C:\ABT\GnuWin32

CoreUtils has been successfully installed.

Click on Finish.

Click on Next.

Click on Finish.

Now we will install python-dateutil-2.2

Click Next wherever required.

python-dateutil-2.2 has been successfully installed.

Click on Finish.

Click on Next.

Click on Finish.

Now we will install setuptools

Click Next wherever required.

setuptools has been successfully installed.

Click on Finish.

Click on Next.

Click on Finish.

Now we will install six-1.7.3

Click Next wherever required.

six-1.7.3 has been successfully installed.

Click on Finish.

Click I Agree

Click on Install

Click on Next.

Click on Finish.

Now we will install sqlalchemy

Click on Next

When it asks for Licence Agreement, click I Agree

Click on Install

Click on Next

sqlalchemy has been successfully installed.

Click on Finish

Click on Ok

Change the path to C:\ABT\Genymotion

Click on Next.

Click on Install

Click on Finish.

Now we will install Genymotion

Click on Ok for default language ie English.

Click on Next.

We will change the path to C:\ABT\Genymotion

Click Next wherever required.

Click on Install

Genymotion has been successfully installed.

Click on Finish.

Browse and go to C:\ABT\Oracle\VirtualBox\

Click on Next.

Click on Yes

Click on Install.

Click on Finish.


Now we will install VirtualBox

Click on Next.

Browse and go to C:\ABT\Oracle\VirtualBox\

Click Next wherever required.

Click on Yes to proceed with installation.

In Windows Security dialog, check ‘Always trust Software from Oracle Corporation’ checkBox.

Click Install and Finish wherever required.

Point to the virtual device


Genymotion and VirtualBox has been successfully installed.
Point to genymotion Genymotion will be launched.
Point to the message that You have no virtual device available yet. Do you want to add a new one?

Click on Yes.

The following message appears on the screen-

You have no virtual device available yet. Do you want to add a new one?

Click on Yes.

Click on Connect In the new window that appears, click on Connect.
Slide 4 You can enter Username and Password to connect to Genymotion cloud.

The default Username & Password provided are

aakashabt and aakashtest1.

This will authenticate the user.

Point to the new window After this, a new window appears to create a new virtual device.
Select Custom Phone 7”-4.4.4-API17-1024*600

Click on Next.

Select any one of the available virtual devices.

I will select this option from the available virtual devices.

Click on Next.

Change device name to Aakash.

Click on Next.

Change device name to Aakash.

Again, click on Next.

It will start deploying genymotion virtual device.

This may take some time.

Click the finish button Click the Finish button to close the deployment window.
Click the Play button Now, click the Play button to start your newly created virtual device.
Point to the virtual device We can view the loaded virtual device here.
Slide 5 Note:

Don’t close the launched virtual device.

Now let’s proceed to install ABT on genymotion.
Press windows key+r.

Type cmd in the prompt and click on Ok.


Open command prompt by pressing windows key+r.

Type cmd in the prompt and click on Ok.

Go to the path where apk file is located.

Type

cd C:\ABT

We will now install the front end of ABT.

Go to the path where apk file is located.

Type

cd C:\ABT

Type

adb -e install ABT.apk

Now type

adb -e install ABT.apk

We have successfully installed ABT on a Windows machine through a virtual device genymotion.

In subsequent tutorials we will learn how to work with ABT.

Slide 6 Now, we will learn some important features of ABT on Desktop.

The features are-

  • Import report as pdf/csv.
  • Import and Export organization.

Note: Here files will be saved on the system.

Open Ledger report I have already created a sample organization called TK Group.

I will open a Ledger report now.

And I will view the ledger report for Sbi account.

Point to the top right corner >> click on Options button In the report, on the top right corner, I will click on Options button.

It will give me 2 options:

  • Export as PDF.
  • Export as CSV.


Choose Export as PDF I will choose Export as PDF option.
Select No. I don’t want to set password for file security.

So I will select No.

Click on Save file. Click on Save file button.

A folder called ABT_PDF will get created automatically in the C:\ABT\abt\ABT_PDF

Point to the folder ABT_PDF All the pdf files generated will be saved in this ABT_PDF folder.
Point to the folder ABT_CSV Likewise, the csv files generated will be saved in C:\ABT\abt\ABT_CSV
Now, we will learn how to import and export an organization.
Click on Export Organization option >>

Click on Yes.

First let’s learn how to export an organization.

Click on Export Organization option and then click on Yes.

Point to export folder This will create a folder called export in the C:\ABT\abt\export

All the exported organizations will be saved in this folder.

These organizations can be imported on any other Windows machine, on which ABT is installed.

We just need to transfer the export folder to the C:\ABT\abt\export of the other Windows machine.

Slide 7 Note: While transferring export folder to another machine, maintain a backup of export folder of that machine.

As the export folder will overwrite the other export folder.

Go to the welcome screen of ABT Next, we will learn how to import an organization.

For that, we will go to the Welcome screen of ABT.

Point to Import Organization option on the sliding drawer on the left. We can see the Import Organization option on the sliding drawer, on the left.
Click on Import Organization.


Click on Import Organization.

We can import only those organizations which are present in the export folder.

Click on Import >> click on Exit. Click on Import and then click on Exit.
Slide 8

Summary

<<PAUSE>>

Let us summarise.

In this tutorial, we learnt how to install and use ABT on a Windows desktop.

Slide 9


Watch the video available at http:spoken-tutorial.org/

It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.

If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.

Slide 10


The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates to those who pass an online test

For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

Slide 11


Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project.

It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India

More information on this Mission is available at

http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro

This is Trupti Kini from IIT Bombay signing off. Thank you for watching.

Contributors and Content Editors

Nancyvarkey, Trupti