Moving Split DB from Network to Sharepoint

[mounty76]

Hello!

I have a large db which is split with 15 FE users, to my dismay I've been told the networked shared drive is being deleted at the end of this week and we are now going to have to use a SharePoint.

Is there a way to migrate the split db onto SharePoint? I have only found about this today and have til the end of the week to sort it out, so any ideas would be most welcome!! :banghead:

Many Thanks

 

[AccessBlaster]

The bigger question moving forward, will Microsoft support Sharepoint in the future.

 

[mounty76]

Not sure, but this doesn't help me out now

 

[Mark_]

Does your I.T. department have a backup plan if you cannot convert in the time frame provided? I'd check to see what they plan to do if you can't get it working as required by next week.

 

[mounty76]

Probably not! Haha! I will have to take the db back and join it together and keep the FE's then not use it until such time as I figure out what I can do, I'd rather migrate it over it possible though as it means the db cannot be used properly as intended, it's not a massive issue if it waits a week or so but would like to get it done.

Cheers

 

[mounty76]

Hi Pat,

Thanks for the info. We actually have Citrix with Access 2013 Ctx. Where would I start in converting the current networked BE/FE database onto Citrix...sorry complete novice on this with an IT dept that have little knowledge in Access.

Cheers

 

[Mark_]

Unless you are doing something that requires 3rd party tools you should be able to simply copy over the back end to a shared location. Each user would need to be able to copy the front end to their virtual desktop.

I'd suggest doing a search on this forum for Citrix to see what others have needed to do. For the most part you will need to get the virtual machine set up so multiple users are not accessing the same copy of the front end at the same time.

 

[NauticalGent]

The bigger question moving forward, will Microsoft support Sharepoint in the future.

In a word, no.

 

[AccessBlaster]

In a word, no.

Our organization dropped Sharepoint from the server side 2-3 years ago. We also dropped Outlook an opted for Google.

 

[NauticalGent]

My sad tale:

https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=297552