How do I create a FIMS shortcut on a workstation, terminal server or the database server?

• There is usually a shortcut to FIMS in your npo folder. (usually mapped as the N: drive on workstations or terminal servers. On the database server itself it would be the absolute path on the server like C for example)
• If it is not located there, then you should be able to find it in the "found" folder. 
• Once you locate the shortcut, right click on it and select Send to Desktop.
• There should now be a FIMS shortcut on your desktop. 
• To edit the FIMS shortcut, you will right-click on the shortcut, select properties, then go to the shortcut tab. Click Apply and Ok when done.
• If you edit the shortcut, then after you click apply and ok on the short to save those changes, right-click and run FIMS as administrator and wait until the database selection screen appears, then you can cancel. FIMS has to be launched after editing the shortcut so that the registry is updated with those changes.

Be sure that the shortcut is configured as follows below. The database server, the workstations and any terminal servers will all need their own ini file. You can copy the fimsnt.ini file and use it for workstations or terminal servers, but would rename each one accordingly, for example;

Ini Files:
The ini files are located in \npo\found\ConfigFiles.

FIMSNT.ini-Needs to be used for the database server with absolute paths to the install on the server itself because FIMS upgrade installers are hard-coded to look at the FIMSNT.ini and the upgrades are run on the database server.
FIMS.ini-Used for the workstations with paths to the shared N drive.
FIMSTS.ini-there is a separate document on how to set up Terminal Servers and Remote Desktop Servers for use with FIMS

Workstation:
Target (where n is the shared n drive on the server):
n:\dlc\bin\prowin32.exe -pf n:\found\configfiles\wfound.pf -ini n:\found\configfiles\fims.ini

Start in:
n:\found\fims

NOTE: For Windows 10 machine you may need to use the UNC path for the shortcut, see the following article:
Error Could not connect to server for database when Attempting to Launch FIMS on Windows 10

Terminal\Remote Desktop Server
How to upgrade the remote desktop server to Progress 11.7.15


Database Server:
Target (where c is the absolute path on the server itself where FIMS is installed-your drive letter on your server where FIMS is installed may be different):
C:\NPO\dlc\bin\prowin32.exe -pf c:\npo\found\configfiles\wfound.pf -ini c:\npo\found\configfiles\fimsnt.ini

Start in:
c:\npo\found\fims