Brett BeesonBrisbane, Australia

ARTICLE / 2019.02.19

Green Star Central - FAQs

How do we share the same projects? Place the project database file on a network drive and point all computers to it: Install GSC as usual. Open GSC and click Advanced> Preferences. Enter or browse to the Remote directory. Click the radio button to activate Re…

Green Star Central
How do we share the same projects? Place the project database file on a network drive and point all computers to it:
  1. Install GSC as usual.
  2. Open GSC and click Advanced> Preferences.
  3. Enter or browse to the Remote directory.
  4. Click the radio button to activate Remote.
  5. You'll be asked to migrate - click Yes.
The database files are now on your network. For subsequent computers follow steps 1-4. Note the this shares the projects but their files are independant. See "Principles" for details. How do I upgrade to the newer version?
  1. Take a backup copy of GSC-Var.accdb which contains your project data. This is just in case. Your can find the location of GSC-Var.accdb via the "System > Preferences" command.
  2. Uninstall your last version of GSC.
  3. Install the new version of GSC.
  4. Relink to your project data file (see the FAQ above). You will be prompted to upgrade the remote data - click Yes.
  5. GSC will not delete your project data upon upgrade.
Can I change the logo on reports? Yes you can.
  1. Make a square image (BMP works well). Pad with white if necessary
  2. Tab Green Star Central>Setup Project
  3. Double click the logo to open an Attachments window
  4. Remove the existing logo. Add your new one.
What's the easiest way to file documents? There are many ways to do this:
  1. Click "Working Folder" to open the current credit's working directory. Copy it in; OR
  2. Copy any number of files to the "AutoAdd" directory" and click "Advanced>Process AutoAdd"; OR
  3. When you get an email in Outlook with correctly named attachments" ensure the email is selected in Outlook and click "Save Email Attachments"; OR
  4. Drag and Drop any project document to the "Drag and Drop" link.
  5. (Advanced Users) Outlook can be configured to automatically file all documents received to a specific project address. Contact support if you want to do this.
What if I have multiple copies of a document (eg. Man-1 A Cert1.pdf and Man-1 B OldCert.pdf)?
  • Don't do this since an arbitary document will be selected as the 'official' one. It's okay to have a .doc and .pdf in which case the PDF is used.
  • To store non-official documents (perhaps an incomplete or superceded version) put them in a sub-directory of the credit (eg. Man-1/unused).
Sometimes the cover pages are ""zoomed in"" and cropped. How do I fix this?
  • This is caused by Windows printer drivers - either no drivers are installed or the current driver is problematic.
  • To solve install at least one print driver. Also change the default print driver to another driver. Also try a computer restart.
Why is the 32-bit version recommended? The application runs on 32- and 64-bit Windows machines. It uses the 32-bit version of Office which is used nearly everywhere. You should also use the 32-bit runtime. If you would like a 64-bit version (unlikely) please contact the author. How do I move my project to a new computer?
  1. Take a copy of your projects by saving "C:\Program Files (x86)\Green Star Central\GSC-Var.accdb" to a network location or USB key.
  2. Install GSC as normal on the new computer.
  3. Add you projects by copying your saved "GSC-Var.accdb" over the top of the new computer's "C:\Program Files (x86)\Green Star Central\GSC-Var.accdb
I don't see the documents for credit XXX-1
When you create a project (say 5 stars) ""default"" documents for any non-zero projects are automatically added. If you don't see a document there are two options:
1. Click "Import" and select a pre-defined document.
2. Click "New Doc" and create a "custom" document.
Why are some credits hidden in reports? How do I show or hide credits? Should I remove zero point credits?
  • No - don't remove credits as you're muck up the scoring.
  • Credits are shown in reports (eg. Documents by Credits) where at least one document exists.
  • Therefore to ignore a credit in a report ensure there are no documents associated with it.
  • Conversely ensure there is at least one document for a credit in order to show it.
How do we share the same projects?
Place the project database file on a network drive and point all computers to it:
  1. Install GSC as usual.
  2. Open GSC and click Advanced> Preferences.
  3. Enter or browse to the Remote directory.
  4. Click the radio button to activate Remote.
  5. You'll be asked to migrate - click Yes.