POS Transaction Analyzer User and Installation Guide, SST Version 1.2

Contents
Preface
Before You Begin ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Who Should Read This Guide ................................................................................................................... 6
Goals of Documentation ........................................................................................................................... 6
Organization .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Electronic Versions of the Manuals ............................................................................................................. 7
HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer Documentation ................................................................................ 7
1 HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer: Overview
1-1 What is HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer? .............................................................................. 8
1-2 Why POS/TA?.............................................................................................................................. 8
1-3 Features & Benefits ...................................................................................................................... 10
1-4 POS/TA Architecture ................................................................................................................... 12
1-4-1 POS/TA Backend Components ............................................................................................ 13
1-4-2 POS/TA Front-End Components ........................................................................................... 14
1-4-3 Elink Communication Process............................................................................................... 14
2 Installing HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer
2-1 Configuration Requirements and Dependencies ............................................................................... 15
2-1-1 HP NonStop Server ............................................................................................................ 15
2-1-2 For POS/TA Database........................................................................................................ 15
2-1-3 For POS/TA Application Server ........................................................................................... 15
2-1-4 For POS/TA Web Server .................................................................................................... 15
2-2 Contents of Installation Exe ........................................................................................................... 16
2-3 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................... 17
2-4 Installing POS/TA on Windows..................................................................................................... 19
2-4-1 Overview.......................................................................................................................... 19
2-4-2 Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 19
2-4-3 Installing POS/TA Database................................................................................................ 21
2-4-4 Installing POS/TA Application Server ................................................................................... 26
2-4-5 Installing POS/TA Web Server ............................................................................................ 34
2-5 Upgrading POS/TA to Version 2.0................................................................................................ 39
3 Getting Started
3-1 Starting POS/TA on NonStop Server ............................................................................................. 46
3-2 Starting POS/TA Application Server on Windows ........................................................................... 46
3-3 Checking the Status of POS/TA..................................................................................................... 46
3-4 Accessing POS/TA Web Server .................................................................................................... 47
3-5 Admin Privileges.......................................................................................................................... 49
3-5-1 Adding a New User ........................................................................................................... 50
3-5-2 Modifying a User............................................................................................................... 51
3-5-3 Deleting a User.................................................................................................................. 52
4 Working with HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer
4-1 POS/TA Interface ........................................................................................................................ 53
4-2 Configuring Views....................................................................................................................... 55
4-2-1 Creating a View ................................................................................................................ 55
4-2-2 Creating Panels for a View.................................................................................................. 57
4-2-3 Renaming a View............................................................................................................... 59
4-2-4 Deleting a View .................................................................................................................60
4-2-5 Changing View Order ........................................................................................................ 61
4-2-6 Renaming a Panel .............................................................................................................. 62
4-2-7 Deleting a Panel from the View ............................................................................................ 63
4-2-8 Changing Panel Order ....................................................................................................... 63
4-2-9 Changing Panel Options..................................................................................................... 64