POS Transaction Analyzer User and Installation Guide, SST Version 1.2

HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer: Overview 8
1 HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer: Overview
This chapter lists the main features of HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer (POS/TA) and highlights the
advantages this software offers.
1-1 What is HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer?
HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer (POS/TA) is a best-of-breed solution designed to ensure continuous
monitoring and management of POS (Point-of-Sale) transaction environments by detecting problems before they
occur. The end result is high availability, higher profitability and greater customer satisfaction.
Designed for the ACI BASE24™ 5.x/6.x application platform, this out-of-the-box solution provides details about
POS transactions processed and recorded in the PTLF (POS Transaction Log) file. It identifies traffic on all
resource nodes defined in targeted logical networks. POS/TA is a web-based solution with a simple and friendly
graphical user interface, and a secure architecture, providing you with a complete and effective POS transaction
management system.
1-2 Why POS/TA?
The POS software touches numerous facets of our world today. The infrastructure supporting a POS environment
can be both complex and extremely diverse. The management of such an environment requires a consistent,
service-oriented and Enterprise-fluent approach.
POS/TA processes transaction logs in real-time and retrospectively. Key information such as Transaction Rates,
Percentage of Approved/Denied Transaction and Performance Level of Acquirer & Issuer can be used to create
reports or alerts when problems occur in the POS network. Real-time monitoring, combined with Threshold
definitions, allow the user to alert the minute problems occurring within transaction processing environment. An
example would be to create an alert when transactions to a key institution are failing because Response Codes
indicate a problem with the Authorization Process. This is also true of transactions timing out or specific
transactions for a particular service failing. POS/TA provides the Support Team with valuable information and
the Marketing teams with key product usage information. Reporting can be customized to suit each department:
HP NonStop support can monitor and be alerted to Response Time problems and key Service Violations whilst
Service Analysts can look at Transaction Trends.
Figure 1-1 POS Transaction Analyzer