Global Stock System GSS STORE OWNER’S MANUAL TEC America, Inc.
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______________________________________________________ TEC AMERICA, INC. 90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY FS-3600 GSS-STORE SOFTWARE BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOUR USE OF THIS PRODUCT INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THIS PRODUCT AND SHOULD PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRODUCT TO THE SELLER. TEC AMERICA, INC.
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______________________________________________________ CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 NAVIGATION KEYS .........................................................................................................2 MAINTENANCE ...............................................................................................................3 LOCATION...................................................................
______________________________________________________ STOCK...........................................................................................................................38 STOCK MANAGEMENT...................................................................................................39 Method 1 - Using Recommended Order......................................................................... 39 Method 2 - Using manual Ordering ...............................................................
______________________________________________________ Update Recipe costs.................................................................................................... 61 Clear Sales WARNING!!! ............................................................................................. 61 Clear Stock WARNING!!!............................................................................................. 61 GLOBAL PRICE CHANGE ...........................................................................
______________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION This package has been designed to provide a simple and effective solution to the FS3600 stock taking requirements for numerous establishment types. The simplistic windows based functionality allows for ease of use, with such features as navigation keys provided through out the package, to assist the user. The GSS Store package also has built-in security, with the ability to restrict actions to individual users.
______________________________________________________ NAVIGATION KEYS These keys are used through out the package to assist with record management. SAVE This is used to save a record, which is being edited. In the case of stock management, it allows the information to be saved, recalled later for amendments and additions then committed, to move onto the next stage.
______________________________________________________ MAINTENANCE The software package is designed to help you manage your business profitably, the key to this is understanding your business and translating this into a product file. The first consideration is the number of establishments you will be controlling using the system. Each establishment is given a Location.
______________________________________________________ Product and Product related Details • Supplier Name • Group Classification Code • Product Group • Stock Units • Sales Units • Products 4
______________________________________________________ LOCATION This controls the address and Point of Sale model for each site of the establishment. GSS Store can either be a single Location or multi Location LOCATION DETAILS Name This is the name of the Location, which will appear on the reports, and is displayed when changing between Locations. Address This is available for storing the Location’s address for reference purposes and printed on Orders etc.
______________________________________________________ with the end of day time shown as above at 10:00am, any sales figures collected from the Point of Sale terminals up to 10:00am will be filed into the previous day’s date. This is used where establishments are open past midnight and the sales figures should be filed for the previous day. CASH REGISTER DETAILS Cash Register Type Currently GSS Store supports the TEC FS-3600 terminal. Version Number Must be set to 252.
______________________________________________________ This speed must be equivalent to the speed set at the FS-3600 terminal with which it is communicating. This can be set differently for each location. Show time last sold on Daily Report The TEC FS-3600 terminal records the time last sold for each product and if this box is checked it will be displayed on the Individual Daily Product Sales report. SUBNET DETAILS Subnet This is the subnet number for the particular FS-3600 system to be polled.
______________________________________________________ NETWORK CONFIGURATION Following are some notes to assist with the network configuration for communication to the FS-3600. However please beware these may not be the exact requirements for the PC on which GSS is running, especially if there is currently a network environment in place. Please consult your supplier if there are any concerns over which options relate to your system.
______________________________________________________ • • The Primary Network Logon can then be default to Client for NetWare Networks, providing there are no other client operations available. Uninformed entry to this field may result in loss of existing network. When Client for NetWare networks is available, this provides the relevant IPX – options that are used by the FS-3600 network communications.
______________________________________________________ FS-3600 SCREENS It is possible to manage certain aspects of the ECR from the PC. This is designed to assist with product creation and restaurant management. New products can be added to the ECR Screens, and new restaurant table layouts can be designed. However it should be noted, this option is not designed to manage the ECR programming in it’s entirety just to assist with the product management aspects of the stock control system.
______________________________________________________ Button Re-Sizing The button can be re-sized using the Width and Height boxes displayed on the left hand screen. Alternatively, the SHIFT key and CURSOR keys can be used. Button Movement The button can be moved by setting the X, Y co-ordinates on the left hand screen alternatively the ALT key and the CURSOR keys can be used. Button Copy Buttons can be copied en-mass across screens.
______________________________________________________ FS-3600 CATEGORIES This is used, to program category specification for the FS-3600. The following settings will be detailed by the ECR provider.
______________________________________________________ FS-3600 DISCOUNTS The discounts used within the FS-3600 can be maintained from the Discounts screen. The settings for this screen would be detailed by the ECR provider.
______________________________________________________ FINANCIAL CASH CLASSIFICATIONS The POS terminal will file the financial sales data to the computer, such as the Cash, Check and Credit Cards, Voids, Refunds etc. into Media Totals. It is then possible to group these media totals so that a total will be available, for example, of all Voids and adjustments etc. They are as standard pre-defined groups, these can be amended if required.
______________________________________________________ CASH TABLE This is where the POS terminal cash fields are defined, this relates directly to the Point of Sale programming and is set-up as part of the initial installation, determining for example which field is CASH IN DRAWER etc. Number This is the financial total record number. Classification This will link this financial total such as Cash, Credit Card etc. to the Classification Group.
______________________________________________________ HOURLY TABLE This controls how the time periods sales analysis collected back from the POS terminal is reported Location Each Location connects with a POS terminal which is capable of storing the sales transactions value in specific time periods usually 24hour time periods, the descriptions can be changed or new time periods added depending on the model of POS terminal which is connected.
______________________________________________________ EMPLOYEE This stores the Employee’s personal details for that Location. The POS terminal will transmit the value of Employee’s sales back to the computer for reporting purposes. Employee ID This corresponds to the User Sign-On number used at the POS terminal Last Name / First Name These are the names to be printed on the Employee Sales Reports and used on the terminal. Address Tab Employee address and contact information can be stored on this tab.
______________________________________________________ Employee Total Class Maintenance This section records the information relating to the Point of Sale terminal Employee reporting. This information is normally set-up by your system provider. Employee Total Classification Names The POS terminal will file the Employee Financial Sales data to the computer, such as the Cash, Check and Credit Card, Voids, Refunds etc. into Media Totals.
______________________________________________________ EMPLOYEE TOTAL NAMES MAINTENANCE Employee Total Names This is where the POS terminal cash fields are defined, this relates directly to the Point of Sale programming and is set-up as part of the initial installation, determining for example which field is CASH IN DRAWER etc. Number This is the financial total record number taken from the POS programming book Classification This will link this financial total such as Cash, Credit Card etc.
______________________________________________________ SUPPLIER This stores all the details for the suppliers from which products are purchased Supplier Name This is the name of the supplier which can then be stored against individual products and used to recall suppliers for ordering and Delivery purposes. Address, ZIP Code This is the address of the supplier, this will be printed on the Order, Delivery etc. Contact, Telephone, Fax number This stores the relevant contact details for this supplier.
______________________________________________________ GROUP CLASSIFICATIONS Group Classification is similar to the Department Names on the FS-3600. It is possible to link Products into Product Groups such as Domestic Beers, Appetizers etc. These Product Groups can then be linked to Group Classifications, which are the first level of grouping. For example total Beers, total Food goods. Therefore entered below should be the highest level of grouping to which the Product Group categories are to be linked.
______________________________________________________ PRODUCT GROUP Product Group is similar to the Category Names on the FS-3600. This allows products to be linked to group categories such as Domestic Beers, Appetizers etc, these Product Groups in turn can be linked, to Group Classification for totaling of a number of Product Groups. Therefore entered below should be the minor category names.
______________________________________________________ STOCK UNITS This is the section where the Purchases and stock keeping sizes for each Product Group are created, for example beer may be purchased by the case and wine by the case or individual bottles. Product Group The sizes created are associated with the Product Group for that item, i.e. all purchases sizes for wine will be associated with the wine Product Group.
______________________________________________________ SALES UNIT Sales units are simply labels to help clarify product sales on product reports. Description This is the name of the, sales unit which is to be printed on the report. i.e. Wine is sold by the Glass, Beer by the Pint.
______________________________________________________ PRODUCT MAINTENANCE This screen allows input of all relevant stock keeping and retail information for a saleable/stock Product Code. Product Code This is the in-house code number for the item, it may be an internal reference number, or it may directly relate to the ECR number.
______________________________________________________ ECR Description This is the description, which appears on the Point of Sale terminal, which is 18 characters long, a counter is provided to indicate when 18 characters have been input. It is recommended upper case be used for the ECR description used for the sales receipt. Note : Do not use a Comma or Quotation marks in the descriptor field as these are a special field separator characters.
______________________________________________________ PRODUCT GROUP Product Group This is a selection box, allowing this product to be linked to one of the existing groups, i.e. bottled beers, etc. for reporting and stock keeping purposes, also to assist with product searching and reporting totalizers.
______________________________________________________ PRICING This selection tab stores all information relating to product cost and retail pricing.
______________________________________________________ Price Level 1 - 4 This is the retail price the product is sold for at the Point of Sale terminal. The onscreen descriptor for the price levels and the number of price levels available can be changed within the options section. Profit This is the dollar value profit, which is being made, when it is sold at this particular price level.
______________________________________________________ STOCK This selection tab stores all information relating to the stock holding for this Product Code. Current Stock This is the number of items held in stock, the number of units is determined by the Default Stock Unit i.e. 176 Pints in a Barrel would show as 1, if the Stock Unit was set to Barrel. Alternatively if the Stock Unit was changed to Pints, the figure on-screen would be recalculated as 176 Pints. Max Stock This is the maximum holding.
______________________________________________________ Supplier This is a selection box, allowing a supplier to be associated with this product. More than one supplier can be used to purchase a product, also more than one Stock Unit can be purchased from a supplier. This information is stored in the supplier matrix, shown on the screen.
______________________________________________________ PRODUCT OPTIONS This selection tab stores information relating to activities at the Point of Sale terminal. All necessary explanations can be found within the FS-3600 manuals.
______________________________________________________ STATUS OPTIONS This section controls the Point of Sale terminal programming, determining such features as whether the item is to print on different printers and which price levels are available. Note: Item Enabled = Valid (FS-3600) Addit.
______________________________________________________ USER FIELDS This section allows classification of products by using up to four fields for any information relating to this product that you require. These are selected via a drop list and the list of these fields are maintained via the User Fields screen. For example, you may wish to record the Size, Color or Style of products. It is possible to change the onscreen names of these fields within the View Option section.
______________________________________________________ RECIPES There are two main types of recipes :Saleable items Firstly where both the items are saleable products and they are linked together for stock taking purposes i.g. Pint and Half of Beer Both are sold through the POS terminal. The half however is a recipe using the pint as an ingredient with a quantity of 0.5. Example 1 Recipe Item Ingredients Half Pint of Beer Pint of Beer Quantity 0.
______________________________________________________ RECIPE A new recipe can be selected from the box, you are then presented with a list of products so that you may select which is the recipe item, i.e. the Pint of Beer or the Ham Sandwich. Use Prices From The Location in which this item is to be sold and purchased should be entered here for a multi-Location package. The recipe file is for all Locations, this field is to ensure the correct costing are utilized for the on-screen recipe calculations.
______________________________________________________ Recipe Profit/Margin This is the calculation of the dollar value and percentage profit using the on-screen quantities. Product Code This allows you to use this table to enter the ingredients, if the Product Code is not known the search icon in the right hand side of the Product Code box can be used. Description Once the ingredient is found, such as the Pint of Beer or the Bread then the description is automatically brought on Screen.
______________________________________________________ STOCK The main Stock menu tab, provides access to all relevant stock movement options such as : ORDER SECTION The system can if required produce a report showing which items should be re-ordered. This information can be based on either average days usage or re-ordering based on minimum and maximum stock reporting. This report information can then be entered manually onto the Order screen.
______________________________________________________ STOCK MANAGEMENT The system can provide a very simplistic or sophisticated order system depending on the nature of the business. Stock’s arrival into the established can be covered in three ways METHOD 1 - USING RECOMMENDED ORDER Order Or Or Or The suggested order information is generated based on the following rules.
______________________________________________________ METHOD 3- USING DELIVERIES AND PURCHASE INVOICING Deliver The stock arrives is entered into the system. This updates the current stock field for each product. NOTE: Backorders are not possible, the item(s) needed to be on backorder will have to be re-ordered or entered at the time of the Stock Purchase. Invoice When the invoice arrives the cost prices are entered against the Delivery. This updates the costing of the products.
______________________________________________________ STOCK MANAGEMENT The screen displays a number of icons which are explained below. SAVE This allows a screen to be saved while the information is being entered, allowing recall at a later date for further items to be entered. This does not update any of the totalizers. CANCEL This allows any information entered prior to the last save to be cancelled. LABELS It is possible to print labels for product which are Order, Delivered or Purchased.
______________________________________________________ SUGGEST This is used to suggest a recommended re-order.
______________________________________________________ ORDERS This is used to generate an Order for your Supplier, this has no direct effect on the stock levels and is designed only to indicate stock has been requested for Delivery. ORDER REFERENCE This selection box can be used to begin a new Order or recall a saved Order. Clicking on the icon, will automatically generate the number, using the View-Options settings would allow a prefix or suffix to be added to the Order reference when it was generated.
______________________________________________________ Order Qty This is the number of Stock Units to be ordered i.e. The number of cases or barrels Last Cost This is calculated from the Last cost price held on the Product Maintenance screen multiplied by the number of sales units within the selected Stock Unit. i.e. If 2 Cases of 24 are selected and the cost is 1.00 per unit then 24.
______________________________________________________ DELIVERIES This is used to confirm that the Stock has arrived at the premises committing a Delivery adds the Stock Delivery into the current Stock Holding for the product but this does not affect the costs of the product. DELIVERY DELIVERY REFERENCE This box is used to recall a saved Delivery, which requires further information to be entered before being committed as a Purchase. Alternatively, a new Delivery can be selected.
______________________________________________________ Special Instructions Any relevant information can be entered here for printing on the delivery, information previously entered to an Order is automatically recalled. INFORMATION ENTRY Product Code This is used to recall the Product to be ordered, the code can be input at this stage or the recalled from a list of products by clicking on the small grey selection box. Description This is automatically recalled on selecting the Product Code.
______________________________________________________ PURCHASES This is used to enter the costing for the Products, i.e. when the invoice arrives. The Delivery can be recalled, the costs adjusted if required and the new costing information can then be committed to a Product. PURCHASE PURCHASE REFERENCE This box is used to recall a saved Purchase, which requires further information to be entered before being committed. Alternatively a new Purchase can be selected.
______________________________________________________ Delivery Date This allows entry of the delivery date. A calendar is available by clicking on the small icon to the right. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Any relevant information can be entered here for printing on the Purchase, information previously entered to an Order is automatically recalled. INFORMATION ENTRY Product Code This is used to recall the Product to be ordered.
______________________________________________________ Current Purchase Total This is a running total of the total value of goods purchased on this Order. Discounts By clicking on this icon it is possible to allow dollar value or percentage amendments of the current Order total either discount or premium. On leaving the Purchases screen the prompt update Recipe Costs appears.
______________________________________________________ TRANSFERS This controls the movement of stock from one Location to another.
______________________________________________________ Description This is automatically recalled on selecting the Product Code. Stock unit This is the unit the item is purchased in. Stock units are created in maintenance and attached to a Product Group. Label Required There is an option to print product pricing labels, as the goods are Ordered. This will print only if barcode required is selected on the Product Maintenance screen for this item.
______________________________________________________ WRITE OFFS This screen allows for items to be Written Off from stock held on the computer. Location This is the Location that this stock item is to be Written Off for. Product Code This is the code number for the Product, the item can be searched for using the search icon. Date This is the date, the stock quantity is Written Off. Quantity This is the quantity to be Written Off and the number is related to the Stock Unit size.
______________________________________________________ STOCK MANAGEMENT GSS Store provides a comprehensive Stock Management System, including Period Stock Discrepancy Reporting, through to complete Month End Analysis. Stock taking for a given Location in GSS Store can be viewed as a staged procedure. The purpose of which is to ensure that for a large stock take, such as at a year-end, there is sufficient time for the count to be entered and analyzed.
______________________________________________________ SET OPENING STOCK It is optional as to whether at the end of the month the set Opening Stock procedure is carried out. This will copy the actual month end stock to the Opening Stock value for the next period. It is possible to use the Opening Stock option more than once during a given stock period if an Opening Stock per week and movements analysis is required along with a month option also.
______________________________________________________ SET OPENING STOCK In order to produce more, comprehensive reports such as the example given. The Set Opening Stock sequence would be incorporated into the month end procedure. This can be carried manually by selecting Set Opening Stock or automatically via the GSSEvent communications timetable. The sequence will copy the current stock quantity to the Opening Stock quantity and commencing calculating movements from the period start date which was set.
______________________________________________________ The Maintain Opening Stock section, allows the numerous Opening Stock files stored for various period start dates to deleted or for the descriptor to be edited. Note: The Opening Stock reporting is a very sophisticated and date orientated for this reason it is absolutely necessary that the Opening Stock is set at the beginning of a day, before Deliveries and stock movement begins. This can be automated using GSSEvent.
______________________________________________________ STOCK TAKING SNAPSHOT When the take Snapshot is selected the current stock is then copied to a separate figure for stock taking calculations. This allows the current stock figure to be updated normally by sales, deliveries etc without it affecting the stock taking results. If the stock taking day is Monday, a snap shot of the stock will be taken on Monday.
______________________________________________________ ENTERING STOCK TAKE After counting the stock items, the quantities of each item need to be entered in to GSS. Location The Location for which the stock taking is to be entered should be selected Product Groups This selection box can be used to display on screen for stock entry on items within a selected Product Group PRODUCTS Product Code This is the code number of the item to be selected.
______________________________________________________ Count This is the actual value counted for this item and is based on the Stock Unit size selected for the Stock unit box. Stock Unit This is a selection box used to determine what size the Count value is entered in, I.e. 1 Liter bottle of wine, or 1.5 liter bottle. Count Entered Displays the date the last counted value was entered for this product.
______________________________________________________ UPDATE CURRENT STOCK The final stage of stocktaking is to update the current stock. This procedure posts the discrepancies found between the stock Snapshot and the stock count to the current 'live' stock. Optionally, any items for which no count has been entered can have their stock set to zero. Following this procedure the current 'live' stock will be correct as of the last stock take, taking into any movements up to the current date.
______________________________________________________ UPDATE This section is used to run management maintenance tasks. UPDATE RECIPE COSTS The costs of recipes are updated in the system when the ingredient within a recipe change, i.e. tomato has been added to the ham sandwich recipe increasing the cost, alternative when the cost price of an ingredient changes at the Purchases stage, i.e. the cost of a pint of beer changes, which directly affects the cost of the half pint.
______________________________________________________ GLOBAL PRICE CHANGE It is possible using the global price change option, to automatically update the retail prices for every product within the system using various criteria. It should be noted that the global price change has very definite consequences. All retail prices with in system will be changed. It is therefore recommended that a backup is carried out before attempting to Execute this procedure.
______________________________________________________ REPORTS As the reports screen is loaded a selection box is shown allowing the type of report to be chosen. This achieved it is then possible to select the report to be printed, by clicking on the Generate icon, Once the report is on-screen there are various icons to select such as zoom in and out, Print, next page etc.
______________________________________________________ FINANCIAL This reports all the financial activity of the POS terminal. This can be reported by Location for a selected date, display any or all of the required cash Classification Groups such as voids, etc. HOUR This reports the dollar value taken per time period at the POS terminal, This can be reported by Location for a selected date.
______________________________________________________ REPORT SELECTION Following is a sample product screen with report options. Note It is possible to right click on the Product Groups in order to select all Product Groups within a particular Classification Group.
______________________________________________________ CUSTOMIZING REPORTS The report options tab allows for product reports to be summarized either by Group Classification, Product Group. Various options for formatting and color are available. It is possible to use the filter reporting criteria to produce reports with very specific information requirements.
______________________________________________________ VIEW REPORT / PRINT AND SAVE FEATURES Following is a sample Product screen with report options Zoom In & Out This allows the report to be increased or decreased Auto Print This will produce a print out of the report. Printer Selection This selects the model of printer and relevant printer settings. Save This information can also be sent to file at this stage in varying formats such as CSV, HTML, XLS. RTF, WMF etc.
______________________________________________________ VIEW LOG FILES This records the activity of users login into and out of the software.
______________________________________________________ GSS STORE OPTIONS This controls the main system features and should only be amended if you fully understand the options. Logo Bit Map The background of the GSS Store screen can be changed to any existing Bitmap, even one such as the company logo. Weekend Day This determines the day of the week when new week totals should begin. Once this is set, the historical data will then begin to calculate to the correct weeks.
______________________________________________________ PRODUCT FILE This controls the main system features and should only be amended if a full understanding of the option to be amended is achieved Carry Add Data Forward This is designed to speed up data entry on the maintenance screen. As a product is saved and a new Product code started the screen can be automatically filled in with the information from the previous product i.e. the same Supplier, Product Group etc.
______________________________________________________ Decimal places in product reported This is design to keep the reports simple, only printing decimal quantities when they are actually required; not all establishments sell decimal quantities of items. Decimal Places in Recipes This how many decimals places will be used when entering quantities on the recipe maintenance screen.
______________________________________________________ PRODUCT FILE 2 This controls the main system features and should only be amended if you fully understand the options. Data to Copy to Other Locations When products are created within a multi Location package, it is possible to determine which of the maintenance data is copied throughout the Locations. For example, an item may be purchase from the same supplier, in the same size costing the same price for all Locations.
______________________________________________________ SHELF EDGE It is possible to produce a report, which will print on pre-defined labels, in order to produce shelf front tickets. This allows us to define the print margins etc.
______________________________________________________ ORDERS /TRANSFERS This section controls the automatic Order/Transfer number generation PREFIX This will place the text entered here as the starting information for the automatically generated code. I.e. PRE0008 would be a prefixed reference SUFFIX This will place the text entered here as the end information for the automatically generated code. I.E.
______________________________________________________ MISCELLANEOUS This controls the main system features and should only be amended if you fully understand the options. Group Classification / Product Groups When creating new Product Groups, the number is automatically incremented. It is normally assumed the first group is 1 incrementing in 1’s i.e. 1,2,3,4, as new groups are created.
______________________________________________________ VIEW - GSS JOURNAL The FS-3600 terminal has the capabilities of storing an electronic journal, which can be collected to the PC, for report. This section displays the whole journal file for the ECR. Note: In order to collect the journal it is necessary that within the terminals system options the following flags are set to Y, Electronic Journal, Apnd to Exp files and create Backups.
______________________________________________________ SUBQUERY This function allows a more refined search of the filtered data.
______________________________________________________ WINDOW Various windows can be on-screen at any one time; the product file may be open as you purchase codes these options control how those views are displayed. Tile This displays all open screens at once so that the information can be viewed simultaneously. Cascade Displays the windows with the first opened screen behind the next and so forth, allowing you to select with the mouse which screen is the current working screen.
______________________________________________________ USER The current user logged onto the system is shown at the bottom left of the screen. All tasks carried out in the system can be restricted to a user. It is possible for each user to have their own level of password security. As standard the system has a default user. It is advisable to leave this unchanged, so that you can always access the system.
______________________________________________________ Password This allows the creation of a user password. Menu Options This allows each user to be restricted to particular tasks. If the +/- indicator is clicked by each header shown, further screens are shown for selection or de-selection. Using the mouse right click will highlight in bold an enabled option or deselecting an option as required. Reports Individual reports can also be allowed, disallowed as required for each user.
______________________________________________________ GSSEVENT – EVENT MANAGER This is the main communications package it controls all data transmissions to the Point of Sale terminals within each Location. This option can be used to execute transmissions immediately or scheduler in a timetable for execution later. As GSS Store is loaded an icon appears at the bottom right of the main windows taskbar.
______________________________________________________ Specific events are selected from the Event pulldown window. Upon Actual communications, a window will show activity as it progresses. The 01-16 will highlight only on networked communications signaling the specific terminals currently online.
______________________________________________________ EVENT TIME TABLE This section allows communications to be scheduled for later communications. LOCATION The Location for which the communications are to take place must be selected New This allows a new task to be scheduled. Update This will save changes to an existing schedule. Delete This will remove a schedule from the system. Available Events This is the Events available, the choices can be selected as those executed manually e.g.
______________________________________________________ Event Date Where a date entry is required i.e. once only communications. This is the date the communications will take place. LOGS It is possible using the logs section to view either Failed Events, Events or Filing Actions. It is a very important management tool when control ECR communications. The failed events are essential at determining why a system has not established a successful connection.
______________________________________________________ DEFAULT UPLOAD OPTIONS It is possible executed either via a timetable or immediately to upload the ECR information, to the PC. If the products are to be uploading a created on the PC, it is possible to determine using this section which Product Group the items are linked to.
______________________________________________________ GSSEVENT – SCRIPT The GSSEvent program uses files located within the \GSS\GSSEvent\ECRData These files must only be edited with a full comprehensive of the actions they involve as errors within this file will result in the loss of data. [Collect Sales Data] Action01=GSSPOSNET_CREATE Action02=GSSPOSNET_ATTACH Action03=GSSPOSNET_GETFILELIST *.
______________________________________________________ BACKUPS It is highly recommended that you back up your data directory on a regular basis. These can then be used to restore GSS Store in case of serious PC failure, resulting in data loss. To back up the data directory you can use one of many backup utilities like Microsoft Backup, which comes with all copies of Microsoft Windows.
______________________________________________________ TROUBLESHOOTING • Confirm PC and FS-3600 Settings. Please note that the terminal configuration settings are different between the 3.0.0 and 3.1.0 versions of GSS. • Comma’s and single or double quotation marks can not be used in FS-3600 Programming Tables (i.e. Location info, menu items, etc.). This will result in loss of system data once polled by GSS.
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