NCR RSD Atlanta 7710GA2 Electronic Pricing Transmitter User Manual Chapter 9

NCR Corporation, RSD - Atlanta Electronic Pricing Transmitter Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Loading the Pre-EPL FileInitializing SmarTalker TagsPre-EPL File LayoutThe following table contains the Pre-EPL file field names, their defaultvalues, examples where appropriate, and their descriptions. Therequired fields are PLU Item Number, SmarTalker Type, Package Size,Measure, Unit of Measurement, SmarTalker Serial Number, andProduction Month.NCR service personnel should refer to the 7710 Worldwide ServicePlan for additional information.Field Name Default Value Example DescriptionPLU, <PLU item number> “0000000000055” PLU item number (Note 4)LVL, 0 PLU price levelLOC, “” Location (Note 1)SN, <serial number> “00012345” EPL serial number (Note 4)ID, 0 EPL ID (Note 2)TS, 0 EPL time slot (Note 2)INSTDATE, 000000 Installation date (Note 2)LOWBATDATE, 000000 Battery low dateLOWBATCNT, 0 Battery low countSTAT, 1 StatusRSSI, 0 Received signal strengthindication9
9-2 Loading the Pre-EPL FileField Name Default Value Example DescriptionRSSIADDR, 0 CBS address of RSSITYPE, <EPL tag type> 1 EPL type (Note 4)OLDSN, “00000000” Old EPL serial numberUPRC, 0 Unit price (Note 3)SUPRC, 0 Sale unit price (Note 3)MEAS, <measure> 001 Measure (Note 4)UMEAS, <unit of measure> 01 Unit of measure (Note 4)PKGSIZE, <package size> 12.5 Package size (Note 4)SYM, 00001 SymbolPBEGDATE, Promotion begin datePBEGTIME, Promotion begin timePENDDATE, Promotion end datePENDTIME, Promotion end timeDUTY1, Promotion1 duty timeDUTY2, 0 Promotion2 duty timeDUTY3, 0 Promotion3 duty timePRCDUTY, 0 Price duty timeFLAG1, 0 Promotion/register flag ofdata register 1DATA1, “” Promotion/register linedata of data register 1SYM1, 00000 Symbols for data register 1FLAG2, 0 Promotion/register flag ofdata register 2DATA2, “” Promotion/register linedata of data register 2SYM2, 00000 Symbols for data register 2FLAG3, 0 Promotion/register flag ofdata register 3
Loading the Pre-EPL File 9-3Field Name Default Value Example DescriptionDATE3, “” Promotion/register linedata of data register 3SYM3, 00000 Symbols for data register 3PRODMNTH, 0000 Production month (fromoverlay supplier)MISSTIME, 000000000 Time of 1st pricedisagreementSUM1, 0 Detail sumcheck of priceRegisterSUM2, 0 Detail sumcheck of dataregister 1PRCSUM, 0 Sumcheck of price registerR1SUM, 0 Sumcheck of data register 1R2SUM, 0 Sumcheck of data register 2R3SUM, 0 Sumcheck of data register 3SCHEDTOD, 0000000000 Scheduled TODDISPUPRC, 0 Display unit price flagLDMBIT, 0 Label data maintenancedirty bitLACKTIME, 0 36F7B633 Last time anacknowledgment wasreceived from a tagLSENTTIME, 0 36F7B62D Last time a message wassent to a tagLRMVDTIME, 0 0 Last time a tag wasdisassociated with a PLUnumberPRCREG, 0 250 Contents of price registerSPRCREG, 0 0 Contents of scheduled priceregister
9-4 Loading the Pre-EPL FileField Name Default Value Example DescriptionMSGIDX, 0 0 Message indexcorresponding topromotional messagedisplayed on tagLACKLEN, 0 31 Length of message in‘LACKMSG’ fieldLSENTLEN, 0 31 Length of message in‘LSENDMSG’ fieldPRVPLU, 0 PLU number associatedwith a tag before it wasremovedLACKMSG, 0 053202313633393003311D302E32353004302E32353006302E3235300B4200EPL message data corre-sponding to last messageacknowledged by tagLSENDMSG, 0 053202313633393003311D302E32353004302E32353006302E3235300B4200EPL message datacorresponding to the lastmessage sent to a tagNote 1: Location data is required when:• The store manages EPLs with location• There are multiple EPLs for the same PLU item• If location data is not required, this field may be set to "" Note 2: This field is set when installing each EPL. Note 3: This field data has to be calculated when loading the Pre-EPL file.
Loading the Pre-EPL File 9-5 Note 4: These fields must be filled in before the file can be added.
9-6 Loading the Pre-EPL FilePre-EPL File Created by Overlay Supplier If the customer contracts with NCR’s overlay supplier, the customermust provide a scan file that contains the PLU Item Numbers and anindication as to what type of SmarTalker will be used for each item. The customer must also provide an information file that contains thePackage Size, Measure, Unit of Measurement, and any otherinformation, such as Item Description, that the customer wants printedon the overlay. The customer could possibly combine the scan file with theinformation file and provide the overlay supplier with one filecontaining all of the required information. The format of this file is notdescribed here because it varies from customer to customer. Thecustomer must work with NCR Professional Services to determine theexact format of the file(s) to be sent to the overlay supplier. To the file(s) received from the customer, the overlay supplier adds theEPL Serial Number and the Production Month. The remainder of thefields will contain the defaults in the preceding table. After the overlay supplier creates the Pre-EPL file, the overlays areprinted and applied to the SmarTalkers. Through NCR ProfessionalServices, the overlay supplier provides a copy of the Pre-EPL file to thecustomer and the SmarTalkers to the installer.
Loading the Pre-EPL File 9-7 Pre-EPL File as a CSV File The Pre-EPL file is a comma-separated file (CSV) containing at aminimum the following required information:• PLU Item Number• SmarTalker type• Package Size• Measure• Unit of Measurement• SmarTalker Serial Number• Production Month (MMYY) The format has alternating entries of field names and data as shown inthe following example Pre-EPL file: PLU,3890007830,PRODMTH,0396,LOC,”J1”,SN,00016CEF,TYPE,1,MEAS,1,UMEAS,1,PKGSIZE,64 PLU,3890000985,PRODMTH,0396,LOC,”J1”,SN,00016CB1,TYPE,1,MEAS,1,UMEAS,1,PKGSIZE,64 PLU,3890000981,PRODMTH,0396,LOC,”J1”,SN,00016CEB,TYPE,1,MEAS,1,UMEAS,1,PKGSIZE,64 PLU,3890000629,PRODMTH,0396,LOC,”J1”,SN,000171B9,TYPE,1,MEAS,1,UMEAS,1,PKGSIZE,64 PLU,3890001113,PRODMTH,0396,LOC,”J1”,SN,00016CED,TYPE,1,MEAS,1,UMEAS,1,PKGSIZE,64 PLU,3890001095,PRODMTH,0396,LOC,”J1”,SN,0001714F,TYPE,1,MEAS,1,UMEAS,1,PKGSIZE,64
9-8 Loading the Pre-EPL File Loading a Pre-EPL File Loading a Pre-EPL table creates the EPL Table and initializes theSmarTalker tags. Before You Start• PLU integration must be complete. If you add an EPL and can notaccess the PLU linked via the PLU Reader, an error is generated.• Make sure CBS communications are functional because the CBSManager validates the existence of SmarTalkers as each new recordis added to the EPL table.• Optional EPL Application programs should not be running duringthe Pre-EPL file load as they can slow down the load process. Stopall EPL Applications and restart the CBS Manager, Data Scheduler,Logger, PLU Reader, and Table Manager at the DOS or UNIXprompt. Refer to Appendix D for the start scripts.Starting the LoadCopy the Pre-EPL table to a hard disk accessible by the EPL controller.To load the Pre-EPL table from the EPL Maintenance screen, selectLoad EPL Table from the File menu.Loading the table converts the CSV file to EPL format and sends it tothe EPL Table file. At the same time it sends the information to the EPLtags and initializes them.15038EPLTablePre-EPLFileesmaintLoad FileCBSPLUReaderPLUTable
Loading the Pre-EPL File 9-9Start at this menu:1. Select Load EPL Table from the File pulldown menu of the EPLMaintenance main menu. The Load EPL Table screen displays.
9-10 Loading the Pre-EPL File2. Use the Filename and Path boxes on this screen to find the Pre-EPLfile you want to use and select the filename.3. Select OK to load the file. The system starts loading the file anddisplays this dialog box.4. Select one of the following at this dialog box:Yes - You are using the Label Data Manager (LDM) and want toadd the pre-EPL records to the LDM files for label printing.No - You are not using LDM but wish to continue loading the Pre-EPL file. This would be the case when using SmarTalkers pre-labeled by the overlay supplier.Cancel - You want to cancel loading the pre-EPL file.
Loading the Pre-EPL File 9-11The following screen appears allowing you to observe the progressof the load process. You can press Cancel at any time if you wantto discontinue the Load/Restore process and return to the EPLMaintenance menu bar.5. When this operation is complete, this screen disappears and youautomatically return to the EPL Maintenance main menu bar.Note: The EPL System Error Log contains a list of errors anddescriptions. Refer to Chapter 12, “Testing the System,” forinformation on accessing the Error Log. Refer to the NCR DecisioNetSystem User’s Guide, (B005-0000-1087) for more information on errorcodes.
9-12 Loading the Pre-EPL FileChecking SmarTalker InitializationAfter initializing the SmarTalkers, you can verify their status bychecking the EPL Data Send logs.Viewing EPL Data Send LogTo view the EPL Data Send logs, follow this procedure:1. Select Log on the EPL Maintenance menu. The log report selectionmenu is displayed.2. Select EPL Data Send Log and select All or Date (enter StartDate/Stop Date if required), then select View. The EPL Data SendLog is displayed.
Loading the Pre-EPL File 9-13The fields appearing in the EPL Data Send Log are explained here:Function:The function that started this operationPLU Number:Item numberPLU Description:Item descriptionEPL Location:SmarTalker locationEPL Serial Number:SmarTalker serial numberBatch Number:EPL maintenance batch number
9-14 Loading the Pre-EPL FileSend Status:An EPL’s status is indicated by a number and brief message0: Successful1: Waiting2: CommunicatingAny Negative Number: Resend the data using the instructions in thenext section. Refer to Chapter 8, “DecisioNet System Messages,” in theNCR DecisioNet System User’s Guide (B005-0000-1087), for messagedescriptions.ErrCnt:Number of communication errorsStartTOD:Date and time when communication starts(9708302102 = YYMMDD and 24-hour time)DueTOD:Date and time when communication is due to be completed(9708302112 = YYMMDD and 24-hour time)
Loading the Pre-EPL File 9-15Resending the EPL DataIn the EPL Data Send Log, if an EPL’s Send Status is a negativenumber, initialize the SmarTalker by resending the EPL data.1. Select Resend from Batch Maintenance on the EPL Maintenancemenu. The following screen appears.You can also check how many records in the batch weresuccessfully applied to the EPL Scheduler.2. Select the EPL Batch No. that includes the SmarTalker that failed toreceive the data and select OK. (Obtain the batch number from theEPL Data Send Log.)3. Check the status of SmarTalkers in the Batch. (EPL data is resent toSmarTalkers whose Send Status is a negative number.)

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