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||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">File Maintenance Assoc Group Args ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL_BRANCH <BRANCH_CODE> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">File Maintenance Own Group Args ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL_BRANCH <BRANCH_CODE> -r50 -r51 -r52 -r57 ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
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||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Delete Completed Quotes/Orders ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Y ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Send Debtor Balances ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Y ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Delete Completed Quotes/Orders ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Y ||<style="vertical-align: top;">N. This will stop it from sending order completions that do not belong to the store. To only send order completions that relate to the store, use the file maintenance arguments.||<style="vertical-align: top;"> || ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Send Debtor Balances ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Y ||<style="vertical-align: top;">N. Sending debtor balances to the stores will cause the debtor balances to be correct, but movements at the store computer may not match debtor balance.||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
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CategoryInstallation
CategoryPolling
 . CategoryInstallation CategoryPolling

Standard Polling Setup

Comaad

HO Computer

Branch Computer

HO Location

Branch Location

Branch Location

General Setup Options

Connect

F

F

Modem No, WAN path, Address

<Branch IP>

Username

A username used by FTP server on branch computer. Usually polling.

Password

Password configured for the above-mentioned user. Usually mushroom

Polling Group

A

B

Associated Group

B

A

Remote Company Code

FTP Remote CCDIR

Location of CCDIR once logged into branch computer. Usually /u/cc. If store is Windows and using Filezilla as FTP server, this setting is /

Is branch DOS or Unix

U. If using Filezilla on Windows, this setting is still U.

Remote site is a head office

Generate Options

Local Branch File Maintenance Arguments

ALL

ALL

Local Branch Transaction Arguments

ALL

ALL

Generate Stock Counts

ALL

Create Debtor Balances

Y

Create Tenders

N

ALL

Process Options

Process Stock Counts

ALL

Delete Quotes/Orders

Y

Y

Process Debtor Balance

N

Y

Process Tenders

ALL

File Maintenance programs to be run

dr

ALL

Posting programs to be run

ALL

ALL

Config maintenance programs to be run

Distribute Options

File Maintenance Own Group Args

ALL_BRANCH <BRANCH_CODE> -r50 -r51 -r52 -r57

File Maintenance Assoc Group Args

ALL

ALL_BRANCH <BRANCH_CODE> -r50 -r51 -r52 -r57

Transactions Own Group Args

-B <BRANCH_CODE> ALL

Transactions Assoc Group Args

ALL

-B <BRANCH_CODE> ALL

Stock Counts Own Group Args

Stock Counts Assoc Group Args

Tender Own Group Args

ALL

Tender Assoc Group Args

ALL

Delete Completed Quotes/Orders

Y

N. This will stop it from sending order completions that do not belong to the store. To only send order completions that relate to the store, use the file maintenance arguments.

Send Debtor Balances

Y

N. Sending debtor balances to the stores will cause the debtor balances to be correct, but movements at the store computer may not match debtor balance.

Pollcont

HO Computer

Branch Computer

Local Location for Polling

HO

<BRANCH_CODE>

Polling to update summary totals?

Y

N

Is this site Headoffice/Store server

Y

Update file maintenance in all locations

N

When processing dayfile create Zip file

Y

Y

When processing received data include dayfile

Y

Y

Create GL codes via polling

N

Number of Images at a time

Create stock counts while posting

Y

Update received Programs

N

HO computer

  • Configure polling options
  • Install FTP client
  • Setup scheduling of polling tasks in cron
    0 * * * * /u/cc/binl/pollho > /u/cc/LOG/polling.out 2>&1

Store Computer

  • Configure polling options
  • Ensure network connectivity from store to HO
  • Install FTP server on store computer
  • Create a "polling" user for FTP server.
  • Ensure password for "polling" user is no more than 8 characters long.
  • Ensure "polling" user can access the "CCDIR" directory, its subdirectories and add/remove files
  • Store computer firewall accepts incoming FTP control connections
  • Store computer firewall allows incoming FTP data connections
  • Setup task scheduling to process data from HO at regular intervals.

    If using Windows, bpostal.exe will take care of this. Otherwise, create cron job or use inittab


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