= Standard Polling Setup =
== Comaad ==
||<tablewidth="100%" tableheight="2077px"> || ||'''HO Computer''' || ||'''Branch Computer''' ||
|| || ||HO Location ||Branch Location ||Branch Location ||
||General Setup Options || || || || ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Connect ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">F ||<style="vertical-align: top;">F ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Modem No, WAN path, Address ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"><Branch IP> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Username ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">A username used by FTP server on branch computer. Usually '''polling'''. ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Password ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Password configured for the above-mentioned user. Usually '''mushroom''' ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Polling Group ||<style="vertical-align: top;">A ||<style="vertical-align: top;">B ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Associated Group ||<style="vertical-align: top;">B ||<style="vertical-align: top;">A ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Remote Company Code ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">FTP Remote CCDIR ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Location of CCDIR once logged into branch computer. Usually '''/u/cc'''. If store is Windows and using Filezilla as FTP server, this setting is '''/''' ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Is branch DOS or Unix ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">U. If using Filezilla on Windows, this setting is still U. ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Remote site is a head office ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;">Generate Options ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Local Branch File Maintenance Arguments ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Local Branch Transaction Arguments ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Generate Stock Counts ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Create Debtor Balances ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Y ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Create Tenders ||<style="vertical-align: top;">N ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;">Process Options ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Process Stock Counts ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Delete Quotes/Orders ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Y ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Y ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Process Debtor Balance ||<style="vertical-align: top;">N ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Y ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Process Tenders ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">File Maintenance programs to be run ||<style="vertical-align: top;">dr ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Posting programs to be run ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Config maintenance programs to be run ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;">Distribute Options ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<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;"> ||
||<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> -r50 -r51 -r52 -r57 ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Transactions Own Group Args ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">-B <BRANCH_CODE> ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Transactions Assoc Group Args ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;">-B <BRANCH_CODE> ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Stock Counts Own Group Args ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Stock Counts Assoc Group Args ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Tender Own Group Args ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;"> ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Tender Assoc Group Args ||<style="vertical-align: top;">ALL ||<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;"> ||
== Pollcont ==
||<tablewidth="100%"> ||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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