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1. Finding a PLU Adding a new PLU Editing or deleting a PLU Deleting a range of PLUs Cutting and pasting PLUs Quick price changes Marking PLUs as active or inactive x Development system test pld ici xi File Edit PLU Scales Reports Tools Comms Setup Window Help or i E Ee i I Delete Price E Active NewPLU EditPLU PLU Changes Nutrition Inactive PLU List Search PLU No 100 Barcode 1 00 De pt all De partments Search DICED PORK Group fall Groups Dept amp PLU No Barcode Group Description 00100 222 DICED POR MINCED PORK PICKLED PORK PIG KIDNEYS PIG TAIL PIG TROTTER PIGS HEAD PORK PORTERHOUSE STEAK PICKLED PORK BELLY PORK BONES PORK BUTTERFLY STEAKS PORK CHOPS PORK CRACKLING PORK FILLET END PORK FILLETS PORK KEBABS PORK LEG ROAST Scale Comms Idle Data waiting Ui 38 Finding a PLU If you know the PLU number Enter the PLU number in the PLU No field The specified PLU appears selected in the PLU list If you know some or all of the PLU name The PLU name is the first line of the PLU description that appears on the label Enter the initial characters of the PLU name in the Search field The PLU list displays only those PLUs with names that start with the entered text For example entering BEEF displays all PLU names starting with the word beef The search is not case sensitive entering beef is the same as entering BEEF You can also use the
2. Scale type scale type unless connecting to a scale other than the type specified in the Options dialog Assigns the scale to a specific price zone Set Use Defaults if not Price Zone using the price zone feature Comms log ON ScaleLink Pro can record all communication activity in a log to help in Log file fixing communications problems If you set logging on also specify the name of the log file NOTE Log files are cleared each time ScaleLink Pro starts Assume 8 bit Set this check box when communicating with the scales via a TCP IP comms link to terminal server if the serial link between the terminal server and scales scales uses 8 data bits Typically this setting is only used in Asian and other countries that use extended character sets This setting only applies to TCP IP links 132 Item Add one day to shelf life Max Description Text Length Tare Format Filtering Daisy chained comms link OFF Scales Daisy chained comms link ON TCP IP settings Explanation Setting this ON increments the shelf life field in PLU data by one when transmitting to the scale so zero represent today etc Select the option that applies for the connected scale This setting only applies in the USA when using old single range scales in the same system as new dual range scales In all other cases set Standard You can specify that the communication link only transmit data to the scales within
3. 19 Extra Message 2 20 Extra Message 3 21 Label Batch 22 Store 23 Label Format 24 Logo 1 25 Logo 2 26 Peel Sensor 27 POP message 28 Pack Quantity 29 Units 30 Cash Drawer 31 Go to Weighing Mode 32 Special Price 33 Fixed Weight 34 Shelf Life 35 Unit Price 36 Unit Price 37 Logout 38 Barcode Print 39 Ingredients 40 Print 2nd Label 41 Batch Number 42 Number of Labels 43 Number of Fixed Price Labels 159 SaleWizard Import File Format The SaleWizard can import sale information from a text file as described below The file format is comma or tab delimited text and the fields must be specified in the sequence listed below However unused fields may be omitted no value specified Column Name Explanation SALES_NO SALES_NAME PLU_NO OLD_PRICE NEW_PRICE START_DATE END_DATE PRICE_ZONE REPEAT_TYPE START_DOW END_DOW This is the number of the sale to import All lines that are to be a part of the same sale should have the same number More than one sale can be imported at a time by giving each set of entries a different number This field is mandatory This is the name of the sale If a sale with the same name already exists the sale will be overwritten If different sale names are given for the same sale number the first sale name that appears in the file will be used This is the PLU number of the item in the sale This field is mandatory Specify the old price
4. Adjust Production Data Bar Code 000000000 TEST ITEM DATA 000001 Adjustment Date Quantity Weight Price 00 08 21 v 3 23 F 12 Apply Quantity Weight User Adjustment OTALS The adjustments are treated as another scale in the production data reports and export functions When exporting production data adjustments appear as scale ID 32767 74 PLU Production Report The PLU production report lists the production totals quantity total weight and total value for each PLU You can control the report content as follows e The range of PLUs to display based on PLU number and or department group code e The date range for the PLU totals e Calculate totals for a specified scale comms link only or for all scales e Sort PLU totals by PLU number quantity weight or value The procedure for printing a PLU production report is as follows 1 If necessary click Print Setup in the File menu to check the printer settings 2 Click PLU Production in the Reports menu to open a report setup dialog 3 Select the various options from the dialog then click OK to open the report window Setup PLU Production Report PLU Number FL Sele pe sete 4 The operation of the report window is described below If you wish to print the report click the Print button 5 When finished click the Close button to close the report window 75 Report Window Operations The following operations are available using t
5. Select File Cormms Log Maximum Comms Log Size 100 KB cont Event Log Item Explanation Enable logging Use this check box to set event logging on or off Filter Select the type of events you wish to record in the log Keep data for ScaleLink Pro automatically deletes old data from the event log after the specified number of days Log file name Specify the name of the log file Maximum This specifies the maximum size of the comms logs generated by each Comms Log Size communications link These logs are compacted to be less than the specified maximum size each time ScaleLink Pro starts The comms log for each communications link is specified in the communications link setup 122 Custom Log Settings ScaleLink Pro also generates a number of special purpose logs The settings for these are split over two pages Custom Logs 1 Properties General 1 General 2 Report Custom Logs 1 Custom Logs 2 Label Sizes PLU Update amp Exception Lag Keep datafor 3 days F Log PLU Updates Log file name No file selected Select File F Log PLU Send Failures Log file name No file selected Select File Scale Status Log l Enable Scale Status Log Keep data for 30 H das Log file name No file selected Select File Cancel PLU Update amp Exception Log Item Explanation Log PLU Updates Use this check box to set logging of changes to
6. The name specified here appears in the list of pre defined import settings when the user clicks Import from Database in the Tools menu 4 Select whether to import from an ODBC data source or an MDB file and set the connection string or file name Contact your database 148 administrator for details 5 Set the otter settings then click OK to exit the Database Import Settings dialog 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 until all import operations are defined then click OK to save the setup Setting Up Default Line Fonts ScaleLink Pro now allows you to have default line fonts for PLUs Extra Messages 1 2 and 3 and Coupons where supported This means that you can have a default font set for each line up to a maximum of ten lines The default fonts are then automatically applied when you create anew PLU label extra message or coupon To set up default line fonts click on Default Line Fonts in the Setup menu and a dialog like the one below should appear Default Line Fonts x PLUs Extra Msg 1 Extra Msg 2 Extra Msg 3 Coupons M Use Default Line Fonts All Lines M Line 2 Lases z Line 3 flae Line 4 Lass z Line 5 Lases z Line 6 ne 7 meg neg Line 10 Cancel Each of the tabs is used in the same way By default Default Line Fonts is turned off If so the only font you can change is the default font for all lines To turn on Default Line Fonts follow the steps outlined belo
7. Example script files are available Contact your Ishida dealer for details Supported Features Appendix C gives a full list of the methods and properties available to external users However new features will be added in the future based on user requirements If a feature you require does not appear to be currently supported please contact your Ishida agent The currently supported features are as follows e Text file import export e Read production data from scales e Send data to scales e Resend unsent data when data is not sent due to a scale being off line for example e Execute Scheduler operations Due to the internal structure of ScaleLink Pro automation is executed using a A separate executable file This is to prevent any conflicts if a copy of ScaleLink Pro is NOTE already running See Appendix C for details Setup File When invoked via automation ScaleLink Pro reads its setup files from the directory in which the ScaleLink Pro executable files are located the installation directory Ensure that the correct setup files are located in this directory If you wish to use a different setup file for automation operations call the LoadSetup and LoadSiteSetup methods before opening a database Handling of Unsent Data Any data that could not be sent to a scale due to the scale being off line is saved and automatically resent the next time automation is used to open the same database This is not the same function as
8. Execute Text Import Operation Sample Declare constants used by ImportTextFileEx Const slpCommaDelim 0 Const slpTabDelim 1 Const slpAdd 0 Const slpUpdate 1 Const slpDelete 2 Const slpDescIshida 0 Const slpDescLineByLine 0 Const slpPluTable 2 Const slpScrollMsgTable 3 Const slpExMsgTable 4 Const slpCouponTable 8 Const slpNutritionTable 9 Declare ScaleLink Pro object Dim ScaleLinkPro Set ScaleLinkPro WScript CreateObject Slp3 Document Open database file Result ScaleLinkPro DatabaseOpen if Result False then C ScaleLinkPro Bakery MDB MsgBox Error Opening database vbInformation WScript Quit end if Execute operation Import text file and send to scales Result ScaleLinkPro ImportTextFileEx C ScaleLinkPro Plus txt slpCommaDelim slpAdd slpPluTable slpDescIshida True False False False if Result False then MsgBox Error importing text file vbInformation end if Close database ScaleLinkPro DatabaseClose We do not want to save unsent data so delete unsent data file Dim fso Set fso CreateObject Scripting FileSystemObject fso DeleteFile C ScaleLinkPro Bakery MDB usd 111 Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store This section describes how to install ScaleLink Pro how to set it up to suit your scales system and how to obtain t
9. Leneth fi oo x Length 4 20mm v Price Zone Use Defaults ka Sales Mode ixed Wt in b Date Flag w POS Code Unit Price Faiet T Shelf Life days Open Price Price zone 1 Price zone 2 Price zone 3 Price zone 4 1295 Right click mouse Price zone 5 12 95 on price zone field to list the field values for each price zone Select price zone to display and edit 98 9 7 User Access Control The ScaleLink Pro system administrator can setup a list of authorized users In this case a logon dialog opens when you start ScaleLink Pro asking you to specify your user name and password The ScaleLink Pro menus only display those commands that are permitted in your user setup In addition to specifying which functions you can use your user setup may also specify the database or department and the PLU profile for your ScaleLink Pro session 99 9 8 Scheduler The scheduler is used to automatically execute specified operations at a specified time You cannot start the scheduler from within ScaleLink Pro Instead a separate Scheduler icon appears in the ScaleLink Pro sub menu of the Windows Start menu If you wish to run the Scheduler at the same time as the main ScaleLink Pro program you must set the Multi user database access MDB only check box ON in the Options dialog see Multi User Installation in Appendix A 1 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro at a New Store If the setting is OFF an error oc
10. Specify the database file for this department Use the Add and Delete buttons to assign which scales belong to this department Each department must have at least one scale assigned 139 Setting Up the PLU Range Profile The PLU range profile function is used to restrict which PLUs are visible in ScaleLink Pro Do I need this feature PLU range profiles are intended for multi store or multi department operation where the same master file PLU database is used for all stores or departments but where not all stores carry the same products The PLU range profile function allows you to specify ranges of PLU numbers to exclude from all ScaleLink Pro screens and operations In this way ScaleLink Pro can be made to only show those PLUs that are actually used in the store or department making searching for PLUs easier A separate PLU range profile can be assigned to each user See Setting Up AN ScaleLink Pro Users below for details NOTE In version 2 and earlier of ScaleLink Pro the PLU profile settings were stored in a A separate file From version 3 onwards the settings are stored in the site setup file However if a user specific PLU profile is defined the profile settings for that user are stored in the file name specified in the user setup See Setting Up ScaleLink Pro Users below for details NOTE Use the following procedure to setup the PLU range profiles for your site 1 Click on PLU Range Profile in the Setup menu 2
11. new record is created with the default values defined in the PLU Fields Setup Missing or empty fields are set to their existing values Deletions Deletes the record with the specified record number if present A deletion command is still sent to the scales even if the specified record number does not exist in the database 154 B 2 Text File Formats ScaleLink Pro defines a standard general purpose format for text file import and export which is described below Special custom formats may be added from time to time for specific customers A These are not covered by the ScaleLink Pro documentation Contact your Ishida NOTE agent if you require details Key features of the standard format are as follows e Export data is in a format suitable for importing into packages such as Excel e An optional column header line can be included at the start of the import text file to specify which fields are present and the order in which they appear e _ Import text file fields can be empty blank Empty and missing fields are set to the existing value for update or default value for addition e _ Ifacolumn header line is specified the first field can optionally be a control field to specify whether the line represents an addition update or deletion e Character string fields must be enclosed in double quotes in case the character string contains a comma in comma delimited format Text File Export Format In all text file
12. you can enter more than one range for the same label size When you add a new PLU the default label width and maximum description text length specified here are set automatically I x General 1 General 2 Report Log CustomLogs Multi Store Data Save Label Sizes rm Standard label widths and description lengths Use as default for PLU range To PLU fess 9999 a999 9999 a999 9999 a939 9999 s999 fioo 9999 999999 m Description text label format settings Width is kS DEEE KKKA HEEE Ela Description Text Line Spacing f Dots Default Description Text Width 440 Dots Actual print width for a 80mm label Cancel Apply Length This is the length in mm of the product name area in the label format ScaleLink Pro displays the total length of the product description and any extra message in the PLU Edit window and warns you if the length exceeds this value 127 The Description Text Line Spacing dots is used in this calculation Set the value specified in your label format Default Description Text Width This is the actual width in dots of the product description area in your label format for a 60mm wide label This is typically slightly less than the actual label width to allow a margin For example an actual print width of 440 dots 440 x 0 135mm dot 59 4mm In other words when you select a 60mm label width ScaleLink Pro assumes an act
13. 86 Using Pre Defined Text File Export Operations ecsecssessessecseeeecneeeecaeceeesecneeseeneeseeens 86 Specifying a Text File Export Operation Directly eecsecseesecseeeeceseeeceseceeeseeneeeeeneeeees 87 8 3 Database Import js ccs AEE E EEEE coped EE E E de ad sh weedy ty ator arate AE 88 Using Pre Defined Database Import Operations ee eeceseessesecseeeeceeeeeceaeceeesecaeeseenaeseeees 88 Specifying a Database Import Operation Directly cieecseseceseneeeeceseeecesecaeeseeeeenenaeeees 88 Import Operation and Price ZOneS eceeseceseessesecseesecseesecsseceeesecaeesecseeeecsaecaeesecaeesesnesneeats 89 8 4 Loading PLUs and Other Data from the Scales 0 0 eee eeesecseesseeecneeeecneeeecaeeeeesecseeseeneeeeesaees 90 Procedure for Loading Data from the Scales ID ENQ c cescceeceeseeeteceseceteenteeaeeeaeeeeeees 90 9 Advanced Features and Utilities ee ee ceesecsccsseeecesecseesecseesccsseecessecseesecseesecsaeeecsaecaessecueseeenaeeeeeas 91 9 1 Event LONE meake e a e n ea Arisa Aids tein Teaia ma T Ana ha ania haves 91 Ol VEvent Eobin rien i aided e E E eit GR TEE ais ERE 91 VE WINE T o EER AA 91 9 1 2 PLU Update and Exception Log esissesssesrseseescseeserisesnteercsesstuersensesestecertscreeseseseeteees 92 OMB Scale Status LO gese r a a e E EE a se aa Ne Motels Meads EE EE e NEN te 92 9 1 4 Text File linport Logs fits aie re E a EE E E E N Ee 92 9 1 5 Communication L S ieo eii aian EE EEEE EE A
14. Click OK to exit the Text File Import Settings dialog Repeat steps 2 to 4 until all import operations are defined then click OK to save the setup 146 Text File Import Settings x C Program FilestishidetScal PLUsitt ea Comma delimited Ishida format v 147 Setting Up Database Import To simplify operation for the user you can pre define the settings for commonly used database import operations When the user selects the Import from Database command from the Tools menu a list of the defined import operations is displayed The user can either select a pre defined import operation or click the Customize button to specify the import settings directly See 8 3 Database Import for details Do I need this feature Only use the database import setup feature if you have a commonly used database import operation The database import function is still available even if no import settings are defined The procedure for defining database import settings is as follows 1 Select Database Import from the Setup menu 2 Click Add to create a new database import operation This opens the dialog shown below Database Import Settings Import Settings ODBC Import Name Database ODBC Data Source Connection ODBC DSN ScaleData String Browse C MDB File F Data to import VV PLUs V Send to scales I Price Changes Extra Messages Coupons Cancel 3 Enter a name
15. Flag Source PLU Master M Print Flag Store Name x NON13 POS Flag 2 Print Store Name on 5 Bottom Label Print x NONG POS Flag 2 Top Lakel Format p PLU13 POS Flag 49 Bottom Lakel Format jo PLUGS POS Flag 49 Printer Selection Printer x Reg Code Pp O Printer 1 0 Use PLU Master Bottom Label Type None x POS Code Type Use System Setting 7 Top Bar Code Use System Setting z 3 Enter the store name and address and other store settings then click the OK button to save your changes and if connected send the store settings to the scales Deleting Store Settings 1 To delete a store from the system click Store Settings in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all the stores defined in your system 2 Click on a store to select then click the Delete button A confirmation dialog appears Click OK to delete the store 60 6 11 Tray Settings EMZ series only This specifies the dimensions weight and various wrapper related parameters for each tray yOu use Creating and Editing Tray Settings 1 Click Tray Settings in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all the trays defined in your system 2 Click on a tray to select then click the Edit button or simply double click on the tray Alternatively click the Add button to add a new tray This opens an Edit EMZ Tray dialog as shown below x Edit EMZ Tray Tryin Name Sample tray Cancel if Loe E mm Length 200 130 mm s Width i 30
16. Go to the scale and perform the following steps to start receiving data Refer to the User Guide for details 1 Set the scale to Registration mode Enter 9000 MODE 2 Press the down arrow key until RS 232C appears 3 Press ENTER once 4 Press the down arrow to display Down Load 5 Press ENTER again to start receiving The scale should display Receiving When the scale is ready to receive click OK to start sending 4 Next press the down arrow key a number of times until communication Astra or RS 232C AstraXT appears then press ENTER followed by the down arrow The scale should display Download or Receive Data 5 Press ENTER again The scale displays Receiving indicating that it is now ready to receive data 6 Go back to the PC and click the OK button in the above dialog to start sending A message appears when sending completes 32 4 Using an IF21FD An alternative to using a communications link to transfer data to and from the scales is to use the Ishida IF21FD backup unit The IF21FD is used to backup and restore scales data onto a floppy disk ScaleLink Pro can read and write the data on the floppy disk Using an IF21FD to Receive Data from the Scales Use the following procedure 1 2 Use the IF21FD to backup the scales Insert the IF21FD floppy disk in the PC s floppy drive then select Import IF21FD from the File menu This opens the dialog shown below
17. If you hold down the CTRL key when you release the mouse button the settings are copied instead of being moved that is the settings are not removed from the source key If more than one SR series scale is defined you can use the Copy Kbd button to copy the preset data from another scale Similarly you can use the Copy Page button to copy settings from one preset key page to another You can use the Default Key button to set the default background and text colors and the default font It is a good idea to set the defaults before you start creating a keyboard The default settings apply to all pages Editing a key opens the Edit Preset Key dialog shown below 64 Edit Preset Key i x Key Type PLU Key Data b Select i Copy Text MINI ROAST Key Text MINI ROAST Text area size Chars line 16 Max lines 1 Font Background Color Key Size arge x ae M Beck Image ID Roast y Edit Images Small Gray v OK Cancel Use this window to set the key meaning text colors and key size The key text permits carriage returns and the text area size number of lines and number of character per line depends on the selected key size and font You can assign a bitmap image to display in the key In this case select the image from the predefined list of images in the Image ID field The selected image appears in the preview panel on the right The images are defined using SR 2
18. NV Draw split line doin to key Data fi24 Select C Right sid ight side PORK FILLET END C Below Copy gt Edit key cont Delete key Drag amp drop keys Display mode Zoom Scale Set Default Clear Changes Delete Keyboard Copy Keyboard Import Keyboard Template The Key Preset boxes on the left of the dialog specify the upper and lower key meanings Click Key Type to specify the key meaning and enter the value PLU number or message number etc in the Data field For some key types you can use the Select button to open a dialog listing the available values The Template Printing box on the right of the dialog specifies how to print the key in the keysheet template Enter the text and format settings background color font split key etc A preview of the key format is shown in the bottom right of the dialog The Copy gt keys on the left of the dialog copy the key meaning PLU name etc into the keysheet template text field The Double Key settings allow you to link the selected key to an adjacent key The effective result is a single larger key This is used for example by the standard PLU and Print keys Click on a key then click the Delete Key button to delete the definition for that key This resets the key to the default settings You can use the mouse to drag settings from one key to another If you hold down the CTRL key when you release the mouse button
19. PLU data on or off Log PLU Send Use this check box to specify whether or not to log PLUs that are not Failures successfully sent to each scale Keep data for ScaleLink Pro automatically deletes old data from the log files after the specified number of days Log file name Specify the name of the log file 123 Scale Status Log Item Explanation Enable Scale Status Enables the scale status log This log saves the current status of each Log scale whether each scale is enabled or connected See 9 1 3 Scale Status Log for details If you set the Keep Data for setting to zero the old log is overwritten each time it is updated That is the log only saves the curent scale status Custom Logs 2 Properties General 1 General 2 Report Custom Logs 1 Custom Logs 2 Label Sizes Text File Import Logs p Summary log file name No file selected Select File Keep data for 3 days PLU import log file name No file selected Select File Send errors log file name No file selected Select File Keep data for 3 4 days Cancel Text File Import Logs Item Explanation Create Text Import Set this on to save the following logs relating to text file import Logs operations Summary Log Contains summary information of import operations including text file name and number of records imported PLU Import Log Contains detailed information on PLU import operations including changes to indivi
20. Text File Import Operation ScaleLink Pro reads the data from the specified text file and updates changes in the database If Send to scales is specified and the scales are connected changes are also transmitted to the scales A NOTE A price zone field can optionally be included for PLU and price change importing The way the field is interpreted depends on how your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured as follows For update operations records are only sent to the scales if the data is modified Records are not sent to the scales if the data in the text file is the same as in the database ScaleLink Pro Mode Price Zones Disabled Local Store Mode Head Office Mode Price Zone If price zone field 0 If price zone field Price zone specific values Fields Default values are Local price zone for specified price zone are updated Price zone specific updated values for local price If price zone field 0 Not updated zone are updated If price zone field Local price zone Not updated Non price If price zone field 0 If price zone field Default values are updated Zone Default values are Local price zone Fields updated Default values are If price zone field 0 updated Not updated If price zone field Local price zone Not updated Use Bar Code Instead of PLU This option only applies to PLU price change and campaign PLU importing It is ignored for other data If selected the PLU number field is
21. This only specifies the default format Both formats are still available in File Open and Save As dialogs See Setting Up the PLU Database for details Specify whether to automatically load the database when ScaleLink Pro starts the database that was open when ScaleLink Pro last exited Normally set this option ON Specify whether to allow multi user database access If OFF ScaleLink Pro does not allow more than one user to have a database open at the same time Set this option OFF if you do not need multi user access See 5 3 Multi User Operation for more details Set this on to automatically backup the database each time you start ScaleLink Pro Click Select Folder to modify the folder in which to save the backups 119 Item Use POS code in search window Use Dept amp Group code in search window Use Dept amp Group codes from Scale menu AC 4000 only Show 2 lines of PLU description in search window Show comms status at startup Bypass bug in printer driver Use different decimal position for unit and fixed price Use decimal point in percentage markdown Support Hiragana amp Katakana Taiwan Show host supported flag in PLU Edit screen Support NZ Digi comms Skip duplicate scale IP address check AC 3000 supports Ex Msg 2 So not send tray number to EMZ Explanation Set this on to enable use of the POS code bar code in the PLU Search window Set this on t
22. Use Defaults x Setup Vv Vv v x Applies in head office mode only PLUs Vv Vv Vv I Use specified database department only advertising Mescagis a a Extra Messages Vv Vv Vv E Dey S QCEMO Release iil ALBERT pld Cote 3 3 v Select DE DER Store Name Address Vv Vv Vv l Specify PLU profile Campaigns Vv Vv Vv ee Keyboard Presets M M M Nutrition Vv Vv Vv Images SR 2000 Vv Vv Vv 141 Item Copy settings from default user profile Price Zone Use specified database department only Specify PLU profile PLU Access permissions General Access permissions User settings General Explanation Click this button select a profile to copy the settings from Once a new profile is selected existing settings are replaced with the settings from the profile See Setting Up User Profiles below for details You can restrict the user to only modify data from a specified price zone This setting is only applicable in head office mode Specify Use Defaults to allow the user to access all price zones Note that the Sale Wizard is not available to users with a setting other than Use Defaults Set this check box on to limit the user to access one designated database or department only A File Open dialog or Department Selection dialog opens for you to specify the database file or department Use the Select DB Dept button if you wish to change the specified database file or d
23. a specified range of record numbers Use the Add Edit and Delete buttons to specify the filters If no filter is specified for a particular data type all records for that data type can be sent to the scales Use the Add Edit and Delete buttons to add or edit the scales connected to this comms link Clicking the Add or Edit button opens a scale setup dialog The operation is described below Set the communication parameters for the link The standard value for the Communication Timeout is 5 seconds You may need to increase the value if the network is congested e g if sending to more than 10 scales at a time or if operating via a WAN which has a slower connection time 133 Scale Setup When Daisy chained comms link is set ON in the Options dialog you can connect more than one scale to each communication link In this case clicking the Add or Edit button in the Scale Comms Link dialog displays the following dialog for defining the individual scales The meaning of each field is the same as described above for the Scale Comms Link dialog Important The ID ENQ Machine ID must match the value set in the scale Scale Setup f x Scale Name Baey tst CSsSCS S Scale Type Default scale type hd Price Zone Use Defaults ID ENQ Machine ID 2 M Add 1 day to shelf life Max Description Text Length f 000 bytes standard Tare Format Standard m Filtering Add Edit Delete Only send records in spec
24. any value within a specific range e g the price or weight leave the Field Values list empty and set the following items Item Explanation Maximum The maximum allowed value of the field An error message appears if in the PLU Edit window if the user specifies a value grater than the maximum Minimum The minimum allowed value of the field An error message appears if in the PLU Edit window if the user specifies a value less than the minimum Default This value is set as the default when a new PLU is created 153 Appendix B Text File Formats and Operations B 1 Operations The text file import function can be used to add new records update existing records or delete records The operation can either be specified in the ScaleLink Pro text file import dialog or in the text file itself using an operation command Operation Commands The text file format has an optional facility to specify an operation command field as the first field in each record The operation command is a single character upper or lower case as follows Command Operation A Addition U Update D Deletion Operations Additions Creates a new record with the specified record number If the specified record number already exists the old data is overwritten Missing or empty fields are set to their default value defined in the PLU Fields Setup Updates Updates existing records if present If the specified record number does not already exist a
25. displayed if your copy of ScaleLink Pro is setup to use nutrition Version 3 of ScaleLink Pro added a new option for handling nutrition data whereby A the same nutrition data can be shared by multiple PLUs Previously each PLU had a separate nutrition data record However this feature is only supported by AstraXT NOTE scales and cannot be used in systems that contain older scale models If nutrition data sharing is enabled the top right of the nutrition dialog displays a list where you can specify the PLUs to which to assign the nutrition data The operation is described below 1 Click the Nutrition button or select Nutrition from the PLU menu This opens the nutrition edit dialog shown below The dialog below shows USA format nutrition The appearance of the dialog may be different for other countries but the operation is the same x Nutrition Serving Size 25 Serving Container 4 Cancel PLU e378 Select Calories 0 Calories from Fat jo Content Percent PORT SALUT Item Content Percent Total Fat 2 grams 2 ice a grams f rate zg sams Pe o P sans P Trans Fat k grams Protein 8 grams f Cholesterol a4 mg i 5 Sugars 2 grams 0 Sodium 123 mE i 2 Vitamin A p Vitamin C fo Calcium p Iron fo 2 Enter the information in each field then click the OK button This saves the nutrition information and if connected sends the information to the scales To assign the nutritio
26. eg if a task has been started or ended by the Windows Task Scheduler Import Sales You can import sales files which have been created outside ScaleLink Pro See Appendix 2 for details on the sale file format Clicking on Add or Edit will bring up the Sale Wizard configuration dialog described below On the first screen you can select a name for the sale 105 4 Enter the sale price changes If you selected Add the Sale Wizard immediately prompts you to start entering price changes If you selected Edit the Sale Wizard displays the price changes from the existing sale Use the buttons on the right of the window to add edit or delete price changes in the sale A If you are using the price zone feature in head office mode you can specify different prices for each zone NOTE Sale Wizard CRINKLE CUT CHIPS STRAIGHT CUT CHIPS CORN COBS DRIPPING LARD 4 Click Next when finished entering price changes 106 5 The Sale Wizard now asks you whether you wish to create Windows Task Scheduler tasks to automatically load the price changes at the specified times If so check the Create Scheduler Tasks button and enter the times to start and end the sale To bypass schedule creation just click the Finish button Sale Wizard x IF you wish you can add tasks in the Windows Task Scheduler file to automatically load the sale prices Check lt Create scheduler tasks then enter the sale start and end times Task
27. error message Scheduler operations are recorded in the ScaleLink Pro event log in the same way as A user operations NOTE If an error occurs for an operation the operation status the left hand column of the scheduler window is set to Error The scheduler does not attempt to execute the error operation again However if the operation is setup to repeat execution at preset intervals the scheduler does try to execute the operation when it is next due even if the current status is Error Off Line Operation If a scheduler operation is executed when one or more scales are out of service for some reason the operation is executed as usual and the database is updated However the scheduler can save the data that would have been sent to the off line scale and automatically sends this data when the scale comes back on line Note however that automatic resending can be disabled by the Disable auto resend of unsent data when scale off line setting in the Options dialog However the scheduler only checks off line scales and performs re sending while the scheduler is running 101 Setting up Scheduler Operations Use the Add Operation Edit Operation and Delete Operation buttons in the scheduler window to setup the scheduler operations Clicking the Add Operation or Edit Operation button opens a scheduler operation edit dialog Edit Scheduler Operation Name Export PLUs gt Timing Date Time Enabl
28. fields are present and the update or default value order in which they appear addition The data must always include the record number which must be the first data field after the optional operation command see below The simplest way to get a list of the column header names and the order in which ScaleLink Pro expects to find the fields is to use the text file export function with output column headers set ON then use a text editor to view the resulting file Also use this method to check which fields are character string fields that must be enclosed in double quotes 155 Text File Import Format Deletions The deletion format consists of the record number only Or if operation commands are used the format consists of the operation command D followed by the record number For example D 0001 deletes record 1 Operation Command If a column header line is present the first field in each record may optionally be an operation command described in B 1 Operations The column header name for the operation command is Cmd Price Zone If a price zone field is present it must be the first field after the PLU number The column header name for the price zone field is PriceZone Description Text Formats Format Explanation Ishida format The description text is output using the same format as in Ishida ID ENQ communications i e contains embedded control characters Line by Line Each line of the description is ou
29. for you to specify which data to load IF21FD Settings Directory path Floppy drive A Current directory Browse If same PLU msg etc No found IF21 file number i C Use database PLU msg etc Use IF21FD file PLU msg etc Load Save all files Select files IT PLUs Item File l Extra Messages l Store Name Address J Coupon Messages I Keyboard Presets Advertising Messages I Campaigns Cancel Enter the IF21 file number The buttons below the Directory path field allow you to specify where to read the files from without having to type in the full directory path If you are importing data from a floppy disk click the Floppy drive A button If importing from other than the A drive either enter the path in the Directory path field or use the Browse button to open a dialog for selecting the path If you do not wish to import all files set the Select files button ON and check the boxes corresponding to the types of file you wish to import Use the buttons at the top right of the dialog to specify whether or not to overwrite existing data in the database Click the OK button to import the specified data from the floppy disk This imports the data from the floppy disk to the ScaleLink Pro database You can now edit the data in the same way as normal 33 Using an IF21FD to Transfer Data to the Scales The following procedure describes how to use the IF21FD to setup the scales with the curre
30. import operations have been setup for your system you can specify the import settings directly The procedure is as follows 1 Click on Import from Database in the Tools menu 2 A Database Import Settings dialog appears for you to set the import parameters as shown on the next page 3 Select either an ODBC data source or a Microsoft Access MDB database file If importing from an ODBC data source enter the connection string Leaving this field blank opens a dialog for you to select the data source 4 In the lower half of the dialog select the type of data to import more than one type can be selected and whether to send the data to the scales 5 Click OK when ready to start the import 88 Database Import Settings x m Database ODBC Data Source Connection Strina C MDB File FoxPro 2 6 DATABASE C My Documents Scale Data No file specified Select File m Data to import M PLUs Price Changes J Extra Messages I Coupons OK V Send to scales Cancel Import Operation and Price Zones The import operation loads the data from the external database and updates the current ScaleLink Pro database New records are added and existing records are overwritten The PLU and price change tables include a price zone field The way the field is interpreted depends on how your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured as follows ScaleLink Pro Mode Pri
31. mouse button the settings are copied instead of being moved that is the settings are not removed from the source key When finished click OK to save your changes and if connected send the settings to the scales 68 6 14 SR 2000 alpha Images SR series only SR series scales have a touch screen which can be programmed by assigning functions such as Calling up a PLU to regions of the screen keys You can also assign bitmap images to each key This section describes how to define the bitmap images used in the touch screen preset keys How to setup the preset keys is described in 6 13 Memo and Index Presets Image sizes Only bitmap images in one of the following three sizes are permitted These sizes correspond to the three preset key sizes Small 66 W x 49 H dots Medium 135 W x 49 H dots Large 135 W x 101 H dots Note SR 2000 images are stored in the site setup file along with the preset key and scale definitions Creating and Editing SR Images 1 Click SR 2000 alpha Images in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing the currently defined images as shown below SR Images Small 2 2 To add a new image click the Add button A File Open dialog appears for you to specify the bitmap file Select the file and click OK If you selected a bitmap that does not match one of the above three permitted sizes a message appears to notify you of this and the bitmap image cannot be added to Scalelink Pro If you se
32. next or previous PLU number A warning message appears if you have not saved your changes to the current PLU Alternatively click on the PLU Search window select the PLU you wish to display then click the Edit button or double click on the PLU in the list to display that PLU in the PLU Edit window Adding a new PLU To add a new PLU click the New PLU button This opens a PLU Search dialog to specify the number of the new PLU Enter the new PLU number then press Return This resets all fields in the Edit window to their default values The new PLU is not saved until you click the Save button Closing the PLU Edit window Click the Close button to close the PLU Edit window A warning message appears if you have not saved your changes to the current PLU Editing Other Scales Data ScaleLink Pro allows you to edit a range of other scales data such as campaigns messages and keyboard presets Use the Scales menu to open dialogs for editing these data Editing a campaign ad Campaigns are not supported by the AstraXT and EMZ series of scales NOTE Click Campaigns in the Scales menu This opens a selection dialog listing the available campaigns Unused campaigns are indicated by Spare Click on a campaign to select then click the Edit button to open a campaign edit dialog or simply double click on the campaign The figure below shows an example campaign edit dialog Name Used in Scalynx Start and end date time only not sent to
33. of the item If none is specified the price at import time is used Specify the new price sale price of the item This field is mandatory This is the start date and time of the sale The date specified in the first line for the sale is used Any different dates specified on latter lines are ignored This is the end date and time of the sale The date specified in the first line for the sale is used Any different dates specified on latter lines are ignored Price zone for which to change price Specifies whether the sale is to be repeated and if so how to repeat the sale lf REPEAT_TYPE is omitted operation defaults to REPEAT_TYPE 0 execute sale once only Specify one of the following codes Value Meaning 0 Execute once only Do not repeat 1 Execute every day at the specified times 2 Execute on the specified days of the week at the specified times Specifies which day s of the week to start the sale This field is only meaningful when REPEAT_TYPE 2 Specify as a string of Y yes and N no characters representing each day of the week starting from Sunday Examples 1 NYNNNNN Start sale each Monday 2 NYNNYNN Start sale each Monday and Thursday Specifies which day s of the week to end the sale This field is only meaningful when REPEAT_TYPE 2 Specify as a string of Y yes and N no characters representing each day of the week starting from Sunday same as START_DOW above 160 Example Sa
34. sale prices e A Windows Scheduler task for restoring the old prices Using the Sale Wizard 1 Select Sale Wizard from the Tools menu and a dialog like the one shown below will appear x None ___ StatDae eaba Ste Add Edit Delete Start Sale Now End Sale Now Refresh List Import Sales The procedure for using the Sale Wizard is as follows 2 A selection list appears like the one below listing all of the sale wizards that have previously been set up Select whether to Add a new sale wizard or Edit or Delete an existing sale wizard Other options are Start Sale Now End Sale Now Refresh List and Import Sales Add Adds a new Sale Wizard to the list See below Edit Edits an existing Sale Wizard See below Delete Deletes an existing Sale Wizard Start Sale Now Starts the selected sale regardless of its preset Start Date Time 104 This will change appropriate PLU prices in the database to the sale price send the sale price to the scales and delete the task scheduler event that was created to start the sale if one was created End Sale Now Ends the selected sale regardless of its preset End Date Time This will change appropriate PLU prices in the database back to their original value send the original value to the scales and delete the task scheduler event that was created to end the sale if one was created Refresh List Refreshes the list of Sale Wizards to reflect any change in status
35. scale being off line LoadSetup Loads the specified general setup file Can only be used when no database is open LoadSiteSetup Loads the specified site setup file Can only be used when no database is open ReadProdFromScales Reads the production totals from the scales and saves in the production database ScheduleClose Closes the currently open schedule file ScheduleExecOp Executes the specified scheduler operation ScheduleExecSched Executes all operations in the currently open schedule file ScheduleOpen Opens the specified schedule file SendToScales Sends the specified records from the database to the scales SendUnsentData Sends any unsent data to the scales SetEventLogFile Temporarily changes the event log file to the specified file Use if you wish to log automation operations separately to user operations C 4 Parameter Codes Some methods use integer codes to specify parameters such as which data to perform the operation for These are listed below Data type Specifies the type of data for which to perform the operation Value Meaning 10 Campaigns Advertising messages Store name and address AC 3000 2 PLUs 3 4 Extra messages 7 8 Coupons 9 Nutrition 11 Campaign PLUs 16 Department 17 Group 29 Extra messages 2 30 Extra messages 3 70 Comment 71 Store name and address AC 4000 EMZ etc 72 Free message 1 73 Free message 2
36. setting controls the operation of the PLU Edit window and Price Change dialog to suit the way the EMZ scales are used Scale supports Set this on if the EMZ scale has a 2 color print head 2 color printing When set on the print color can be specified in the PLU Edit window and other description text fields Message file This setting is intended for use in systems which use both EMZ and mapping AC series scales Both the EMZ and AC series scales support a range of different types of messages extra messages on the AC series free messages and ingredients etc on the EMZ Normally the data for each type of message is maintained separately However if you wish to share messages between the two different types of scale to avoid duplication of data for example you can 129 assign EMZ messages to be used in place of AC series messages For example if you map extra message 1 to free message 1 any changes made to free message 1 in Scalelink Pro are sent to the extra message 1 file on the AC series scales as well as to the free message 1 file on the EMZ scales Important If you enable these fields set the corresponding PLU field to Display OFF in Setup gt Plu Fields For example if you map extra message 1 to free message 1 the extra message 1 field in the PLU data is no longer used so should be removed from the PLU Edit window 130 Setting Up ID ENQ Communications Use the following procedure to setup and test the I
37. status bar at the bottom of the dialog If successful the received data is updated in the ScaleLink Pro database 90 9 Advanced Features and Utilities 9 1 Event Logging 9 1 1 Event Log ScaleLink Pro can generate an event log recording changes to the database and other significant operations This can help you work out what happened in the event of problems You can view the log by clicking View Log in the Tools menu Whether to generate an event log and related settings are specified as part of the general setup See Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store for details Viewing the Log A number of different log display options appear under the View Log sub menu in the Tools menu Selecting Customize opens the following dialog for you to specify the range of the event log to display Select Log Data to View poma _tesayony lastro anoe Select the type of events to display in the top half of the dialog and specify the date range in the bottom half of the dialog Clicking OK outputs the selected data to a temporary text file and opens Notepad to view the file contents 91 9 1 2 PLU Update and Exception Log In addition to the general event log described above two special logs are provided to record changes to PLU data the PLU Update Log and PLUs that are not successfully sent to a particular scale PLU Exception Log The file names and length of time that log entries are kept in the files are
38. that is if differences were found and synchronization was not performed Parameters None Name Boolean DatabaseClose Function Closes the currently open database Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters None 165 Name Boolean DatabaseCompact Function Compacts the currently open database Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters None Name Boolean DatabaseOpen string FileName Function Opens the specified database file Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred or if a database is already open Parameters string FileName Full pathname of database file 166 Name Boolean DeleteRecords integer SendDataType integer StartRecordNo integer EndRecordNo Function Deletes the specified range of records from the database and scales Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters integer SendDataType Specifies the type of data to delete See Data type in C 3 Parameter Codes for details integer StartRecordNo Specifies the start record number to delete Specify zero to delete all records integer EndRecordNo Specifies the end record number to delete Ignored if StartRecordNo 0 delete all Remarks Sends deletion commands to the scales for all records in the specified range regardless of whether the records exist in the database or not 16
39. the Data Save function on the scales You can use an IF21FD backup unit to transfer data between ScaleLink Pro and the scales A quick method of updating PLU prices Selects which database to edit PLUs can be designated as inactive An inactive PLU still appears in ScaleLink Pro screens but is not sent to the scale A PLU profile specifies the range of PLU numbers that are relevant to a particular copy of ScaleLink Pro PLUs excluded from the profile do not appear in ScaleLink Pro screens but remain in the database Data can be loaded from or saved in text file format Data can be loaded from an ODBC data source Allows changes to be made off line then loaded into the scales and database at a latter time In a multi store configuration different PLU settings such as price can be set for each store Manual Chapter gt See Chapter 7 Reports gt See Chapter 3 Communicating with the Scales gt See Chapter 4 Using an IF21FD gt See Chapter 6 Creating and Editing PLUs gt See Chapter 5 The PLU Database gt See Chapter 9 Advanced Features and Utilities gt See Chapter 9 Advanced Features and Utilities See Chapter 8 Importing and Exporting Data See Chapter 8 Importing and Exporting Data gt See Chapter 9 Advanced Features and Utilities gt See Chapter 9 Advanced Features and Utilities 17 Feature Scheduler Automation ScaleLink Pro Setup Description
40. the Report menu to select which PLUs to include in the report Click the Close button 72 7 2 Production Reports The following production reports are available e PLU Production e Department and Group Production e Daily and Weekly Totals e Operator Totals e Operator Override Totals e Hourly Totals For Hong Kong these include rewrap and next day totals Operator totals and hourly totals are not available for some scales versions If not available the Operator Totals and or Hourly Totals commands do not appear in the NOTE Reports menu Accumulating Production Data Totals Before you can display any production reports you must load the production data from the scales click on Load Production Data from Scales in the Comms menu The scales accumulate production data by PLU by operator and by hour The totals on the scales are cleared each time they are read by ScaleLink Pro In other words the scales do not accumulate daily and weekly PLU totals If you require accurate hourly daily and weekly reporting it is important that you load the production data from the scales on a regular basis at least once a day preferably In this case it is recommended that you use the Scheduler to automatically load the production data from the scales at preset intervals Production Data Files The production data loaded from the scales is stored in a database The database file name is the same name as the PLU databa
41. the Setup menu Close all other applications and try again Press the PRINT key on the scales to start the data transfer A message appears on ScaleLink Pro when the transfer completes If an error message appears check that the cable is plugged into the correct connectors 27 Operation WM 3002 Receiving a Data Save File from the Scales NOTE The following explanation assumes that the IF21 communications have been setup correctly In particular the scale type must have been set to WM 3002 The following procedure receives the Data Save file from a WM 3002 wrapper 1 Connect the PC to the wrapper Consult your Ishida agent if you do not know the correct cabling requirements Turn on the wrapper and set to Test Mode Use the Test Mode menu to select DATA SAVE LOAD On ScaleLink Pro click the Comms menu and select Communicate with Scales WM 3002 A dialog appears asking whether to save the current database in IF21 format Select No A dialog appears asking you to specify the directory in which to save the received scale data Specify the desired directory then click OK Use the Data Save screen on the wrapper to send all data to the PC Refer to the wrapper manual for details During communications ScaleLink Pro displays a dialog indicating the progress of the data transfer When communications is complete click the Close button in this dialog If the transfer was successful a dialog opens asking you whether
42. the settings are copied instead of being moved that is the settings are not removed from the source key Click the Upper Lower or Keysheet buttons to select which type of information to display in the keyboard window Ishida scales have a shift key so you can define two meanings for each key The Lower key is the key meaning when the shift key is pressed Set the display magnification Displays the scale name Selecting Set Default from the Keyboard menu opens a key edit dialog to define the default key settings The default key settings relate to the keysheet template only and specify the default background color and font etc Selecting Clear Changes from the Keyboard menu undoes any changes made to the keyboard since it was last saved Selecting Delete Keyboard from the Keyboard menu deletes the keyboard from the database and deletes all preset key settings on the scale Selecting Copy Keyboard from the Keyboard menu opens a scale selection dialog Select a scale to copy all the key settings from that scale You can copy a keyboard from a scale with a different keyboard layout e g AC 3000 to AstraXT but you will need to rearrange the key positions manually after copying Select Import Keyboard Template from the Keyboard menu to import a keysheet template file created using the Ishida Keysheet Template utility program 57 6 8 Operators This defines the names of the scale operators The names defined here are
43. used in the operator totals report 1 Click Operators in the Scales menu 2 A dialog appears listing any existing operators Click the Add button to add a new operator or select an operator in list and click the Edit button to edit that operator 3 Enter the operator name and ID number in the dialog shown below then click the OK button to save your changes and if connected send the operator data to the scales Edit Operator Operator ID ji Cancel Name Operator 4 58 6 9 Store Name and Address AC 3000 AstraXT AC 4000 and SR 2000 This defines the store name and address printed on PLU labels A 1 The store name and address is stored separately for AC 4000 and other scale models This is because the AC 4000 supports formatted text but the other scales do NOTE not If your system includes both AC 4000 and other scale models two separate menu commands will appear in the Scales menu for editing store data In this cse you must enter your store name and address twice 2 This function is not used on EMZ series scales See section 6 10 Store Settings for details of how to set the store name and address on an EMZ series scale 1 Click Store Name AC 3000 AsiraXT or Store Name AC 4000 in the Scales menu 2 If your system supports multiple stores A dialog opens displaying a list of stores Click on a scale ID to select then click the Edit button or simply double click on a scale ID This opens a stor
44. x is a digit All files with the same extension e g 001 belong to the same set of data Note that you must first receive data from the WM 3002 before you can send data back This is a restriction imposed by the way the Data Save function works on the WM 3002 24 Operation AC 3000 Receiving a Data Save File from the Scales The following procedure receives the Data Save file from an AC 3000 series scale ls Connect the PC to the scale via an RS 485 to RS 232 converter Consult your Ishida agent if you do not know the correct cabling requirements Turn on the scales and set to Test Mode Use the Test Mode menu to select DATA SAVE LOAD Select TRANSFER FILE enter the IF21 FILE NO enter 1 and press the Enter key twice Use the key to select SEND MASTER FILE Leave the scales in this state and move to the PC Do not start sending the file yet Click the Comms menu and select Receive Data Save A dialog appears indicating that ScaleLink Pro is ready to receive data from the scales If an error message appears it is possible that another application is using the serial port The serial port is specified in Comms ID ENQ in the Setup menu Close all other applications and try again Press the PRINT key on the scales to start the data transfer A message appears on ScaleLink Pro when the transfer completes If an error message appears check that the cable is plugged into the correct connectors If the t
45. 0 excluding New Zealand AstraXT SR series Ingredients AC 3000 New Zealand only EMZ series POP messages EMZ series AC 4000 Taiwan only AstraXT Taiwan only SR series Storage temperature EMZ series Storage instructions Free messages 1 to 5 SR and EMZ series Origin message EMZ series Comment message EMZ series POP messages are available on all scale models However on most AC series and AstraXT scales the messages are predefined in the scale memory and cannot be modified by Scalelink Pro The operation is the same for all types of message Creating and Editing Messages 1 Click the appropriate command in the Scales menu to open a dialog like that shown below displaying the currently defined messages REFRIGERATE KEEP REFRIGERATED k FAMILY PACK a 42kKPET FOOD ONLY 50 2 Click the Add button to create a new message or click on an existing message to select then click the Edit button to edit the message or simply double click on a message A dialog opens to edit the message Edit Extra Message Name Message No 1 Msg No fi F z Label Font 1036 2 v Bold Rev Halic Uline Width 60 X EXAMPLE EXTRA MESSAGE E zi Extra message 1 Leneth 3 00mm INS 3 Enter the message name The name entered here appears in the message selection dialog step 2 above 4 Enter the message text The operation of the message text field is described below 5 Optional
46. 000 alpha Images in the Scales menu You can also go directly to the image edit window from this dialog by clicking the Edit Images button The operation is described in 6 14 SR 2000 alpha Images Note You can only select images with the same size as the key small medium or large Changing the key size clears the image ID setting When finished click OK to close the dialog and return to the Edit SR 2000 alpha Presets dialog 5 When finished click OK to save your changes and if connected send the settings to the scales 65 Creating and Editing Memo Presets t Click Memo Presets SR 2000 alpha in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all EMZ and SR scales defined in the system Only one set of memo presets can be defined for each scale 2 Click on a scale to select then click the Edit button or simply double click on the scale If you have selected an EMZ series scale this opens an Edit Memo Presets dialog as shown below Edit Memo Presets 1003 1011 ALMONDS J APRICOT TURKISH 3 To assign a PLU to a key select the key and click Edit or double click on the key Similarly to remove a PLU from a key select the key and click Delete You can use the mouse to drag settings from one key to another If you hold down the CTRL key when you release the mouse button the settings are copied instead of being moved that is the settings are not removed from the source key Note that the scale has a Shi
47. 000 preset key images November Appendix Added explanation of price zone setting in user access 2004 A 2 control Added explanation of setting PLU active inactive as a price zone field 11th January 3 2x Appendix C_ Updated list of integer codes used as Automation 2005 method parameters 25th January 3 24d 6 13 Added explanation of default key for SR presets 2005 Contents Te Introduction nerne whew eat ieee eee eee even oe Baa ee ee eee ede ccens 1 How to Us This Manual 13 4235 sic ascicnoten Avis nied cieishavnd ine enh hase a Ri 1 2 Getting Started 3 i 8 ac8 ai Miah ai aks aA hh atin Ain iad As aiid aha Rie ables 2 Which Communications Link are You USing ee ceeecssseceseeeeeseceeesecneeseceaeeecsaecaeesesaeeeeens 2 Starting Scale Link Proz pitoe e ss avbaasaecasbtes aia chaytonidvcyas E Eaa ANERE EEs ias 4 Findings a PEU eii etiri scpused cs te Se RR O Neea Eara A detest erties eet 5 If you know the PLU number cossin n ae en E Eea Eaa E pen TEE o Ea Ea 5 If you know some or all of the PLU name sseseseeeseeeeesesesrsiseeerersesesesrterersrsesrereererese 5 If you do not know the PLU number or name ssssessesseseeseeeisreerererrersererrersersesrereererese 5 Adding a New PEU ciii epora e rae E aeae EEEE ES E Aaa EE EEE kal 5 Editing and Deleting PLUS urnar re e e a anre A eaa aS 5 To edit the selected PEU poroi rnar a a a A A S ES eaters 5 To delete the selected PEU ssis pestec seisis i
48. 30 mm Height 30 Bottom fo Length Tray fo Weight Tray Shape Standard 7 Wrap Pos 1 Ho rizontal 7 Film fo Weight Auto Dete ct Search Tray 7 Horiz Pos 1 Pattern 1 M Recycle fo No Film Selection Right M Vert Pos 1 Pattern 6 M Lift Selection Small 7 Wrap Pos 2 Horizontal 7 Wrap Pos 3 Horizontal 7 Wrap Speed Fast 7 Horiz Pos 2 Pattern 1 x Horiz Pos 3 Pattern 1 x Tray Search include x Vert Pos 2 Pattern 6 7 vert Pos 3 Pattern 6 x 3 Enter the tray size and other tray settings then click the OK button to save your changes and if connected send the tray settings to the scales Deleting Tray Settings 1 To delete a tray from the system click Tray Settings in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all the trays defined in your system 2 Click on a tray to select then click the Delete button A confirmation dialog appears Click OK to delete the tray 61 6 12 Department and Group AC 4000 SR 2000 and EMZ series only This specifies the department and group names to use on the scale A This function is not the same as the department and group codes used within Scalelink Pro The Scalelink Pro department and group code function is intended for NOTE use with AC 3000 series scales and is typically disabled when Scalelink Pro is used with EMZ series scales to avoid confusion between the two functions The Scalelink Pro department and group code function is described in the Setting Up Dep
49. 7 Name Boolean ExportTextFile string ExportName string FileName Function Executes the specified text file export operation Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters string ExportName Name of a text file export operation that has been defined via Text File Export in the Setup menu string FileName Full pathname of output text file Remarks If an empty string is specified in the FileName parameter a File Save As dialog opens for the user to select the output text file 168 Name Boolean ExportTextFileEx string FileName integer ExportFormat integer ExportDataType boolean OutputHeaders integer DescTextFormat boolean IncludePriceZone integer PriceZone boolean ExportByScale boolean UsePosCode boolean UseScaleNames Function Performs text file export based on the specified parameters Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters string FileName Full pathname of output text file integer ExportFormat Specifies the export format Value Meaning 0 Comma delimited 1 Tab delimited 2 Custom format SE Asia integer ExportDataType Specifies the type of data to export See Data type in C 3 Parameter Codes for details boolean OutputHeaders Specifies whether to output column headers integer DescTextFormat Specifies the format for outputting description text Value Meaning 0 Ishida format 1 Line by line boolean IncludePriceZone Speci
50. 74 Free message 3 75 Free message 4 76 Free message 5 77 Free message name 78 Origin message 79 Storage temperature 80 Storage instructions 163 Import export format Specifies the format to use for text file import or export integer ExportFormat Specifies the export format ValueMeaning 0 Comma delimited 1 Tab delimited 2 Custom format SE Asia 3 Custom format Wal Mart Descrption text format Specifies the format to use for description text Value Meaning 0O Ishida format 1 Line by line Import operation Specifies the import operation Value Meaning 0 Add records overwrite existing records 1 Update records 2 Delete records 164 C 5 Method Details Name Boolean ClearProdDatabase Function Deletes all existing data from the production database Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters None Name Boolean CompareScalesVsDb long SyncScales Function Receives PLU data from all scales and compares with the current database contents Details of any differences are logged for each scale in the file CompareResultsScaleXXX txt where XXX is the scale ID number If SyncScales is non zero and differences are found PLU data is sent to or deleted from each scale so that the scale data matches the database Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Also returns False if differences between the database and scale are still present
51. Click Add to create a new PLU range 3 Enter the PLU range and an optional comment then click OK 4 Continue until you have added all the PLU ranges used in this store or department 140 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro Users ScaleLink Pro allows you to define a user name and password for authorized users and to restrict access to specific functions Do I need this feature You need to define user settings if you wish to control user access to the ScaleLink Pro functions User access control is automatically disabled if no users are defined In this case ScaleLink Pro does not prompt for a user name and password at startup and all users can access all functions Use the following procedure to setup the ScaleLink Pro users for your site 1 Click on Users in the Setup menu 2 Click Add to create a new user This opens the dialog shown below 3 Enter the user name and password then set the access permissions and other user settings on both the tabs described below Click OK when finished 4 Continue until you have added all the required users then click Close to exit the Edit User Settings dialog Edit User E x User Settings General User Settings Reports and Data Import Export User Settings AC 4000 EMZ Settings PLU Access Permissions Name M Price Changes Password PLU Field Enable Disable Copy settings from default user profile General Access Permissions View Delete Update Price Zone
52. D ENQ communication link to the scales See Which Communications Link above ID ENQ communication links can use either RS 232C or TCP IP communications 1 Check that the scales or MSCU are turned on and the necessary cabling is connected 2 In ScaleLink Pro click the Setup menu and select Options Check that the Enable Online Comms check box is ON and that Daisy chained comms link is set correctly then click OK 3 Click on Comms Online in the Setup menu to open the Communication Links dialog 4 Click the Add button to create a new communication link 5 Select the type of communication link RS 232C TCP IP or AstraXT 6 This opens a dialog shown below for the type of communications link specified Set the comms link name and other parameters described below When finished click OK to exit the dialog 7 If using more than one communication link repeat steps 4 to 6 until you have created all the required communication links 8 Click OK to save the settings and exit the dialog At any time you can check the current link statuses or reconnect a link that has become disconnected See Chapter 3 Communicating with the Scales The comms link setup dialog format differs depending on whether Daisy chained AN comms link is set on or off The following examples are for Daisy chained comms NOTE link OFF RS 232 Settings Dialog x Link Scales connected to serial port Scale Type Default scale type X Price Zone Use
53. Data Save in the File menu writes the database data into the specified file This closes the current database creates a new empty database and imports the data from the specified Data Save file The database is assigned the same file name as the Data Save file e g If the Data Save file is backup dsv the database is created as backup pld If backup pld already exists it is overwritten This imports the file contents into the currently open database The following two flags only apply when this option is selected If the same PLU No message No or other scale data ID is found in both the Data Save file and database the database data is left unchanged 126 Item Explanation Use Data Save file If the same PLU No message No or other scale data ID is found in PLU msg etc both the Data Save file and database the database is overwritten with the data from the Data Save file Label Sizes ScaleLink Pro uses the label size information to control word wrapping when entering product description text and similar and to warn you if the length of product description is too long for the label Set all the different label widths and maximum description text lengths used in your store The label widths and lengths set here appear as options in the description size width and length menus when editing PLUs and messages If different label formats are used for set ranges of PLUs enter the start and end PLU No for each label format
54. Defaults X Cancel I Comms log ON Log No file selected Change File M Add 1 day to shelf life Max Description 1 000 bytes standard 7 Tare Format Standard Text Length Filtering Communication Settings Serial Pot CO Baud Rate 9600 x Add a Data Bits 7 X Parity EVEN z Edit Stop Bits Hardware flow control M Delete l RTS Only send records in specified range 131 TCP IP Settings Dialog Scales Comms Link TCP IP pe x UR RNARE Scales connected via TCP IP Scale Type Default scale type Cancel V Enable Link Piles Zar Use Defaults A Link No 2 Tl Comms log ON Log File No file selected Assume 8 bit comms link to scales Change File M Add1 day to shelf life Max Description 1000 bytes standard Tare Format Standard gt Text Length Filtering TCP IP Settings Port No 3001 au IP eee 22 E EE p Po Edit Communication Timeout sec b Delete M Use UDP protocol Only send records in specified range Communication link settings Item Explanation Enable link You can disable a link that is not currently being used This avoids unwanted error messages if a link is unavailable for some reason Link name Specify the link name The name specified here is used to identify the link in other setting dialogs The type of scale connected to this communications link Set Default
55. Disable button B Connected Not Connected The connected status of a comms link basically indicates whether or not the most recent attempt to communicate with the scale was successful If a communication attempt fails due to the scale not responding the scale status is set to not connected and no further data send receive operations are attempted for that scale However send requests are still saved in the request queue for resending when the scale comes back on line A not connected comms link becomes connected again when a communication attempt to the scale is successful Communication attempts to a not connected scale can be initiated manually by clicking the Test Link button from the Comms Status dialog or automatically at preset intervals currently 60seconds if data is waiting to be sent to the scale The following section describes the operation for disabled or not connected scales 22 Off Line Operation If one or more scales are out of service for some reason you can continue to edit scale data in ScaleLink Pro as usual ScaleLink Pro saves the data that would have been sent to the off line scale and automatically sends this data when the scales come back on line ScaleLink Pro automatically checks the link to off line scales that have data waiting at periodic intervals The checking operates in the background If an off line scale if detected again any outstanding data for that scale is sent au
56. ET a 122 Custom L g Settings ossoa oaeee sient E E AEE TES EEE ANR E Aa EE ENE aie 123 M lti Store Settings r eee a E a A EE E aa A E RESE E E 125 Data Save Settings erino reee a AK E S E e MA 126 eo ES A E E E E A hiner as hh Dae 127 EMZ Settings iraani eae a aE EEE nicl Andee Taaa Sa See Na sates 129 Setting Up ID ENQ Communications s eseseseseeeeeeseeeseeeeeessesesteteeretsrseseseserseseerrersreeseseee 131 Setting Up Data Save Communications sseeesesesesesreeieerestseserretesstsreteeretsersereetrersserseseee 135 Setting Up Department and Group Codes seseseeeeesesesesessestererresesestsesreererssrsesrerrersessrseseee 136 Settings Up Departments sneren e e ote irda a s 138 Setting Up the PLU Range Profile eee eeeseseceseeecesecseesecseeseceecneeeeesaeceeeaecaeeseeneseesaees 140 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro Users sccceescesesseccistestieeugeseve nE EE R 141 Disabling User Access Controls isesi iren nE ii E E E Ea EEND E SiE E 143 Using the User Access Control Feature to Customize ScaleLink Pro eseseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 143 Settim Up User Profiless neironi ner e oes arches outa ulate NN 144 Setting Up Pice ZoneSi naaier ee eeiam atacand e a a a eines 144 Setting Up Text File Import and Export cee ccesecssesecseseeceseeecssecaeesecseseeaseeesaeeaeeseenees 146 Setting Up Database Import 0 eee ee ecesecseesecneeeececeeeecsaeceesecaeesecneesecsaeceeaecaeeeeeneseeeaees 148 Setting Up Default Line Fonts inie eener e
57. LU menu To change markdown prices select Markdown Price Changes from the PLU menu This opens a price change dialog PLU Price Changes Description BEEF EYE FLT WHOLE Cancel OK PLU Number 1014 Select lt lt Prev Next gt gt 2 Enter the new price and press Enter This saves the specified price and if connected sends the price change to the scales A PLU search dialog opens automatically for you to select the next PLU number This feature is useful if you have a list of PLU price changes to make that are not in sequential order If Scalelink Pro is configured to have multiple prices per PLU use the TAB key to move from one price field to the next then press ENTER as described above to save the changes and move to the next PLU The intention is to allow you to change a large number of prices with the minimum number of keystrokes 3 If necessary use the mouse to click the lt lt Prev Next gt gt or Select button to find the desired PLU number Clicking the Select button opens a PLU selection dialog The PLU selection dialog operates in the same way as the PLU Search window see Finding a PLU above 4 When finished click the OK button to save the currently displayed price change or Cancel button to close the dialog without saving 41 Nutrition This feature edits the nutrition data for the selected PLU Nutrition data is only used in some countries The Nutrition button and menu item are only
58. NE EES Ta TEE Ees 92 9 2 Departments ienesis earra e EEE ea a EEE Ea EEE EE Eae TE EE ASOKE ESEE ESS 93 93 PEU Range Profileren ennn eE aE E S AAEE EE E EE E at 94 DASPLU ACtiVe INact ve sarni a aar E a a e cen el wena ees 95 PER Batch AY Koa eE EE E E a E 96 Using Batch Modeniroese iiin pee ira a iis sl a esol aiaei ea 96 Batch Mode and Department 20 0 0 eee ia eiae E e E Ea iE 96 Loading A Bath File iscsi rrr a a a E a a epseisn rete stbansapindistdsaseiees 97 O16 PLICEZOMES ars E E S E EE E E SE E EES 98 9 7 User Access Control airen eee eE EEE EE E E E EE EE E EEEE EEEE 99 9 8 Scheduler cri r ea e E EEE E E EEE EEE EEEE E EEPE E E EEE EEr E EEEE 100 Starting the Scheduler Program senrsieeisieciceesseserierisesseresessesircecteeri ecseseri ere recre isser ee 100 Running the Scheduler ingis eaea aa E E A a ath 101 Error Handli tenenan a A e ari a R E E a se 101 Off line Op ration nisaire h a e a a A E E TE 101 Setting up Scheduler Operations s ssss eesesseseeesseseresstseeresesessesesestcnesesssreserecsenensenesessesrsese 102 9 9 Sale Wizard een ie aa a EEEE E ET E EE E E tesa ERS 104 Whiat the Sale Wizard DOES niseni it seori teses seoan oeste se apio tn ores re rora A SEPA EEEREN ESES E E SEER 104 Using th Sale Wizards seene rete eae nr Eara REE Seiren E EAEE EE EREE EE 104 SN FOKAUTOMALION AEREE ONE E ay EES EEE EEEE N E AE EE E E A EEE OEN 109 Supported Features asies osas Aee iure Assist OKENE beni EE EE eS ea
59. RES E E EE EEEE beac eves atees sopuesaees aguas eee ohateas gata MAL se odo aetee ts aN 50 Creating and Editing Messages siibut ei aeter o en eee E Ea aE Tna e 50 Deletitig a Message ioniseren ine aR A EE EEEE EE A E OT aren 52 6 6 Campai SN Seiri iaeei ea a ou E iaa aoe EEEE SEET st 53 Creating and Editing Campaigns sci ceesscsssscseeeeceseeecesecseesccsececsaeceessecseeseesecaeeseeneeseeeas 53 Deleting a Campai tn niser ds teehee bv Se ate aig vs ras ese Shee ae ees ote sue eee ates 54 6 7 Keyboard Presets riensi iesise irous see renne EE E EEE EASES re EE TESNE S ESSEE 55 Managing Keyboard Data cece eecsssccssseecsseeeeesecseesecsaesccsaeceesaecaeesecnaeseesaecaeesecaeesesnaeseeeas 55 Creating and Editing Keyboard Presets cssessscsesscsseseceseeeeesecseesecnaeeeceaecaseaecseeseenaeeeeeas 55 6 8 Operators sce E E T EE 58 6 9 Store Name and Address AC 3000 AstraXT AC 4000 and SR 2000 cccceeceeeeeeeeees 59 6 10 Store Settings EMZ series ONLY es eecesesssesecseeseceseeecesceseeecssecseesecseesecsaeeeesaecateseeneseeeaeeess 60 Creating and Editing Store Settings cee ceeecsesecseeeceecsseeeeesecseesecnessecsaeceessecsessesnaeseeeas 60 Deleting Store Settings siicsascesnie ites eh eit eee eat aie 60 6 11 Tray Settings EMZ Series only Jepson topirea EA E E ilps 6l Creating and Editing Tray Settings eecseeseseersesssesereseseceersssesteeveesrrstsisesrteorresesteereroeresestedes 61 Deleting Tray
60. ScaleLink Pro USER GUIDE For Version 3 24 January 2005 ISHIDA CO LTD Copyright 2001 2004 Ishida Co Ltd Japan No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical without permission in writing from Ishida Co Ltd Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Revision History Date Program Page Sectio Description Version n 4th July 2003 3 11 35 Added note about ADO version of ScaleLink Pro 4th July 2003 3 2 107 Updated system requirements section 18th Nov 2003 3 21 86 144 Added explanation of e mail settings Ist April 2004 3 22 59 1 Revised explanation of store name amp address for 122 AC 4000 2 Added additional explanation of label size settings 18th June 3 22b 96 Removed reference to being able to disable the auto 2004 resend feature and automatic checking of off line scales as this can no longer be disabled 30th June 3 22c 110 114 Updated explanation of Options setup dialog to match 2004 recent changes 30th June 3 22c 7 1 Added explanation of price zones in PLU list report 2004 8th May 2004 3 22c 3 1 9 8 Added note that automatic resending to scale can be disabled 8th August 3 23 2 6 5 6 9 Added SR 2000 support 2004 6 12 6 13 29th October 3 24 6 13 6 14 Added support for SR 2000 preset key images 2004 71 3 26th 3 24c 6 13 Revised support for SR 2
61. ScaleLink Pro operations such as loading data from a text file can be set to execute at a specified time ScaleLink Pro supports Activex automation This means ScaleLink Pro operations can be controlled from scripting languages such as Visual Basic or Java script Configures ScaleLink Pro for your scales system Manual Chapter See Chapter 9 Advanced Features and Utilities gt See Chapter 9 Advanced Features and Utilities gt See Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store 18 3 Communicating with the Scales ScaleLink Pro provides two different methods of communicating with the scales On line On line communications requires a master scale control unit MSCU or a communication scale with communications hardware a master board The main features are e Connects to the scales via the serial port on the PC RS232C or via the LAN TCP IP e Changes made on ScaleLink Pro can be sent to the scales immediately even if the scales are in use e Operation is fully automatic Data Save The Data Save function is primarily provided on the scales as a means of AC 3000 data backup and restore The main features are WM 3000 The Data Save function saves or restores a complete set of scale data at a time The backed up data can be stored on the PC and modified by ScaleLink Pro e Available on AC 3000 scales and WM 3000 series wrappers Operation is different for each model e Requires a speci
62. Seta gs hernen aie a niri EAR cheng A edhe dees 61 6 12 Department and Group AC 4000 SR 2000 and EMZ series only ceeseseeeeneeeeeteeeees 62 Creating and Editing EMZ Department and Group Names cceeeesesceteceeeeecneeeeeneeeeeens 62 Deleting EMZ Department and Group Names c secseeccsseeeceseceeeseceeceaecaessecaeeeeenaeseeeas 62 6 13 Memo and Index Presets EMZ and SR series only ceecceeceseceeceseeeceeeeeneeeeeeneeeneeeseees 63 SR PRESETS OVERVIEW A E AAEE ENNE EE A seus todas eg oe E EEE AE EEA 63 Creating and Editing SR Presets sssc csecsosesessssesesesoesnensevsncuonsesesevsnesensassnenenesenseresesene 63 Creating and Editing Memo Presets ccssssessssceseseceseeeessecscesesecaeesecneeseesaeeeesaecateseeneeaes 66 Creating and Editing Index Presets ccsescssecscesecseeeecseeeecaeeeessecseesecnesseesaeeeeeaecateeeeneeaes 67 6 14 SR 2000 alpha Images SR series only ceeeesseescseesecsseeeceseceeesecneesecsaeeeesaecaeeseeaesaeeeeenees 69 Creating and Editing SR Images s s s ee eseeecsesscseeseceseeeessecaeesecneeeecsaesaseceaecaeesecseeeesnaeseeeas 69 Fs EA O EE E S E ooginide vn OAE AE E E aeeceiemdedy costes 71 7 1 The PLU and Message Repor Sio asctesi ieis eee eE S aSo E EEE E EEES REE 71 7 2 Production Reports sinocni a E ean E a es eee 73 Accumulating Production Data Totals ccecsescsesecsseceeseceseceeesecseesecneeeesaeeeeaecateseeneaes 73 Producti
63. This opens a PLU Selection dialog for you to specify the PLU number The next free PLU number appears as the default Enter the PLU number then click OK Next the PLU Edit window opens displaying the data for the new PLU The fields in the lower half of the window are set to their default values The specified PLU number is set in the PLU number field but you can change the number if desired A warning message appears if you try to save the PLU with the same number as an existing PLU The operation of the PLU Edit window is described in 6 2 Using the PLU Edit Window 2 Enter the PLU description and other data then click the Save button This saves the PLU in the database and sends the PLU to the scales if connected 3 Click the Close button to close the window and return to the PLU Search window Use the procedure described in Finding a PLU above to check that the PLU has been added 39 Editing or Deleting a PLU iF Use the procedure described in Finding a PLU above to find the PLU to edit or delete Click on the PLU in the list to select 2 To edit the PLU click the Edit PLU button select Edit PLU from the PLU menu or double click on the PLU in the list This opens a PLU Edit window displaying the data for the selected PLU The operation of the PLU Edit window is described in 6 2 Using the PLU Edit Window 3 To delete the PLU click the Delete PLU button A dialog opens asking you to confirm whether to delete the PLU Tak
64. U digits e g set to 9999 for 4 digit PLUs 999999 for 6 digit PLUs etc The maximum is 99999999 8 digit PLUs 117 Item Explanation Max Extra Message No Max Coupon No Max Campaign No Max Store No Preset Keys Display font Password Password protect Specifies the maximum allowed extra message No Specify 99 if your scale supports 2 digit extra message numbers and 9999 for 4 digit extra message numbers The maximum is 99999999 8 digit Extra Messages Set these to the number supported by your scales Opens a dialog to set the code to use for each preset key meaning e g PLU Tare etc Different scale versions use different codes Set the correct codes for the type of scale system you are connecting to Refer to your Ishida agent for details Sets the font used in description text fields If using non English characters you must set a font for the character set e g Thai Korean used by your scales If desired you can password protect the setup menu commands to prevent users from making unauthorized changes To enable the password function set Password protect ON and enter a password in the Password field This is independent of the User Access Control function NOTE If you forget the password press Ctrl Alt P in the PLU Search window This displays the current password If you have a system with both AC 3000 and AstraXT or AC 4000 scales always set these values to match th
65. a database busy error if you try to open a database that is already open by another user To allow multi user operation set the Multi user database access MDB only check box ON in the Options dialog see Multi User Installation in Appendix A 1 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro ata New Store Normally ScaleLink Pro operates by taking a snapshot of the database when it starts up and writes changes to the database each time you save a record When multi user access is set ON ScaleLink Pro reads the latest copy of PLU or other data records when you open the edit window or dialog for that record This updates the record with any changes made by other users However any changes made by another user while you are editing a record do not appear on your screen Saving a record updates the entire record in the database and overwrites any changes made previously by yourself or another user Note however that records added by other users are not visible until you close and reopen the database Similarly records deleted by other users do not disappear from ScaleLink Pro until you close and reopen the database 37 6 Editing PLUs and Other Scales Data This section describes how to manage PLU data 6 1 Using the PLU Search Window The PLU search window opens automatically when you start ScaleLink Pro Use the PLU Search window for the following operations Note Screen appearance may differ depending on how your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured
66. a line containing the field names column titles as the first line of the text file These are useful for identifying the meaning of each column when the text file in imported into Excel for example Column titles are also used by the text file import function to identify the order in which fields appear in the text file A Special custom formats may also be added from time to time for specific customers These are not covered by the ScaleLink Pro documentation Contact your Ishida NOTE agent if you require details Using Pre Defined Text File Export Operations ScaleLink Pro has the ability to define standard text file export operations This avoids the need to specify the export parameters each time you perform an export operation See Setting Up Text File Import and Exportin Appendix A 2 for details on defining standard text file export operations The procedure for exporting PLU and other scales data to a text file when standard text file import operations have been setup for your system is as follows 1 Click on Export to Text File in the Tools menu 2 A Select Text Export dialog opens listing the available export operations Select the desired operation and click the Select button to start the export 3 Alternatively if you wish to specify the export settings directly click the Customize button Subsequent operation is described below Select Text Export Standard PLU expo PLU production export PLU prices expor
67. age buttons to select which page to program The operation of Index Presets is similar except that you can select up to eight ranges of PLU number per key instead of a single PLU 14 Editing the store name and address Click Store Name Address in the Scales menu This opens a dialog for editing the store name and address Enter the desired text and click the OK button to save This setting is not used on EMZ series scales Editing store settings EMZ series scales only Click Store Settings in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing the store definitions Use the Add Edit and Delete buttons to add edit or delete store settings For example select a store setting in the list and click Edit to open the dialog shown below for editing the store data store Settings k x Font js mall z i Italic Uline Framed Name Ishida Corporation Kyoto Japan Price No Price Master 2 M POS Flag Source PLU Master x Print Flag Store Name x NON13 POS Flag Print Store Name on 5 Bottom Label Print M NONG POS Flag k Top Lakel Format fo PLU13 POS Flag jas Bottom Label Format fo PLUS POS Flag jas Printer Selection i Reg Code Printer O Use PLU Master i Bottom Label Type None gt POS Code Type Use System Setting z Top Bar Code Use System Setting z Specify the desired settings then click OK to save 15 Editing tray settings EMZ series scales only Click Tray Settings in the Sc
68. al adapter RS 232C to RS 485 converter to connect to the serial port on the PC e Data transfer is initiated manually using the menu in ScaleLink Pro and using Test Mode on the scales Astra AstraXT Similar to the Data Save function this is primarily provided as a means of serial data backup and restore The main features are communication A complete set of scale data is sent or received at a time Data is received or sent into or out of the ScaleLink Pro database e Applicable to Astra and AstraXT scales e The connection to the scale uses the serial port on the PC e Data transfer is initiated manually using the menu in ScaleLink Pro and using Registration Mode on the scales Your copy of ScaleLink Pro should have been configured for one or more methods when installed If unsure consult with the person responsible for installing You need to know which communication method to use as the operation of ScaleLink Pro differs depending on the method used The following explanation assumes that you have decided which system you are going to use the appropriate cabling is installed and ScaleLink Pro is configured correctly See Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store or consult with your Ishida agent for further information If you have an Ishida IF21FD backup unit it is also possible to use ScaleLink Pro without a communications link to the scales In this case you use the Import IF21FD and Export IF21FD commands in th
69. al value for a specified range of PLUs totaled by date day or week The following options are available for specifying the range of PLUs to total e List totals for a single PLU or a specified range of PLU numbers e _ List totals for all PLUs with a specified department and group code e Calculate totals for a specified scale comms link only or for all scales e Specify the range of dates to list The department code means the department field in the PLU This is not the same as the Departments function an optional function that may not be used on your copy of ScaleLink Pro The procedure for printing a daily or weekly report is as follows Ak If necessary click Print Setup in the File menu to check the printer settings 2 Click Daily Totals or Weekly Totals in the Reports menu to open a report setup dialog 3 Select the various options from the dialog then click OK to open the report window 4 The operation of the report window is the same as for the Department and Group production report described above If you wish to print the report click the Print button 5 When finished click the Close button to close the report window 79 Operator Totals and Operator Override Totals Reports The operator totals report lists the production totals quantity total weight and total value for each operator The operator override report lists discounts and unit price overrides for each operator but is only available on t
70. aleLink Pro The operation of the scale may vary somewhat from that described below depending NOTE on which Astra model you are using If in doubt consult the Astra Operation Manual 2 ScaleLink Pro is now ready to receive data from the scale However to start the transfer you need to perform the following operations on the scale Remove any keysheet from the Astra keyboard to expose the programming keyboard 3 On the Astra enter 9000 using the numeric keys on the right then press the MODE key The scale display shows registration indicating registration mode 4 Next press the down arrow key a number of times until communication Astra or RS 232C AstraXT appears 5 Press the ENTER key once to display Send Data again to display All Data then a third time to start sending data Alternatively when All Data is displayed press the down arrow to select the type of data to send then press ENTER to start sending data If the data transfer is successful the scale will display Sending then Data Sent OK then All Data 6 Go back to the PC If the data transfer is successful the received data will be updated in the database If unsuccessful an error message will appear 30 Sending Data to the Scale The procedure is as follows The example screens are for the AstraXT but Astra operation is largely identical 1 Click the Serial Comms Astra AstraXT Send AstraXT or Send Astra Th
71. ales If you have an Ishida IF21FD backup unit it is also possible to use ScaleLink Pro without a communications link to the scales In this case you use the IF21FD unit to copy data between the scale and a floppy disk and use the Import IF21FD and Export IF21FD commands in ScaleLink Pro s File menu to read and write data on the floppy disk Before setting up ScaleLink Pro you must have decided which system you are going to use you can use more than one method and have installed the appropriate cabling Consult with your Ishida agent for further information 114 Networks Containing More Than One Type of Scale ScaleLink Pro can support scale networks that contain more than one type of scale Three generations of scale are supported by ScaleLink Pro the AC 2000 series AC 3000 series and AstraXT Each generation supports a different set of functions There are also some differences between models within each generation but these are generally small The System Type setting in the General 1 page of the Options dialog described in Setting Up the ScaleLink Pro Software below specifies the default set of supported functions For example if AC 3000 is selected AstraXT functions such as extra messages 2 and 3 are hidden Take note of the following points when setting this parameter e f mixing AC 2000 and AC 3000 scales select AC 3000 e f mixing AC 3000 and AstraXT scales select AC 3000 to hide the AstraXT specific f
72. ales menu This opens a dialog listing the tray definitions Use the Add Edit and Delete buttons to add edit or delete tray settings For example select a tray in the list and click Edit to open the dialog shown below for editing the tray data Edit EMZ Tray Tray ID fl OK if Name d Cancel 200 mm Lensth 200 130 mm Width 130 30 mm Height 3 Bottom Length Ln Tray Weight Tray Shape Standard 7 Wrap Pos 1 Horizontal 7 Film Weight Auto Dete ct Search Tray 7 Horiz Pos 1 Pattern 1 7 Recycle No Film Selection Right M Vert Pos 1 Pattern 6 7 Lift Selection Small 7 Wrap Pos 2 Horizontal 7 Wrap Pos 3 Horizontal 7 Wrap Speed Fast 7 Horiz Pos 2 Pattern1 Horiz Pos 3 Pattern 1 7 Tray Search include v Ver Pos 2 Pattern Vert Pos 3 Patten gt Specify the desired settings then click OK to save 16 Other Features The above sections have given you a quick introduction to the main ScaleLink Pro operations The following lists additional features of ScaleLink Pro and where to look in the manual for an explanation Feature Reports Data Save IF21FD Price Changes Change Database or Department PLU Active Inactive PLU Profile Text File Data Import and Export Database Import Batch Mode Price Zones Description Prints or displays reports listing the PLUs messages or production data uploaded from the scales Communicates with
73. alog depends on the country and type of system you are using AC 2000 or AC 3000 etc The examples below are for the AC 3000 USA version Edit Advertising Message This is an advertising message Start End Deanee Scroll xj Time Schedule HH 12 Dae ssi Every day gt I l Consecutive msg Cancel Non USA versions Edit Advertising Message a x E is an advertising message Cancel Enter the message and other settings 4 When you have finished click OK to save the message and if connected send the message to the scales 5 This returns you to the advertising message selection dialog Click the Close button to close the dialog Deleting an Advertising Message 1 Click Advertising Messages in the Scales menu This opens a dialog displaying the available advertising messages Unused messages are listed as Spare 2 Click on a message to select then click the Delete button A warning message appears asking you to confirm deletion 49 6 5 Messages This section describes how to create and edit the various messages used on the scales Which messages are available will depend on which messages are supported on the model of scale you are using The different types of message are listed below Name Supported Scale Model Extra messages All AC series scales AstraXT SR series Extra messages 2 and 3 AC 4000 and later AC series scales AstraXT SR series Coupons AC 3000 AC 400
74. and permissions The settings created here can be used to speed up creating new users for the system If you have many users and groups of users need access to similar features then a profile can be set up specifying default access permissions When setting up a new user this profile can be selected and these defaults are loaded Individual changes can then be made before the user is created Use the following procedure to setup the ScaleLink Pro user profiles for your site 1 Click on User Profiles in the Setup menu 2 Click Add to create a new user profile or Edit to edit an existing one This opens the same dialog that was shown above for setting up a new user The only difference is that you cannot enter a password Passwords must be specified for each user 3 Enter the profile name and set the access permissions and other settings on both the tabs as described above for setting up a new user Click OK when finished 4 Continue until you have added all the required profiles then click Close to exit the Edit Default User Profiles dialog 5 Once User Profiles are set up when you click Add in the Edit User Settings dialog box See step 2 under Setting Up ScaleLink Pro Users above you will first see a Select User Profile dialog You can either select the profile you wish to use then click Select or click Cancel to use the defaults i e all access enabled In either case the Edit User dialog is displayed and user settings can be edi
75. artment and Group Codes section of Appendix 1 Setting up Scalelink Pro at a New Store Creating and Editing EMZ Department and Group Names 1 Click Department or Group in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all the departments or groups defined in your system 2 Click on a department or group to select then click the Edit button or simply double click on the department or group Alternatively click the Add button to add a new department or group This opens an Edit EMZ Department dialog as shown below Edit EMZ Department Category No f Name Bakery 3 Enter the department or group name and number then click the OK button to save your changes and if connected send the settings to the scales Deleting EMZ Department and Group Names 1 To delete a department or group from the system click Department or Group in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all the departments or groups defined in your system 2 Click on a department or group to select then click the Delete button A confirmation dialog appears Click OK to delete the department or group 62 6 13 Memo and Index Presets EMZ and SR series only EMZ and SR series scales have a touch screen which can be programmed by assigning functions such as calling up a PLU to regions of the screen keys The SR series has a single preset key function that can define multiple pages of preset keys EMZ scales have two types of programmable keys memo pr
76. assumed to contain a bar code POS code ScaleLink Pro searches its PLU database for a PLU with the same bar code and performs the PLU update or price change etc on that PLU Auto Assign PLU Number by Department This option only applies to PLU importing It is ignored for other data If selected the PLU number field is ignored Instead ScaleLink Pro searches its PLU database for a PLU with the same bar code POS code as specified in the text file and updates that PLU If no matching bar code is found or if the text data does not contain a bar code field the data is treated as a new PLU and a PLU number is assigned automatically based on the department That is the first unused PLU number in the range specified for the department is assigned see Setting Up Departments in Appendix A 2 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro f all PLU numbers in the specified range are already used the first unused PLU number in the entire PLU number range is assigned and an error message displayed 85 8 2 Text File Export ScaleLink Pro can output PLU and other scales data to a text file This is useful if you wish to transfer data to another software package such as Excel Text File Format ScaleLink Pro provides two standard text file formats comma delimited and TAB delimited In both cases all data from the specified database table is output one line per record with fields delimited by either comma or TAB characters An option is also provided to output
77. ata Open dialog to select PLU or message etc PLU No if PLU message number etc Message No if message etc Key Template Settings Le Oe et PORK FILLET END Keysheet template text Keysheet template text Print preview of key in formatting options keysheet template 13 Memo SR 2000 presets EMZ and SR series scales only and Index presets EMZ series scales only EMZ scales have two types of programmable keys memo presets and index presets Both provide a way of quickly calling up PLUs from the touch screen on the scale Memo presets define quick keys for calling up a particular PLU Index presets define keys that call up a list of PLUs specified by a range of PLU numbers The SR 2000 has a function similar to the EMZ memo preset function except that the presets are divided into pages Click Memo Presets or Index Presets in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all EMZ scales defined in the system Only one set of memo and index presets can be defined for each scale Select the scale to edit then click Edit This opens a dialog for editing the key settings The example below is for EMZ memo presets Scale P EMZ BEEF SIRLOIN To assign a PLU to a key select the key and click Edit or double click on the key Similarly to remove a PLU from a key select the key and click Delete Note that the scale has a Shift key to switch between to pages of preset keys Use the Key P
78. automatic resend from the main ScaleLink Pro application That is any unsent data remaining from an automation operation is not resent automatically by the main ScaleLink Pro application Similarly unsent data the main ScaleLink Pro application is not resent when ScaleLink Pro is run using automation Instead ScaleLink Pro attempts to resend any unsent data remaining from an automation operation the next time automation is used to send data to the scales You can also use the IsUnsentDataWaiting and SendUnsentData methods to explicitly check for and resend unsent automation data Unsent data remaining from automation operations is linked to the database file Accordingly the database must be open before the unsent data can be resent The unsent data is stored in the file lt Database file name gt usd To clear unsent data just delete this file see the example in Program Structure 2 below However do not delete the file while the corresponding database is open 109 Program Structure 1 Executing Scheduler Operations A simple method of using automation is to use the Scheduler to predefine the operations you wish to execute from an external program In this case the external program must have the following structure 1 Open schedule file Use ScheduleOpen schedule file name 2 Execute schedule operations Use ScheduleExecOp schedule operation name 3 Close schedule file Use ScheduleClose The figure below shows an
79. ble fonts Characters can be displayed bold reversed in italic and or underlined Select some text and click the buttons above the description field to turn each character type attribute on or off for the selected text Set the Width field to the actual label width to be used for this PLU This updates the description field to only display as many characters as will fit on the label Set the Length field to the maximum length for the description text in the label including any extra message The actual length including any extra message is displayed beneath the Length field A warning message is displayed when you try to save the PLU if the actual length is too long NOTE These settings are only used within ScaleLink Pro They have no effect on the actual label dimensions on the scales Use the Edit menu or the standard Windows keystrokes listed below to cut copy or paste description text Keystroke Operation Ctrl X or Shift Del Cut Ctrl C or Ctrl INS Copy Ctrl V or Shift INS Paste 46 6 3 Editing Price Master Records IP EMZ only The IP EMZ allows you to specify up to 5 price master records per PLU Each price master record contains not just a price but also a range of other settings such as bar code settings logo and tray This is intended for use in processing center or similar environments where you are packing product for more than one store Which price master to use is specified in the store settings for each sto
80. can printout and use as an overlay on the scale keyboard This is the same function that was previously provided as the shida Keysheet Template utility program A separate keyboard definition can be defined for each scale A Some printer drivers have a bug that causes them to print rotated text incorrectly If you have trouble printing keysheet templates try changing the Bypass bug in NOTE printer driver setting Select Options from the Setup menu and select the General 2 page If neither setting works try changing the print orientation from portrait to landscape Managing Keyboard Data A separate keyboard definition is assigned to each scale and stored in the site setup file along with the scale definitions If you are setting up a new site and wish to copy the existing keyboard definitions from an existing site you should load the site setup file from the existing site and use this as the basis for settig up the new site Unfortunately there is no function for copying keyboard definitions from one site setup file to another Creating and Editing Keyboard Presets 1 Click Keyboard Presets in the Scales menu 2 If your system supports multiple scales A dialog opens displaying a list of the scales in your system Select the desired scale and click the Select button or simply double click on a scale This opens a keyboard edit window If your system supports a single keyboard preset definition only A keyboard edit window o
81. ce Zones Disabled Local Store Mode Head Office Mode Price Zone If price zone field 0 If price zone field Price zone specific values Fields Default values are Local price zone for specified price zone are updated Price zone specific updated values for local price If price zone field 0 Not updated zone are updated If price zone field Local price zone Not updated Non price If price zone field 0 If price zone field Default values are updated Zone Default values are Local price zone Fields updated Default values are If price zone field 0 Epes Not updated If price zone field Local price zone Not updated 89 8 4 Loading PLUs and Other Data from the Scales If you are using the on line ID ENQ communications link you can load PLU and other scale data from a scale Note however that available data differs depending on the scale model Procedure for Loading Data from the Scales ID ENQ This loads PLU data only from the scales f Start ScaleLink Pro If necessary select New Database from the File menu to create a new empty database 2 Select Transmit Receive Scale Data from the Comms menu to open the Communication Center dialog This dialog provides operations for sending and receiving scale data 3 In the Communication Center dialog select the scale to receive from and the type o data to receive then click the Receive from Scale button 4 The progress of the data transfer is displayed in the
82. ck Save As in the File menu This opens a dialog to specify the file name for the new database Enter the file name and click OK This copies the current database to the specified file name and makes this new database the current open database The old database file remains unchanged Depending on how your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured you may also be able to create a new database by opening a Data Save file by clicking Open Data Save in the File menu The performance of Microsoft Access MDB format databases deteriorates over time as unused data accumulates It is recommended that you periodically compact the database click on Compact Database in the File menu to remove unused data Compaction is not required for Ishida PLD format databases ScaleLink Pro has an optional PLU range profile feature This feature is used to restrict which PLUs appear in the ScaleLink Pro screens and reports It is useful for multi store operation where the same master file PLU database is used for all stores but where not all stores carry the same products See section 9 3 PLU Range Profile for an explanation 5 1 Microsoft Access Database Format This is the standard Microsoft Access database format ScaleLink Pro uses the Microsoft Data Access Objects software to perform database access Features and Restrictions e Allows multi user operation e Can be linked to third party database management systems DBMS such as SQL Server
83. ck the printer settings 2 Click Dept and Group Production in the Reports menu to open a report setup dialog 3 Select the various options from the dialog then click OK to open the report window Department amp Group Production Report once re Pirom a A Gaus 4 The operation of the report window is described below If you wish to print the report click the Print button 5 When finished click the Close button to close the report window 77 Report Window Operations The following operations are available using the tool bar at the top of the report window Operation Explanation View report Use the lt lt Prev Page and Next Page gt gt buttons to step through the on screen report pages on screen If necessary use the scroll bars to scroll sections of the report page into view Preview printing Click Print Preview in the File menu Start printing Click the Print button or click Print in the File menu Export to text Click the Export button to open a File Save As dialog to specify the file in file which to save Click OK to output the report contents to the text file Each line of the report is output with the fields separated by commas NOTE You can also use the text file export function to export the raw totals data to a file Close window Click the Close button 78 Daily and Weekly Totals Reports The daily totals and weekly totals reports list the production totals quantity total weight and tot
84. ctions not applicable to that model are hidden For example if AC 3000 Master is selected AstraXT functions such as extra messages 2 and 8 are hidden When communicating with more than one master scale or MSCU this setting can be overridden for individual scales in the communication link setup See Networks Containing More Than One Type of Scale above for more details System type Specifies the default scale version ScaleLink Pro uses this parameter Version to select which communication message formats to use 116 Item Enable on line comms Enable left justified fonts Coupon support Daisy chained comms link USA only Campaign data includes day of week Enable PLU active inactive AstraXT supports price change message Use nutrition Use same nutrition for multiple PLUs Enable POS Item code prompt for new PLU No Do not delete production totals after loading Disable auto resend of unsent data when scale off line AC 4000s use master satellite mode Max PLU No Explanation Set this check box ON if you are using on line communications Set this flag ON if using AC 3000 series scales that support the full set of left justified fonts Different ID ENQ message formats are used for sending PLU data to the AC 2000 depending on whether or not the scales support coupon labels Set coupon support ON for the AC 3000 series Set this on if more than one scale is connect
85. currently open Data Save file and Current transmits the file to the scales If no Data Save file is currently open a File Database Open dialog appears for you to specify the file name Transmission requires manual operation at the scales see below for details Select a Data This option allows you to specify a Data Save file to transmit A File Open Save File dialog opens for you to select the file Select a file and click OK to start transmission Transmission requires manual operation at the scales see below for details The following procedure transmits a Data Save file from the PC to an AC 3000 series scale 1 Connect the PC to the scale via an RS 485 to RS 232 converter Consult your Ishida agent if you do not know the correct cabling requirements Turn on the scales and set to Test Mode Use the Test Mode menu to select DATA SAVE LOAD 26 Select TRANSFER FILE enter the IF21 FILE NO enter 1 and press the Enter key twice Use the gt key to select RECEIVE MASTER FILE Leave the scales in this state and move to the PC Do not start receiving the file yet Click the Comms menu then select Send Data Save A dialog opens click the Transmit Current Database or Select a Data Save File button If necessary a File Open dialog opens for you to specify the file to transmit If an error message appears it is possible that another application is using the serial port The serial port is specified in Comms Data Save in
86. curs if the Scheduler tries to perform an operation for a database that is already open in the main program Starting the Scheduler Program Click the Scheduler icon in the ScaleLink Pro sub menu of the Windows Start menu This opens the main scheduler window shown below The Scheduler automatically opens the schedule file from the previous time the Scheduler was run Use the Open command in the File menu if you wish to open a different schedule file The schedule file stores the list of scheduled operations displayed in the main window Fal Beta Test Version backup2 pld File Edit Comms Setup Help Ia scheduler backup2 pld Status Next Run Time Operation Load prod data Test Text import Text file update Add Operation Edit Operation Delete Operation Start Scheduler Scheduler status IDLE 100 You can also start the scheduler from the command line The command line parameters are as follows Slp3 S R I U User name P Password lt file name gt Where S Specifies the scheduler instead of the normal ScaleLink Pro Required R Starts the scheduler running immediately Optional Starts the scheduler iconized Optional lt file name gt Specifies the schedule file Optional If omitted the schedule file from the previous Scheduler session is used If using user access control specify the user name and password in the command line parameters U User Name and P Password Run
87. cuting operations C 3 ScaleLink Pro Methods Method Operation ClearProdDatabase Deletes all existing data from the production database CompareScalesVsDb Receives PLU data from all scales and compares with the current database contents DatabaseClose Closes the currently open database DatabaseCompact Compacts the currently open database DatabaseOpen Opens the specified database file ExportT extFile Executes the specified text file export operation Specify the name of a text file export operation that has been defined via Text File Export in the Setup menu ExportT extFileEx Performs text file export based on the specified parameters export file name data to export export format etc GetErrorMessage Returns a string containing an error message for the previous method call The sting is empty if no error occurred ImportTextFile Executes the specified text file import operation Specify the name of a text file import operation that has been defined via Text File Import in the Setup menu ImportTextFileEx Performs text file import based on the specified parameters import file name import data format send to scales etc 162 Method Operation IsUnsentDataWaiting Returns TRUE if unsent data is present Unsent data is data that could not be sent to a scale due to communication problems such as the
88. d The default operation is defined at installation However if your system is so configured the following dialog appears when you open a Data Save file for you to select which of the above methods to use 25 Data Save Open Options p x V Import into new database l Import add to current database If same PLU msg etc No found M Use database PLU msg eto VV Use Data Save file PI The overall procedure for opening a Data Save file is as follows 1 Click Open Data Save in the File menu specify the file name and click OK A File Open dialog appears for you to select the file to open If your system is configured to display a Data Save Open Options dialog when opening Data Save files the dialog appears Select the desired options and click OK to open the file If the dialog does not open the Data Save file is opened using the default options Editing the Data Save File Data Once you have opened the Data Save file edit the scale data in the same way as normal All editing changes are saved in the ScaleLink Pro database Saving the Data Save File and Transmitting to the Scale When you have finished editing the scale data click Save Data Save File in the File menu to save your changes To transmit the updated data to the scales select Send Data Save in the Comms menu This opens a dialog asking whether to send the current database or to specify a file Transmit This saves the database contents in the
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90. d in the PLU data NOTE The feature works by storing the information for each department in a separate database The currently selected department is shown in the title bar of the PLU Search and Edit windows All ScaleLink Pro operations including editing and displaying data only apply to that department Similarly data is only sent to or received from the department s designated master scale To change the selected department click Change Department from the File menu and select the department from the displayed list See Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store for details on how to define the departments for your store The Departments feature is optional Also the user access function gives the system A administrator the option of restricting a user s access to a designated department only The Change Department command does not appear in the File menu if your copy of ScaleLink Pro is not configured for departments or if your user settings restrict you to a single department only NOTE 93 9 3 PLU Range Profile The PLU range profile function is used to restrict which PLUs are visible in ScaleLink Pro It is intended for multi store operation where the same master file PLU database is used for all stores but where not all stores carry the same products The PLU range profile function specifies ranges of PLU numbers to exclude from all ScaleLink Pro screens and operations In this way ScaleLink Pro can be made to o
91. d in Chapter 4 Using an IF21FD A dialog appears asking you to specify the directory containing the scale data Specify the same directory as step 5 above then click OK Use the Data Save screen on the wrapper to receive the desired data from the PC Refer to the wrapper manual for details During communications ScaleLink Pro displays a dialog indicating the progress of the data transfer When communications is complete click the Close button in this dialog 29 3 3 Astra AstraXT Serial Communications This method is used to transfer a full set of scale data at a time between the scale and ScaleLink Pro database Communications uses the serial port on the PC and is initiated by manual operation on the scale Receiving Data from the Scale The procedure is as follows The example screens are for the AstraXT but Astra operation is largely identical 1 Click the Serial Comms Astra AstraXT gt Receive AstraXT or Receive Astra This displays the dialog show below Communicating with Scale AstraxT x Go to the scale and perform the following steps to start sending data Refer to the User Guide for details 1 Set the scale to Registration mode Enter 9000 MODE 2 Press the down arrow key until RS 232C appears 3 Press ENTER twice then use the arrow key to select the type of data to send You can select ALL DATA to receive all scale data Unsupported data such as label formats will be ignored by Sc
92. ding on the SMTP server this may need to be a valid e mail address The e mail addresses to send the e mail to You can specify multiple addresses separated by commas in the same way as standard e mail software Text used in the e mail body The format of the body text may be different for different countries 150 A 3 PLU Field Setup The data defining a PLU consists of the PLU description and a large number of parameters such as the price that specify how to print the PLU on a label Most stores however will only use some of these parameters The markdown price and markdown flag parameters for example are unnecessary if you do not use the markdown feature ScaleLink Pro has the facility to specify which fields to display in the PLU Edit window This simplifies operation by hiding unused fields Fields not displayed in the PLU Edit window are set to their default values which you can also specify Similarly you can configure which fields to include in the PLU report click PLU Report in the PLU menu to open a Report window The first two columns always contain the PLU number and description The remaining columns are filled with those fields selected for inclusion in the report up to the end of the line If you select more fields than will fit on a line the excess fields are not included in the report The line length automatically adjusts based on the size of the printer paper HINT To fit more fields on a line set the pr
93. dow Print in Specifies whether to include the field in the PLU Report Report Display Width For numeric fields this specifies the number of digits to display not counting the decimal point For fields that have a fixed set of allowed values this specifies the width of the field s column in the PLU Report Set the width to at least the number of characters in the longest field value name e g in the above example the display width 9 being the number of characters in Fix Price Digits after The number of digits to display after the decimal point Specify zero to not Dec Pt display a decimal point 152 Which of the following items to set depends on how you wish the field to appear in the PLU Edit window For fields that take one of a fixed set of values e g the sales mode can be either Fixed price or Weight set the allowed values in the Field Values list as follows Item Explanation Add Adds a new field value This opens a dialog to specify the name and numeric value of the field value Edit Edits the selected field value This opens a dialog to edit the name and numeric value of the field value Double clicking on a value in the list performs the same operation Delete Delete the selected value Set Default Makes the selected value the default value This value is set as the default when a new PLU is created The default value is indicted in the list by an asterisk For fields that take
94. dual fields Send Errors Log Logs PLUs that are not successfully sent to the scale due to a scale being off line for example 124 Multi Store Settings See Setting Up Price Zones 125 Data Save Settings General 1 Multi Store General 2 These settings control the importing of Data Save files Report Log Custom Logs Data Save Label Sizes EMZ Default Data Save Options MV Display options dialog when opening V Import into new database Open file but do not import data If same PLU msg etc No found M Use database PLU msg etc M Use Data Save file PLU msg etc M Import add to current database Item Hide Data Save menus Display options dialog when opening Open but do not import data Import into new database Import add to current database Use database PLU msg etc Cm a Explanation Set this flag ON if not using Data Save communications This simplifies ScaleLink Pro operation by removing the Data Save related commands from the menus As Data Save communications are not supported for AC 2000 series scales set the flag OFF for the AC 2000 series Specify whether or not to display the Data Save Open Options dialog when opening a Data Save file If this option is set OFF the default options specified here are used automatically This selects the specified file but does not import the file contents into the database Clicking Save
95. e V Current status Done _Reset Status Execute at 00 06 30 x 130826 Operation Text file export z I Repeat Text Export plus txt Operation Settings hive ae PE Database Department Fepeat fi F F 0 00 00 23 59 00 Specify database file Saat Ale Parean ad C My Documents ScaleLink Pro sample1 mdb Specify department select Wepertment r Error Handling Log errors IV Select File in file ps Documents ScaleLink Pro SchedErrorLog txt Ome The meaning of each item in the dialog is as follows Item Explanation Name The name specified here appears in the Operation column in the main scheduler window Enable Set this check box OFF to prevent the operation from being executed when due Reset Status The current status of the operation is displayed to the left of this button Click the Reset Status button to set the status of a completed operation back to Waiting or to clear an error Operation Specify the type of operation to execute If applicable a dialog may open to setup the selected operation Changing the operation type deletes any existing operation settings Operation Open a dialog to setup the selected operation The contents of the dialog Settings differ depending on the type of operation selected Database Select the database to update for the operation Department Specify database file Specify the database file directly Specify department Use the database for the
96. e AC 3000 specifications Setting a larger number will cause invalid data to be sent to AC 3000 scales 118 Click the General 2 tab and set the following options Properti Custom Logs 2 General 1 Default database format Lakel Sizes Custom Logs 1 Multi Store Data Save General 2 Report Log MS Acce V Auto load database at startup WV Multi user database access MDB only M Automatic database file backup Backup Folder Program Files Ishida ScaleLink Pro Backup I Use POS code in search window Select Folder M Use Dept amp Group in search window V Use Dept and Group codes from Scales menu AC 4000 oniy M Show 2 lines of PLU description in search window Show comms status at startup l Bypass bug in printer driver Keysheet printing M Use different decimal pt position for unit amp fixed price M Use decimal point in percentage markdown OXxX X Support Hiragana amp Katakana Taiwan M Show host supported flag in PLU Edit screen I Support NZ Digi comms M Skip duplicate scale IP address check M AC 3000 supports Ex Msg 2 Thailand M Do not send tray no to EMZ Item Default database format Auto load database at startup Multi user database access MDB only Automatic database file backup Explanation Specifies whether to use Microsoft Access or Ishida proprietary format PLU databases
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98. e File menu to read and write data on the floppy disk 19 3 1 On Line Communications This method operates in the background and changes you make in the ScaleLink Pro database are sent to the scale immediately If the scale is off line for example if the power is turned off or the network connection is down the data is stored and automatically resent when the scale comes back on line If your copy of ScaleLink Pro is not configured to use on line communications Scale Comms Off Line appears at the right hand end of the status bar Establishing Communications with the Scales ScaleLink Pro establishes the communications link to the scales automatically when the program starts Look at the right hand end of the status bar at the bottom of the ScaleLink Pro screen This displays the current status of scale communications including whether communications is enabled and whether any data is waiting to be sent to an off line scale Select Comms Link Status in the Comms menu for a more detailed view of the communications status for each scale Use the Enable Disable and Test Link buttons to set links on or off and check whether the links are currently connected Sending Data to the Scales If the scales are connected ScaleLink Pro sends the updated data to the scales whenever you make a change when you click the Save button in the PLU Edit window or the OK button in one of the scales data dialogs for example Accordingly it is rec
99. e Length field to the maximum length for the description text in the label including any extra message The actual length including any extra message is displayed beneath the Length field A warning message is displayed when you try to save the PLU if the actual length is too long Cut Copy or Use the Edit menu or the standard Windows keystrokes to cut copy or paste Paste description text Entering the PLU settings The lower half of the window displays the various PLU settings Which fields are displayed depends on how your system is configured Use the mouse or TAB key to move to a field then enter or select the desired value An error message appears if you try to move to another field when the value of this field is outside the allowed range You can only enter digits None of the PLU fields accept letters or punctuation symbols NOTE Changing the PLU number The PLU number field is on the mid right of the Edit window You can change the value to save the displayed data with a different PLU number In this case a warning message appears if a PLU with the specified number already exists Saving the PLU data to a new PLU number does not delete the old PLU number and leaves the data for the old PLU unchanged Saving your changes Click the Save button This saves the PLU in the database and sends the PLU to the scales if connected Changing the displayed PLU Click the Next gt gt or lt lt Prev buttons to display the data for the
100. e OK button to save and if connected send the nutrition information to the scales To delete the nutrition information for the selected PLU select Delete Nutrition in the PLU menu Using the PLU Edit Window The following are some quick tips to get you started using the PLU Edit window See Chapter 6 Creating and Editing PLUs for a full explanation The appearance of the PLU Edit window depends on how your system is configured The figure below shows an example PLU description Font settings for Close PLU Edit description text window Save PLU and send to i Display nextor Add anew PLU scales if connected previous PLU Enter a new value to save to a different PLU No system import_test mdb OF x Peaks Toots Come Ardon ee Xf E PLL Edit import_test mdb Iof x spe lt e Afo New PLU Coce 7 Font c25 3 Bold Rev Italic Uline PLU No 801 Desc Size mm BEEF SAUSAGES aa contains beeE cereals phosphates Elawor Length 100 Length 1260mm enhancer preserwatives soy Flour modified Starch spice oils acidity regulator anti oxidant gluten lactose milk powder zI Sales Mode eight q Fixed Wt foz ef Date Flag Refer gt Barcode 00943 a50 Tare Weight 0 000 Shelf Life days 5 JOpen Price Refer Ready E ee ee Click button to display list of Specify label size restrictions for description options text PLU se
101. e Sales Mode Unit Price 7 Cancel 6 When you have finished click the OK button to save your changes and if connected send the campaign to the scales An icon appears in the PLU edit window as shown below if the PLU is assigned to a campaign Click on the item to edit the campaign settings steps 3 to 5 above NOTE The same icon also appears if the PLU is assigned to a Sale Wizard sale However the icon does not appear if the sale or campaign has already finished EE PLU Edit testi pld g lol x Font Large 2xw z Sale PLU no 508 Campaign Campaign icon Deleting a Campaign You can only delete campaigns if your scales system supports multiple campaigns For single campaign systems simply set the campaign end date to a date that has already passed This disables the campaign For multi campaign systems 1 Click Campaigns in the Scales menu This opens a dialog displaying the available campaigns Unused campaigns are listed as Spare 2 Click on a campaign to select it then click the Delete button A warning message appears asking you to confirm deletion 54 6 7 Keyboard Presets Keyboard presets allow you to define the meaning of keys on the scale keyboard Ishida scales have a shift key so you can define two meanings for each key Meanings that can be assigned to keys include PLU numbers extra messages and coupon messages You can also create a keysheet template which you
102. e care as there is no means of undeleting a deleted PLU Click Yes to delete the PLU from the database and if connected send a command to delete the PLU on the scales Deleting a Range of PLUs 1 Select Delete PLUs from the PLU menu This opens a dialog for you to specify the range of PLUs to delete Select PLUs Select PLUs to delete From PLU No fi Select To PLU No fis Select e Cancel Delete All 2 Enter the start and end PLU numbers or use the Select buttons to open a PLU selection dialog The PLU selection dialog operates in the same way as the PLU Search window see Finding a PLU above Alternatively click the Delete All button to delete all PLUs in the database and scales 3 Click OK to delete the PLUs from the database and if connected send commands to delete each PLU on the scales Cutting and Pasting PLUs You can use the Edit menu or the standard Windows keystrokes to cut copy and paste PLUs in the PLU list field of the PLU Search window When pasting a PLU a dialog appears asking how to paste the PLU into the database overwrite existing PLU or assign a new PLU number 40 Quick Price Changes This feature is provided to allow you to update prices quickly without editing the entire PLU You can change either the standard price or the markdown price The operation is the same in both cases 1 To change standard prices click the Price Changes button or select Price Changes from the P
103. e name and address edit dialog If your system supports a single store name and address A store name and address edit dialog opens 3 Enter the information for your store then click the OK button to save your changes and if connected send the store name and address to the scales Edit Store Name and Address AC 3000 AstraxT E x Store No f Name Stoe name SS Address Store address Cancel Note The appearance of the AC 4000 dialog is different as it allows fonts to be specified Otherwise the operation is the same 59 6 10 Store Settings EMZ series only In addition to the store name and address this specifies a range of settings such as the label formats to use that allow you to print different labels for each store The store setting function is primarily intended for processing center type applications where you are packing products for more than one store Creating and Editing Store Settings 1 Click Store Settings in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all the stores defined in your system 2 Click on a store to select then click the Edit button or simply double click on the store Alternatively click the Add button to add a new store This opens an EMZ Store Settings dialog as shown below EMZ Store Settings g x Font Small x Uline Framed Format fns Store ID Zz Name Cancel Ishida Corporation Kyoto Japan St Price No Price Master 2 M POS
104. e or IF21FD file or using the ScaleLink Pro screens ScaleLink Pro updates this database with the new data Database Formats Two database file formats are available e Microsoft Access MDB format e Ishida PLU database PLD format The default database format can be specified at installation Microsoft Access format databases are accessed using the Microsoft Data Access Objects DAO software An alternative version of Scalelink Pro is available that uses Microsoft Active Data Objects ADO instead of DAO The ADO version uses a later version of the Microsoft Access MDB database file format that is compatable with Microsoft Access 2000 However the New Database command in the File menu is not available in the ADO version Selecting the Database When you start ScaleLink Pro the program automatically loads the database that was open when you last exited Unless auto loading of the database is set off in the setup In this case use the File menu to open a database or Data Save file As most stores will keep all data in a single database no further action is required and you can start editing scales data immediately However in special cases such as when managing data for more than one store you may use ScaleLink Pro to edit multiple databases If you need to change the database click Change Database in the File menu to open a dialog for selecting the new database file Selecting a database file closes the current database and
105. e setup dialog MSCU system Link No 1 x 100 Machine No Link No The Link No displayed on the right side of the scale comms setup dialog select Comms On Line from the Setup menu Machine No The machine No of the satellite scale range 2 to 32 157 Key Numbering The key numbers for the AC 3000 and AC 4000 are shown below The lower number indicates the key number for the case when the shift key is pressed Note that the numbering scheme includes the four columns of non preset keys on the right end of the keyboard Assigning presets to these keys will be ignored The AstraXT key numbers are not shown but use the same numbering scheme 180 Key Type Codes i co on S oelfl pl ole The table below lists the key type codes Note that your scales may not support all of the listed codes Also additional code may be added in future Consult with your Ishida agent if unsure Code Meaning 0 Do not assign any meaning to this preset key 1 PLU number 2 Tare 3 discount 4 discount 5 Extra message 6 Logo 7 Coupon 8 Operator 9 Price 10 X 11 Markdown price 12 SAVE 13 VOID 14 Interval continued on next page 158 cont Code Meaning 15 99 16 00 17 Proportional Tare 18 Sub Total
106. e setup file is used Cannot be used if a database is open Load the site setup file before opening the database The loaded site setup file is only used during the current session Other ScaleLink Pro automation or user sessions continue to use the default site setup file 173 Name Boolean ReadProdFromScales Function Reads the production totals from the scales and saves in the production database Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters None Name Boolean ScheduleClose Function Closes the currently open schedule file Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters None Name Boolean ScheduleExecOp string Operation Function Executes the specified operation from the currently open schedule file Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters string Operation Name of an operation defined in the currently open schedule file Remarks The operation is executed regardless of the execution time settings in the schedule file 174 Name Boolean ScheduleExecSched string Operation Function Executes all operations in the currently open schedule file Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters None Remarks Operations are executed regardless of the execution time settings in the schedule file Name Boolean ScheduleOpen string FileName Function Ope
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108. ecnaeceaecaeeeseeeseeeneees 11 Editing keyboard presets scssi iiris iie i e e e eas Ee r ie eis E 12 Memo SR 2000 presets EMZ and SR series scales only and Index presets EMZ series scales only iarr ci lees sasscosnwieidevs gaceeti din ou batecoon sve danse A A R E AENT 14 Editing the store name and address ee cesesesssecseeecesececesecseesecseeeecsaeceeesecseeeeeneeeeeeaees 15 Editing store settings EMZ series scales OnLy essessecsceesceseeeceseeeeesecaeeeeeeseeeeaees 15 Editing tray settings EMZ series scales only cesssesecseeeeceseeeceseeeeesecaeeeeeneeeeeeaees 16 Other Features on oh Rit is bie is Re Sh ish BM ania 17 3 Communicating with the Scales 3 ssscscsestescusssspsocbteceesibasepsoedassbessovenedosohibbassaviousdstual ra EE SDa RET ES 19 3 1On Line Communi cations eseis oe seta donee R A tisha E iN e e aeia 20 Establishing Communications with the Scales sesesseeeeseeeeesesesestsrereeresssrsrrrerrersrsesesreerers 20 Sending Data to the Scales inicien erra SUR en ea eE bis aa E SET E ENEE Ee 20 Sending a Range of Records to the Scales 0 ce eesesescsseeeceseceeeeceeeeceaeeeeeaecaeeeeenesenenaeees 20 Filtering Data Sent to the Scales iseia e a er E E e Ra a 22 Disabling the Communication Link seeeeeseeeeeseseeseeeressrsesttrteretssrstsrereretssestsrerretsessesesreerees 22 Enabled vs Connected riein a e e N E E 22 Off Line Operations aono aa ae ALA ee Halen eE eb aa Seia A vie
109. ect button to start the import 3 Alternatively if you wish to specify the import settings directly click the Customize button Subsequent operation is described below Select Text Import Standard PLU import Import prices Cancel Customize 83 Specifying a Text File Import Operation Directly If you clicked the Customize button in the above procedure or if no standard text file import operations have been setup for your system you can specify the import settings directly The procedure is as follows 1 Click on Import from Text File in the Tools menu 2 A File Open dialog appears for you to select the file to import 3 Next the Text File Import Settings dialog opens for you to set the various import options Select the type of data to import the format and the operation See Appendix B Text File Formats and Operations for details of the file format Text File Import Settings x Import file C Program Files Ishida Scal PLUs txt File f t V Send to scales oe Comma delimited peu contents Description text format PLUs Ishida format bd Price Changes as ald eee I Contains price zone field Operation c re ae Additions C Campaigns Master C Campaign PLUs I Use bar code instead of PLU PLUs Price Changes and Campaign PLUs J Auto assign PLU No by dept OK Cancel 4 Click OK to start the import 84
110. ed for each scale in the system The figure below shows an example keyboard preset window for an AC 3000 system Click on a key to select Double click to edit Drag amp drop to move or copy Click to save settings and send to scale alalx i Edit PLU PLU PLU 104 113 121 Close Print os Extra 99 Edit Key Delete Key i SN Y w Upper 3 NI C Lower DN DAM m l N EES ri ae ae ae as Se eS Sa Benen BEES A Switch between upper Delete definition Edit selected key and lower keys or for selected key keysheet template Ishida scale keyboards have a shift key The lower preset key definitions specify the key meaning when the shift key is pressed The keyboard window also allows you to create a keysheet template which you can printout and use as an overlay on the scale keyboard Click the Keysheet radio button to change the display to keysheet template mode You can also copy keyboard definitions from other scales Select Copy Keyboard from the Keyboard menu Click on a key to select then click the Edit Key button or press Enter Alternatively simply double click on the key This opens a dialog shown below for defining the meaning of the key and specifying the keysheet template format Similarly you can remove a key definition by selecting the key and clicking the Delete Key button 12 Select key meaning PLU or Key d
111. ed to each comms link Set this on if the scales use the day of week version of the campaign function Enables or disables the PLU active inactive function This function allows PLUs to be marked as inactive Inactive PLUs are deleted from the scales but remain in the Scalelink Pro database Enable this setting if using an AstraXT model that supports price change communications Enable or disable nutrition data editing Only enable this setting if supported by the scales If this setting is enabled the same nutrition data can be shared by more than one PLU However this feature is only supported by AstraXT scales and may not be used in systems that include older scale models If enabled Scalelink Pro asks the user whether to automatically modify the POS code and item code to match the PLU number when the PLU number is changed If enabled Scalelink Pro does not delete automatically the production total data on the scale after reading this data Normally Scalelink Pro saves any data that cannot be sent to a scale while it is off line and automatically resends the data when the scale comes back on line Enabling this setting turns off this function Select this checkbox if using AC 4000s in a master satellite configuration If selected Scalelink Pro sends a message to the master scale to update the satellites after each change in the scale data Specifies the maximum allowed PLU No This field also controls the number of PL
112. epartment Set this check box on if you wish the user to use a specified PLU range profile A File Open dialog opens for you to specify the PLU profile file The file does not need to exist already Use the Select File button if you wish to change the specified PLU profile file To enter the actual PLU profile settings for the user you must log in as that user and use the PLU Range Profile command in the Setup menu to set the profile The profile settings are saved in the users PLU profile file the file set in this field and applied to all users who have this file specified as their PLU profile The Price Changes check box specifies whether the user has permission to make price changes Click on the PLU Field Enable Disable button to display a dialog box showing all available PLU fields This allows you to choose individual fields which the user has permission to change These check boxes specify whether the user has access to each type of scale data If these check boxes are selected View Shows the associated menus commands and buttons Delete Allows the user to delete data Update Allows the user to modify data 142 x User Settings General User Settings Reports and Data Import Export m Data Import Export Permissions m Report Permissions J 1F21 FD Import Export MV PLU List Report IT Batch mode MV PLU Prod Report V Transmit to Scales M Hourly Daily weekly Reports IV WM 3002 mode comms Operat
113. ers can be displayed bold reversed in italic and underlined Select a type section of text and click the buttons above the message field to turn each character type attribute on or off for the selected text Change label Set the Label Width field to the actual label width to be used This updates width the message field to only display as many characters as will fit on the label NOTE This setting is only used within ScaleLink Pro It has no effect on the actual label width on the scales Cut Copy or Use the standard Windows keystrokes listed below to cut copy or paste Paste message text Keystroke Operation Ctrl X or Shift Del Cut Ctrl C or Ctrl INS Copy Ctrl V or Shift INS Paste Deleting a Message 1 Click the appropriate command in the Scales menu This opens a dialog displaying the currently defined messages 2 Click on a message to select it then click the Delete button A warning message appears asking you to confirm deletion 52 6 6 Campaigns This section describes how to create and edit campaigns Campaigns allow you to change the price of specified PLUs for a fixed time period The prices return to normal when the campaign has finished The number of campaigns you can define depends on the type of scales system you are connected to The AstraXT series of scales do not support campaigns See Sale Wizard in Chapter 9 Advanced Features and Utilities for details on how to use ScaleLink Pro to NOTE provide a
114. esets and index presets Both provide a way of quickly calling up PLUs from the touch screen on the scale e Memo presets define quick keys for calling up a particular PLU e Index presets define keys that call up a list of PLUs specified by a range of PLU numbers Note Preset key definitions are stored in the site setup file along with the scale definitions SR Presets Overview Preset keys on the SR 2000 alpha are divided into up to 99 pages The three types of page are as follows Preset Page Type Description Function Key Page Category Key Page Preset Key Pages 2 to 99 One page only This is the default page All preset key functions such as PLU call up can be assigned to keys on this page One page only This page is used as an index to the preset key pages described below Each preset key page can be assigned to a category group and the category assigned to a preset key on the category key page The user can then press the key on the category key page to jump to the first preset key page assigned to the associated category The user can then press the PAGE key to scroll through all the preset key pages belonging to that category The preset keys on these pages can be assigned to various functions such as PLU call up Also a group key can be defined to specify the category group to which this page belongs This is used to scroll through pages in the same category as described in the Category Key page ex
115. example Windows script that opens a schedule file C ScaleLinkPro Sample SCH that contains an operation called Read Prod Data The script executes the operation then closes the schedule file and terminates Windows Script Execute Scheduler Operation Sample Declare ScaleLink Pro object Dim ScaleLinkPro Set ScaleLinkPro WScript CreateObject S1p3 Document Open schedule file Result ScaleLinkPro ScheduleOpen C ScaleLinkPro Sample SCH if Result False then MsgBox Error Opening schedule vbInformation WScript Quit end if Execute operation Result ScaleLinkPro ScheduleExecOp Read Prod Data if Result False then MsgBox Error executing Read Prod Data vbInformation end if Close schedule file ScaleLinkPro ScheduleClose 110 Program Structure 2 Executing Operations Directly Operations can also be executed directly independently of any schedule file In this case the external program must have the following structure 1 Open database file Use DatabaseOpen database file name 2 Execute operations Use the various operation methods provided 3 Close database file Use DatabaseClose The figure below shows an example Windows script that opens a database file C ScaleLinkPro Bakery MDB and imports PLU data from a text file After executing the operation the script closes the database file then deletes any unsent data Windows Script
116. fer Copy Price Info 47 Typically your copy of Scalelink Pro will have been configured to only show the fields that you use In this case the dialog will appear somewhat different to that shown above Select the tab for the price master you wish to edit Set the Use Price check box ON or OFF depending on whether you want to use this price master record Note that at least one price master record must be enabled Scalelink Pro will prohibit you from turning the Use Price check box OFF for all five records 4 Enter values in the various fields and then click the tab for the next price master you wish to edit or click Close when you have finished Note that any changes you make to the price master records are not saved or sent to the scale until you save the PLU 48 6 4 Advertising Messages This section describes how to create and edit advertising messages You can define up to ten advertising messages in ScaleLink Pro Which of these messages to display is set on the scale itself A The AstraXT series of scales do not support advertising messages NOTE Creating and Editing Advertising Messages 1 Click Advertising Messages in the Scales menu This opens a dialog displaying the available advertising messages Unused messages are listed as Spare 2 Click on a message to select it then click the Edit button to open a dialog to edit the message or simply double click on a message The appearance of the di
117. fies whether to output price zone information integer PriceZone If IncludePriceZone is True specify which price zone to output boolean ExportByScale Specifies whether to output separately for each scale boolean UsePosCode Specifies whether to use the POS code bar code instead of the PLU number boolean UseScaleNames Specifies whether to use scale ID numbers or scale names for production data output Remarks If an empty string is specified in the FileName parameter a File Save As dialog opens for the user to select the output text file See Appendix B 2 Text File Formats for more details about the meanings of the various output format options 169 Name string GetErrorMessage Function Returns a string containing an error message for the previous method call The sting is empty if no error occurred Return Value Error message string or empty string if no error occurred Parameters none Remarks Use the Boolean return value of each method call to determine whether the operation was successful Only call GetErrorMessage if the previous method call returned False 170 Name Boolean ImportTextFile string ImportName string FileName Function Executes the specified text file import operation Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters string ImportName Name of a text file import operation that has been defined via Text File Import in the Setup menu str
118. formats data consists of one record per line Individual fields in each record are separated by the specified delimiter character either a comma or TAB character When exporting all fields from the selected data are output If output column headers is ON the field names are output on the first line of the file Separated by the delimiter character If Include price zone is ON a price zone field is included as the second field after the PLU number This only applies for PLU and Price Change exporting This format is suitable for importing into packages such as Excel Text File Import Format Additions and Updates The format for imported text files is the same as for text file exporting except that not all fields are required to be present Fields can either be empty blank space or missing not specified in the column headers In both cases the field value is set to the existing value for an update to an existing record or to the default value defined in the PLU Fields Setup when adding a new record The different import format options are as follows Column Header Line Missing Empty Fields Explanation Not present All fields must be present and The order of the fields in each line is the in the correct order same as for text file export Empty fields are allowed Operation commands may not be used Present Allowed Missing and empty The column header line is used to fields are set to existing value specify which
119. ft key to switch between to pages of preset keys Use the Key Page buttons to select which page to program 4 When finished click OK to save your changes and if connected send the settings to the scales 66 Creating and Editing Index Presets iF Click Index Presets in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all EMZ scales defined in the system Only one set of index presets can be defined for each scale 2 Click on a scale to select then click the Edit button or simply double click on the scale This opens an Edit Index Presets dialog as shown below Edit Index Presets OK Scale IP EMZ Cancel BEEF PORK CHICKEN SAUSAGES OTHER jit Dn eS aa 3 To assign a series of PLU number ranges to a key select the key and click Edit or double click on the key This opens an Edit Index Preset Key dialog as shown below Edit Index Preset Key 7 x Key Text PORK No Left fo Trim Chars PLU No Ranges Start Either type the PLU numbers for each range into the edit fields or click on the PLU 67 number field you wish to enter and then click the Select button to open a dialog for selecting the PLU number Click OK when you have finished entering PLU number ranges to return to the Edit Index Presets dialog To remove the settings from a key select the key and click Delete You can use the mouse to drag settings from one key to another If you hold down the CTRL key when you release the
120. g often used operations e Print scale keyboard templates How to Use This Manual If you are a new user wishing to familiarize See Chapter 2 Getting Started yourself with the software If you are about to install a copy of ScaleLink See Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro Pro and configure it for a particular store at a New Store If you wish to learn how to use a specific Lookup the feature in the Contents and find feature the relevant chapter If you require information about the operation Refer to On Line Help click Index in the of a particular menu or other command Help menu 2 Getting Started This section gives a quick tutorial on how to use ScaleLink Pro and introduces the main concepts you will need to edit and manage scales data This section assumes that ScaleLink Pro has already been installed and setup for your store If not see Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store Which Communications Link are You Using ScaleLink Pro provides two different methods of communicating with the scales It is assumed that your copy of ScaleLink Pro has already been configured for one or both methods that the cabling is installed and plugged into the correct sockets and that the target scale or MSCU is turned on If not an error message will appear when you attempt to communicate with the scales In this case contact the person responsible for installing the system If you have an Ishida IF21FD backup unit it
121. handled in the same way as extra messages in both Scalelink Pro and on the scales Accordingly the operation of the ingredients edit dialog is the same as for the extra message dialog See Editing the message text in 6 5 Messages for details 43 6 2 Using the PLU Edit Window This section describes how to use the PLU Edit window The contents of the PLU Edit window depends on how your system is configured The figure below shows an example The operation of the PLU Edit window is somewhat different for EMZ series scales The basic operation is the same as described in this section but some additional functions are available After reading this section please refer to section 6 3 Editing Price Master Records NOTE BEEF SAUSAGES contains beef cereals phosphates Elavor enhancer preserwatives soy Elour modified Starch spice oils acidity regulator anti oxidant gluten lactose milk powder 44 The main elements of the PLU Edit window are as follows Control Element PLU description field and associated controls PLU data fields Save button Close button lt lt Prev and Next gt gt buttons New PLU button PLU No field Nutrition button Ingredients button Message etc Browse buttons Price Zone Explanation Located in the upper left half of the window The PLU description field consists of a row of controls for setting the font font type and label width and an edit area with a scro
122. he AstraXT Operators are identified by the operator number but you can assign a name to each operator using the Operators function The operation is the same for both reports You can control the report content as follows e Specify the date range for calculating the operator totals e Calculate totals for a specified scale comms link only or for all scales The procedure for printing an operator totals report is as follows 1 If necessary click Print Setup in the File menu to check the printer settings 2 Click Operator Totals or Operator Totals Overrides in the Reports menu to open a report setup dialog 3 Select the various options from the dialog then click OK to open the report window Setup Operator Production Report Operator All Operators From To Date Range ja 2 11 ao 2 12 From Scales All Scales X oee 4 The operation of the report window is the same as for the Department and Group production report described above If you wish to print the report click the Print button 5 When finished click the Close button to close the report window 80 Hourly Totals Report The hourly production report lists the production totals quantity total weight and total value by hour You can control the report content as follows e Specify the date range for listing the hourly totals e List totals for a specified scale comms link only or for all scales ScaleLink Pro and cleared This mean
123. he initial PLU data A 1 Installing the Software This section describes how to install ScaleLink Pro System Requirements ScaleLink Pro requires a Windows 98 or higher personal computer The software can also be used on Windows 95 in most cases Operation on Windows XP has been verified for Scalelink Pro version 3 2 Installing ScaleLink Pro 1 ScaleLink Pro may need to install some Windows system files that may also be in use by other programs If you have problems installing ScaleLink Pro try closing all currently running programs including background programs such as virus checkers before starting the installation In the latter case run a virus check on the installation disk before installing and again on your entire system after installing Click the Start Button select Settings and then Control Panel Double click on Add Remove Programs then follow the instructions that appear on the screen To run ScaleLink Pro click the Start Button select Programs Ishida and then ScaleLink Pro See A 2 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro and follow the procedures described to setup the system for this store For a quick summary of how to use ScaleLink Pro once it has been correctly setup see 2 Getting Started Full details on how to operate ScaleLink Pro are available using on line help select Index from the Help menu Uninstalling ScaleLink Pro 1 Click the Start Button select Settings and then Control Panel 2 D
124. he tool bar at the top of the report window Operation Explanation Specify range of Use the Select buttons to specify the start and end PLU numbers for the PLUs to print View report on screen Preview printing Start printing Export to text file Close window report Use the lt lt Prev Page and Next Page gt gt buttons to step through the report pages on screen If necessary use the scroll bars to scroll sections of the report page into view Click Print Preview in the File menu Click the Print button or click Print in the File menu Click the Export button to open a File Save As dialog to specify the file in which to save Click OK to output the report contents to the text file Each line of the report is output with the fields separated by commas NOTE You can also use the text file export function to export the raw totals data to a file Click the Close button 76 Department and Group Production Report The Department and Group production report lists the production totals quantity total weight and total value for each department and group You can control the report content as follows e Select totals by department only or by department and group e The date range for the totals e Calculate totals for a specified scale comms link only or for all scales The procedure for printing a Department and Group production report is as follows AF If necessary click Print Setup in the File menu to che
125. ified range M Enable Scale Scale No 2 134 Setting Up Data Save Communications Use the following procedure to setup and test the Data Save communication link to the scales See Which Communications Link above The procedure is described for an AC 3000 series scale The operation may differ somewhat for other Ishida products 1 10 Connect the PC to the scales via an RS 485 to RS 232 converter Consult your Ishida agent if you do not know the correct cabling requirements Turn on the scales and set to Test Mode Use the Test Mode menu to select DATA SAVE LOAD Select TRANSFER FILE enter the IF21 FILE NO enter 1 and press the Enter key twice Use the key to select SEND MASTER FILE Leave the scales in this state and move to the PC Do not start sending the file yet In ScaleLink Pro click the Setup menu and select Options Check that the Hide Data Save menus check box is OFF then click OK Click the Setup menu and select Comms Data Save Set the Serial Port selection to the port used to connect the scales and set the communications parameters Click the Comms menu and select Receive Data Save A dialog appears indicating that ScaleLink Pro is ready to receive data from the scales Press the PRINT key on the scales to start the data transfer A message appears on ScaleLink Pro when the transfer completes If an error message appears check that the cable is plugged in to the correct connecto
126. ile to load Also use the check boxes at the bottom of the dialog to specify whether to view the file contents before loading and whether to send the data to the scales 3 If you selected View File Contents a dialog opens listing all the changes in the batch file The dialog content depends on how your system is configured Multiple Departments If the batch file contains changes for more than one department the dialog lists the departments contained in the file Use the Include and Exclude buttons to specify whether or not to load the data for each department Use View Records to display the dialog shown below for viewing the individual records in the batch file Single Department If your system is not configured for departments or the batch file only contains data for a single department the dialog shown below appears immediately Select records in the list and use the Include and Exclude buttons to specify whether or not to load each record Click OK when finished atch File Contents Import Operation Data Record ID Update Price Change Eea Update Price Change Update Price Change Update Price Change Delete PLU Include PLU Delete Delete PLU Exclude Update PLU Update PLU Select All 4 The selected changes in the batch file are loaded into the database and optionally sent to the scales 97 9 6 Price Zones Price zones are intended for use in a multi store environment The price zone feature a
127. ing FileName Full pathname of text file to import Remarks If an empty string or a non existent file name is specified in the FileName parameter a File Open dialog opens for the user to select the text file to import 171 Name Boolean ImportTextFileEx string FileName integer ImportFormat integer ImportOperation integer ImportDataType integer DescTextFormat boolean SendToScales boolean IncludePriceZone boolean UsePosCode boolean UseDepitPlu Function Performs text file import based on the specified parameters Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters string FileName Full pathname of output text file integer ImportFormat Specifies the import format Value Meaning 0 Comma delimited 1 Tab delimited 2 Custom format SE Asia 3 Custom format Wal Mart integer ImportOperation Specifies the import operation Value Meaning 0 Add records overwrite existing records 1 Update records 2 Delete records integer ImportDataType Specifies the type of data to export See Data type in C 3 Parameter Codes for details integer DescTextFormat Specifies the format of any description text Value Meaning 0 Ishida format 1 Line by line boolean SendToScales Specifies whether to send imported records to the scales boolean IncludePriceZone Specifies whether the import data includes a price zone field boolean UsePosCode Specifies whether the import data uses POS code bar code instead of
128. ings are specified by selecting e Mail Settings from the Tools menu The e mail function is not available in all countries Contact your Ishida agent for details 9 1 4 Text File Import Logs These logs store details of PLU text import operations The content includes a summary of import operations performed details of what data was updated in each PLU record and details any errors such as off line scales that occurred when sending the updated data to the scales The logs are provided for specific customers and the operation may vary depending on how your copy of Scalelink Pro is configured Contact your Ishida agent if you require a similar logging function for your site 9 1 5 Communication Log A separate communications log function is also provided This logs all traffic on the communication links and can be used to analyze any communication related problems Separate logs can be created for each communication link The maximum log file size can be specified to prevent these files from becoming too large In this case old data is deleted from the beginning of the log files each time ScaleLink Pro starts See Setting Up ID ENQ Communications in Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store for details 92 9 2 Departments The departments feature is useful in stores where you wish to manage the PLU and other scale data separately for each department A This Department feature is not the same as the department and group code use
129. inter to landscape mode select Print Setup from the File menu You can also control how each field is displayed For example if a field has a fixed set of allowed values you can present the user a list of options to select from Selecting Fields for the PLU Edit Window and PLU Report This section describes how to specify which fields to display in the PLU Edit and Report windows You can also specify how to display each field 1 Click PLU Fields in the Setup menu This opens the dialog shown below 2 Use the dialog to select which fields to display in the PLU Edit window and which to include in the PLU Report PLU Fields Setup Display Print Display Print Display Print PLU No IV V Group i T Tax No j i Sales Mode IV Item Code j P Nutrition j E Mkd Flag E M POP Msg E Rand Msg E E Mkd Price a Extra Msg E Fre Tare i E Unit Price Iv V Coupon a Rotate i i Fixed Wt tke Iv V Time Flag E M Label No E E Pack Quant B I Pack Time f M Upper Limit j j Cost j T Exp Flag E P Lower Limit T i Tare Weight Iv V Exp Time E T Tray No j j Reg Code E l POS Sel j M Wrap Mode j f Date Flag Iv POS Flag a Wrap Speed E E Shelf Life days V V Barcode IV IV Volume E E Department E Open Price IV Label Pos j f Advanced Settings 3 If you wish to customize individual fields click the Advanced Settings button The operation is described below 151 Customizing a PLU Field Advanced Se
130. ion Reference eseseeeesseeiersiseteierersstsesrerreretrsesrsrerrersteseseereerees 162 C IT ScaleLink Pro Object tiee esete a hae snaa rasta shauna E a aa eaaa ea Ea anna 162 C 2 ScaleLink Pro Properties ieuisinenooniiitahene ion iraia e a dp RS 162 C3 ScaleLank Pro Methods iii cssspeecusssecesussasepspsipesseasesbeaseabissseusestesepaseossnvsosiaseestcacspmtossesteabescnsh 162 CA Parameter Codes sssi seroren iseis re tson k aoas ESS EES EEEE ESE EE EE SEEE SE ESSEE E SEES EESTE EE TEs REES 163 Cd Method Details a a a a e a a n Ee 165 1 Introduction This manual describes how to use ScaleLink Pro the Ishida PLU Editor The aim of the ScaleLink Pro software is to simplify the process of creating and managing the PLU and other information used in Ishida scales ScaleLink Pro includes the following features e Provides a visual interface for creating and editing the following scales data PLUs Ingredients and other messages Nutrition information Advertising messages scrolling messages Keyboard presets Campaigns Store name and address Tray data e Scales data can be sent to and read from the scales via a serial port or LAN connection e Quick price change feature e Search function for quickly locating the desired PLU e PLU and production data reports e Batch mode for off line changes e Price zone feature for multi store operation e Text file import and export e Import from ODBC database e Scheduler feature for automatin
131. ion folder on each client PC Also make a backup copy on the server 6 Make any client specific changes to the setup e g setup users for each client at each client 113 A 2 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro Which Communications Link ScaleLink Pro can communicate with the scales by a variety of methods The available methods are as follows ID ENQ Data Save and Astra Astra XT Serial Comms IF21FD ID ENQ communications requires a master scale control unit MSCU or a scale fitted with special communications hardware a master board The main features are Connects to the scales via the serial port on the PC RS232C or via the LAN TCP IP Changes made on ScaleLink Pro can be sent to the scales immediately even if the scales are in use Operation is fully automatic These communication functions are primarily provided on the scales as a means of data backup and restore The main features are The data transfer operation saves or restores a complete set of scale data at a time The backed up data can be stored on the PC and modified by ScaleLink Pro Available on all AC 3000 series scales Data Save and Astra AstraXT scales Communication is via the serial port on the PC The AC 3000 Data Save function requires a special adapter RS 232C to RS 485 converter Data transfer is initiated manually using the menu in ScaleLink Pro and using Test Mode AC 3000 or Registration Mode Astra AstraXT on the sc
132. is displays the dialog show below x IPLUS M Extra Messages 1 V Store Name Address V Extra Messages 2 M Keyboard Presets IV Extra Messages 3 V Nutrition V Coupon Messages Cancel 2 Select the data you wish to send then click OK If you selected keyboard presets and if there is more than one AstraXT defined in your system a dialog opens asking which scale keyboard in the ScaleLink Pro database to send A ScaleLink Pro does not support the Astra directly However the Astra and AstraXT keyboard layouts are the same so you can select an AstraXT NOTE keyboard to send to an Astra scale 3 If sending to an Astra a dialog opens asking whether to append the data being sent to the existing scale data or whether to overwrite the existing scale data Select the desired option then click OK Send to Astra E x This will send the selected data to the Astra Do you wish to overwrite the existing Astra data or add the data from the PC to the existing Astra data Add to existing Astra data C Overwrite existing Astra data 3 Next the following dialog appears with instructions on how to setup the scale to receive data Check that the cable connecting the PC to the scale is plugged in correctly Also remove any keysheet from the Astra keyboard to expose the programming keyboard Turn on the Astra and set to REGISTRATION mode on the Astra keyboard enter 9000 then press the MODE key 31 Start Comms on Scale q x
133. is also possible to use ScaleLink Pro without a communications link to the scales In this case use the Import IF21FD and Export IF21FD commands in the File menu to read and write data on the floppy disk The two different methods of communicating with the scales are described briefly below On line The ID ENQ and AstraXT communication protocols use a serial port or communications LAN for an on line connection to the scale This method operates in the background and changes you make in the ScaleLink Pro database are sent to the scale immediately If the scale is off line for example if the power is turned off or the network connection is down the data is stored and automatically resent when the scale comes back on line The right hand end of the status bar at the bottom of the ScaleLink Pro screen displays the current status of scale communications including whether any unsent data is waiting For a more detailed view of the scale communications status select Comms Link Status in the Comms menu If your copy of ScaleLink Pro is not configured to use on line communications Scale Comms Off Line appears at the right hand end of the status bar Data Save This method communicates with the Data Save function on the scales Unlike on line communications data transfer with the scales must be initiated manually The basic flow of operations when using Data Save communications is as follows e Receive the Data Save file from the scale
134. leWizard Import file SALES_NO SALES_NAME 1 1 1 Promotion Promotion1 Promotion Promotion1 Promotion1 Promotion2 PLU_NO OLD PRICE NEW_PRICE START DATE 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1101 3 44 4 44 5 44 6 44 7 44 2 33 3 33 4 33 5 33 6 33 2 33 2002 03 21 20 50 00 2002 03 21 20 50 00 2002 03 21 20 50 00 2002 03 21 20 50 00 2002 03 21 20 50 00 2002 03 29 20 00 00 END_DATE 2002 03 21 21 10 00 2002 04 21 21 10 00 2002 04 21 21 10 00 2002 04 21 21 10 00 2002 04 21 21 10 00 2002 03 29 22 00 00 161 Appendix C ScaleLink Pro Automation Reference C 1 ScaleLink Pro Object The ScaleLink Pro automation object name is Slp3 document and the type library file is Sip3 tlb A NOTE ScaleLink Pro automation is executed using a different EXE file to the main ScaleLink Pro The automation executable file Slp3Auto EXE is generated automatically by ScaleLink Pro when it is executed for the first time The reason for using a different EXE file is to prevent any software conflict if automation is executed at the same time as the main ScaleLink Pro is running C 2 ScaleLink Pro Properties Property Meaning Default Value ShowErrors input for Set TRUE to display any errors on screen Errors are displayed in a message box and wait for the user to click the OK button Set FALSE if you do not wish execution to wait for user unattended TRUE example when exe
135. lected a valid bitmap the following dialog appears 69 Edit SR 2000 alpha Image x Image no Name Size large 2 Cancel Large 1350W x 101 H dots 14 46 KB 3 Enter the image number and a name for the image When adding a new image the image number defaults to the next unused number The image name is used to select the image in the preset key setup dialog Click OK when finished To edit an existing image select the image and click the Edit bnTo edit an existing image select the image and click the Edit button This opens the above dialog Note that you can only edit the Image No and Name To change the bitmap image delete the old image and use the above procedure to create a new image 70 7 Reports 7 1 The PLU and Message Reports These reports generate a list of the registered PLUs messages or other data in the database The PLU report lists the PLU number PLU description and a number of additional PLU fields such as the price Which additional PLU fields are printed can be configured when ScaleLink Pro is installed but only as many parameters are printed as will fit on a single line The line length adjusts automatically based on the size of the printer paper Accordingly if you wish to include more fields in the report it is recommended that you set your printer to landscape mode To set landscape mode click Print Setup in the File menu to open a printer setup dialog You mus
136. ll bar for editing the description text How to use this field is explained below see Editing the PLU description Located in the lower half of the window These fields are used to set the various parameters such as the price that determine how the PLU is printed on the scales The parameters to be displayed can be configured when ScaleLink Pro is installed Your copy of ScaleLink Pro should only display those parameters that are relevant to your store Use the mouse or TAB key to move the cursor to the desired field and enter a value or select an option from the list A message appears if you enter a value outside the allowed range If the price zone mode is Head Office see Price Zones asterisks indicate the price zone fields Clicking the right mouse button on a price zone field opens a popup dialog for editing the values for each price zone Depending upon how your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured the PLU data fields may be split into a number of tab pages In this case a tab bar appears at the bottom of the PLU Edit window Click the tabs to display the corresponding pages of fields Located at the top left of the window Click to save any changes you have made and send the PLU data to the scales if connected Located at the top right of the window Click to close the PLU Edit window A warning message appears if you have any unsaved changes Located at the top of the window Click to display the next or previous PLU nu
137. llows different values to be set for specific data fields in each PLU Typically this is used to set different prices for different groups of stores hence the name price zones However the price zone feature can be used to set store specific values for most PLU data fields the main exception is the PLU description Which PLU fields can have price zone specific values is defined as part of the setup See Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store for details The setup also defines the price zone names and the operation mode Three different price zone operation modes are available Mode Explanation Disabled Turns off the price zone feature Any price zone data in the database is ignored and all operations use the default data Local Store The price zone for the store is specified in the setup ScaleLink Pro operation is the same as when the price zone feature is disabled except that the data for the specified price zone is displayed instead of the default data Any changes made to price zone fields in local store mode are set as price zone specific data Head Office The operation of the PLU Edit window changes as shown below to allow you to edit the data for all price zones v i m backup1 pld File Edit PLU Scales Tools Comms Window Help E PLU Edit backup1 pid Sae lt lt Prev Next gt gt New PLU Close Font c25 3 v Bold Rev Italic Uline PLU No 121 Desc Size mm PORK CHOPS idan
138. log like that shown below Click the View Result Log button to view a detailed log of the differences found Details of any differences are logged for each scale in the file CompareResultsScaleXXxX txt where XXX is the scale ID number Click the Synchronize Scale button to automatically send or delete data on the scale so that it matches the database Scale vs Database Compare Result x Scale Bakery 1 No scale records not in database No database records not on scale No scale records with different data to database LLL Synchronize Scale Close 21 Operation Explanation Delete on Scale This deletes a range of records on the scale only Data is not deleted from the database To delete data from the database use the various delete commands for each type of data Note that this command only deletes scale records that also exist in the ScaleLink Pro database Use Delete All on Scale to clear all records from a scale Delete All on This deletes all records of the selected data on the scale only Data is not Scale deleted from the database This command is the same as Delete on Scale except that operation is faster as it uses a single scale command to delete all data rather sending deletion commands to the scale one at a time Filtering Data Sent to the Scales Filters can be defined for each comms link defining the range of record numbers PLU numbers etc that can be sent via that link See Appendix A Ins
139. ly you can change the message number in the Msg No field to save the displayed message with a different number A warning message appears when you click the OK button if a message with that number already exists 6 When you have finished click OK to save the message and if connected send the message to the scales This returns you to the message selection dialog Click the Close button to close the dialog 51 Editing the message text The message text field consists of a row of controls for setting the font font type and label width and an edit area with a scroll bar for editing the message text Click on the edit area to select the field and use the mouse or arrow keys to move the cursor within the field The following operations are available in the PLU description field Operation Insert text Explanation Position the cursor at the desired location and enter text from the keyboard The font and label width determine how many characters are displayed per line Press the INS key to switch between insert and overwrite mode Select text Drag with the mouse or hold down the shift key and use the left or right arrow key to move the cursor over the desired text The selected text appears highlighted Change line A different font can be set for each line Position the cursor in the line and font select the desired font from the Font field Alternatively press Ctrl F to step through the available fonts Change font Charact
140. manage the PLU and other scale data separately for each department A This is not the same as the department and group codes used in the PLU data NOTE Do I need this feature Use the department feature if you wish to keep data for different departments separate However you must use the department feature in the following case e If you use the same PLU number for different products in different departments A You must have defined all the communication links and scales used in the store before you can define the departments See Setting Up ID ENQ Communications NOTE above for details Setup procedure Use the following procedure to setup the departments for your site 1 Click on Departments in the Setup menu 2 Click Add to create a new department This opens the dialog shown below 3 Enter the department name and other settings described below then click OK 4 Continue until you have added all the required departments then click OK to exit the Edit Department Settings dialog Edit Department Settings x Name Baker Database Ic Program Files shida ScaleLink Pro Bakery mdb File Change Scales Scales connected via TCP IP Bakery 138 Settings Item Name Database file Scales Explanation The department name specified here appears in the department selection dialog The title bars of the PLU Search and PLU Edit windows display the name of the currently open department
141. mber A warning message appears if the current PLU has any unsaved changes NOTE You can also use the PLU Search window to change the displayed PLU Click on the PLU Search window to make it the active window select the desired PLU in the list then click the Edit button Click to create anew PLU A PLU search dialog opens for you to specify the new PLU number Located on the right of the window Enter a new PLU number if you wish to save the displayed data to a new PLU A warning message appears when you click the Save button if a PLU with that number already exists Saving the PLU data to a new PLU number does not delete the old PLU number and leaves the data for the old PLU unchanged This button only appears if your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured to use nutrition Click to edit the nutrition for the PLU This button only appears if your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured to use ingredients Click to edit the ingredients for the PLU A Browse button appears to the right of some fields Click this button to open a selection dialog listing the available settings for the field Typically a Browse button appears for fields such as messages that link to data specified elsewhere in ScaleLink Pro Only appears if the price zone mode is Head Office see Price Zones Select the price zone you wish to edit This refreshes the display with the data for the selected price zone Any changes to price zone fields indicted by asterisks a
142. me The PLU name is the first line of the PLU description that appears on the label Enter the initial characters of the PLU name in the Search field The PLU list displays only those PLUs with names that start with the entered text For example entering BEEF displays all PLU names starting with the word beef The search is not case sensitive entering beef is the same as entering BEEF You can also use the wildcard characters and to specify a more detailed search condition For example entering BEEF displays all PLU names containing the word beef may be a bit slow on older computers In this case allow a few seconds for the list to NOTE update A The search re executes automatically each time you type a character The response If you do not know the PLU number or name When the cursor is in the Search field the PLU list only displays those PLUs that match the search condition Move the cursor back to the PLU No field e g click on the field to clear the search results and display all PLUs in the PLU list Next use the scroll bar the up and down arrow keys or the PageUp and PageDown keys to scroll the PLU list until you find the PLU you are looking for See Chapter 6 Creating and Editing PLUs for a full explanation of the PLU Search window Adding a New PLU Click the New PLU button in the PLU Search window toolbar This opens a dialog for you to enter then PLU number The
143. n Thailand only Select this checkbox to inhibit sending the tray number data field to EMZ scales In this case the tray number setting on the scale remains active 120 Report Settings I x Multi Store Data Save Label Sizes General 1 General 2 Report Log Custom Logs Report BE font size PLU production totals m Save period for production data days Hourly production totals 5 Operator production totals fi 0 Start day of week for Monday v weekly totals report 25 Clear Totals ek kk kk Report font size Start day of week Save period for production data Clear totals Explanation You can select the font size for the PLU report The smaller the font size the more information can fit on the report Determines the start day of the week to use when accumulating weekly totals Production data is automatically deleted after the specified number of days Clicking this button deletes all current production data 121 Log Settings ScaleLink Pro generates an event log recording changes to the database and other significant operations Properties x Multi Store Data Save Label Sizes General 1 General 2 Report Log Custom Logs Event L eee Filter M Log Additions M Log General Events M Log Updates M PLU Details Keep data for M Log Deletions 3 days Log file name C Program Files Ishida Sca plued elg
144. n data to a different PLU number use the Select button to change the PLU then click the OK button To close the dialog without saving your changes click the Cancel button 42 Operation when Nutrition Data Sharing is Enabled AstraXT and later scales allow the same nutrition data to be shared by more than one PLU In this case the top right of the nutrition dialog displays a list where you can specify the PLUs to which to assign the nutrition data The following operations are available Operation Explanation Assign to PLU Opens a dialog to select another PLU to which to assign the current nutrition data If nutrition is already assigned to the PLU the old assignment is cleared Remove from PLU Clears the nutrition data from the selected PLU New Nutrition Creates a new nutrition record with the current data and assigns to the selected PLU The old nutrition record remains assigned to the other PLUs Changes to the PLU data are updated in the database and sent to the scale when you click the OK button If the changes result in a nutrition record no longer being assigned to any PLU it is deleted Ingredients In some countries ingredients information can be assigned to a PLU in a similar way to nutrition If Ingredients data is supported for your system an Ingredients button appears at the top of the PLU Edit window Click the button to open a dialog for editing the ingredients for the PLU The ingredients data is
145. nges Campaign PLUs and PLU Production Data OK Cancel 4 Click OK to start the export 87 8 3 Database Import ScaleLink Pro can import data from external databases using ODBC However the database schema must use the table and column names expected by ScaleLink Pro Contact your Ishida agent for details A feature of the database data format is that formatted text PLU description and extra message text etc is stored with each line s text and font information in separate fields ScaleLink Pro database files store the text using the proprietary Ishida format Using Pre Defined Database Import Operations ScaleLink Pro has the ability to define standard database import operations This avoids the need to specify the import parameters each time you perform an import operation The procedure for importing PLU and other scales data from an external database when standard database import operations have been setup for your system is as follows 1 Click on Import from Database in the Tools menu 2 A Select Database Import dialog opens listing the available import operations Select the desired operation and click the Select button to start the import 3 Alternatively if you wish to specify the import settings directly click the Customize button Subsequent operation is described below Specifying a Database Import Operation Directly If you clicked the Customize button in the above procedure or if no standard database
146. ning the Scheduler Click the Start Scheduler button in the scheduler main window to start the scheduler The scheduler remains idle until the first scheduled operation becomes due The scheduler performs the following steps each time an operation becomes due for execution Delete the error file if specified Load the database specified in the operation settings Execute the specified operation Write any error messages to the error file if specified Close the database Error Handling The scheduler does not display a message on the screen if an error occurs in a scheduled operation This is for the simple reason that the scheduler is intended to be run unattended so it makes no sense to display a message box and wait for the user to click OK Instead you can specify that error information be written to an error log or passed to an external program The error log is only created or added to if an error occurred Accordingly if you delete any old error log file before starting the Scheduler you can use the fact that an error log exists as an indication that some sort of error occurred To execute an external program whenever an error occurs create your own error handling program called ReportError and place in the same directory as the ScaleLink Pro executable files When an error occurs the Scheduler runs ReportError with the error message specified in the command line enclosed in quote marks For example ReportError This is an
147. nly show those PLUs that are actually used in the store making searching for PLUs easier The PLU range profile is stored in a separate file extension PRF allowing a different profile to be used for each copy of ScaleLink Pro Also a PLU profile file can be specified in your the user access settings Operation Once the profile is loaded no special operation is required ScaleLink Pro functions as normal except that PLUs in the restricted range are no longer visible Similarly you cannot add a new PLU with a number in the restricted range This also applies to PLUs loaded from a text file Data Save IF21FD file or directly from the scales In this case a message appears to notify you if PLUs have not been imported because they are excluded by the PLU range profile The following table lists the operations for administering the PLU range profile Operation Explanation Setting the PLU Click PLU Range Profile in the Setup menu to open a dialog to edit the range profile PLU profile The dialog allows you to add edit or delete ranges of PLU numbers PLU numbers in the specified ranges are excluded from all ScaleLink Pro screens and operations 94 9 4 PLU Active Inactive This feature allows you to mark selected PLUs as inactive This means the PLU is deleted from the scale but remains in the database and appears on ScaleLink Pro screens Inactive PLUs appear red in the PLU Search window If this feature is enabled the foll
148. ns the specified schedule file Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters string FileName Full pathname of schedule file 175 Name Boolean SendToScales integer SendDataType integer StartRecordNo integer EndRecordNo Function Sends the specified records from the specified database table to the scales Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters integer SendDataType Specifies the type of data to send See Data type in C 3 Parameter Codes for details integer StartRecordNo Specifies the start record number to send integer EndRecordNo Specifies the end record number to send Name Boolean SendUnsentData Function Sends any unsent data to the scales Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred Parameters None 176 Name Boolean SetEventLogFile string FileName Function Sets the event log to use the specified log file Typically used to save the event log for automation operations in a separate file to user operations Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred or if a database is already open Parameters string FileName Full pathname of database file Remarks If this method is not called the event log file specified in the default site setup file is used Cannot be used if a database is open Specify the event log file before opening the database The designated file is only used du
149. nt database settings 1 2 Use the IF21FD to backup the scales Insert the IF21FD floppy disk in the PC s floppy drive then select Export IF21FD from the File menu This opens the dialog shown below for you to specify which data to save on the floppy disk IF21FD Settings 1F21 file number Directory path Floppy drive A Current directory Browse Load Save all files Select files I PLUs Item File I Extra Messages T Store Name Address J Coupon Messages I Keyboard Presets l Advertising Messages I Campaigns Cancel Enter the IF21 file number The buttons below the Directory path field allow you to specify where to save the files without having to type in the full directory path If you are exporting data to a floppy disk click the Floppy drive A button If you wish to save the data on other than the A drive either enter the path in the Directory path field or use the Browse button to open a dialog for selecting the path If you do not wish to export all files set the Select files button ON and check the boxes corresponding to the types of file you wish to export Click the OK button to export the specified data to the floppy disk Insert the floppy disk in the IF21FD and use to restore the data to the scales 34 5 The PLU Database ScaleLink Pro stores the scales data in a database Whenever you change the scales data whether by receiving data from the scales importing a Data Sav
150. number defaults to the next unused PLU number Enter an unused number then click OK to open a PLU Edit dialog If you entered the number of an existing PLU the data for that PLU is displayed Otherwise a new PLU is created and the initial values of the fields in the lower half of the dialog are set to their default values The cursor is initially positioned in the PLU description field Enter the PLU description Next use the mouse or TAB key to move the cursor to the price field and enter the PLU price Next check the PLU number middle right of window An unused PLU number is assigned automatically but you can change the number if desired A warning message appears if you try to save the PLU with the same number as an existing PLU Click the Save button This saves the PLU in the database and sends the PLU to the scales if connected Click the Close button to return to the PLU Search window Use the procedure described in Finding a PLU above to check that the PLU has been added Editing and Deleting PLUs When you have found the new PLU click on the PLU name in the list to select it The selected PLU appears highlighted To edit the selected PLU Click the Edit PLU button A PLU Edit window opens displaying the data for that PLU The operation of the PLU Edit window is described in more detail below For now click the Close button at the top right of the window This returns you to the PLU Search window To delete the selec
151. o enable use of the department and group codes in the PLU Search window Set this on to use the department and group codes set in the Scale menu the department and group codes sent to the scale If disabled the department and group codes defined in Department Codes in the Setup menu are used instead Set this on to show the first two lines of a PLU description in the PLU search window Set this on to open the comms status dialog automatically when you start ScaleLink Pro Some printer drivers have a bug that causes them to print rotated text incorrectly If you have trouble printing keysheet template try changing this setting If neither setting works try changing the print orientation from portrait to landscape This is only used in China In other countries always set this off Set this on if the scale expects percentage markdown values to be expressed to one decimal place Set this on if the scale supports Hiragana amp Katakana characters This is used in Taiwan only The host supported flag function is currently only used in New Zealand In other countries always set this off This is a special setting for use in New Zealand only If enabled Scalelink Pro allows you to define more than one scale with the same IP address Generally this should only be used if the scale is assigned to different departments Select this checkbox if using the version of the AC 3000 that supports a second extra message file For use i
152. olbar Click on a button to edit The list only displays PLUs that etc the currently selected PLU Use the T 4 PgUp and PgDn match the search string keys to scroll the PLU list Click on these fields to search for a PLU by bar code department or group Development system test pld lox File Edit BLU Scales Reports Tools Comms Setup Wi Help a A AI x 3 99 Price Active New PLU Changes Nuffition Inactive PLU List Search Search DICED PORK Group All Groups Dept amp PLU No Barcode Group Description Price 001 00 2 22 DICED PORK MINCED PORK PICKLED PORK PIG KIDNEYS PIG TAIL PIG TROTTER PIGS HEAD PORK PORT ERHOUSE STEAK PICKLER PORK BELLY PORK BQNES PORK BUN ERFLY STEAKS PORK GHORS PORK CRAC PORK FILLET E PORK FILLETS PORK KEBABS PORK LEG ROAST Ready scale Comms Off Line Z Inactive PLUs are displayed in red Use the Active Inactive toolbar button to mark PLUs as active or inactive The initial screen opens with the cursor in the PLU No field of the PLU Search window The PLU Search window provides a number of methods for you to find the PLU you are looking for and to edit or delete the selected PLU You can also add new PLUs from this window Finding a PLU If you know the PLU number Enter the PLU number in the PLU No field The specified PLU appears selected in the PLU list If you know some or all of the PLU na
153. ommended that you always perform editing with the scales connected This keeps the data in the PC database and scales synchronized If you do wish to make changes without sending them to the scales immediately use batch mode to make the changes off line then load all the changes at once at the desired time When you open a Data Save file or import from an IF21FD floppy disk however the A loaded data is not sent automatically In these cases use Transmit Receive Scale Data in the Comms menu described below to send the database contents to the NOTE scales Sending a Range of Records to the Scales Click Transmit Receive Scale Data in the Comms menu to open the Communication Center dialog shown below This dialog provides a range operations for sending and receiving scale data as described below The operation of the dialog is as follows 1 Select the type of data to send or receive using the radio buttons on the top right 2 Specify the scale to send to or receive from or specify All Scales to send to all scales 3 If sending or deleting data enter the range of records numbers to send or delete use the Select buttons to select from a list of the data in the database 4 Click on the desired operation button at the bottom of the screen to start communications with the scale The operations are described below The status bar at the bottom of the dialog displays the communication progress If one or more of the Tran
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155. opens the new database You can only have one database open at atime If there is no currently open database use Open Database in the File menu to open the desired database The operation is somewhat different if your copy of ScaleLink Pro is setup for multiple A departments In this case use the Change Department command in the File menu NOTE to switch between departments This automatically closes the current database and opens the database for the new department Your user access settings can be set to restrict you to a specified database or A department only In this case the Change Database or Change Department and NOTE other database access commands do not appear in the File menu 35 Managing Databases The following operations are available for creating and managing databases However the following explanation is not applicable if your copy of ScaleLink Pro is setup for multiple departments In this case all databases are created when the departments are defined See Appendix A 1 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro at a New Store Operation Create a new empty database Copy current database Create database from Data Save file Compact database Restrict the range of displayed PLUs Explanation Click New Database in the File menu This closes the current database then opens a dialog for you to specify the file name for the new database Enter the file name and click OK to create and open the new empty database Cli
156. operation is the same as for the other reports described above That is use the Next Page and Prev Page buttons to scroll through the report and click the Print button if you want to output the report to a printer Click the Close button to close the window when finished 82 8 Importing and Exporting Data 8 1 Text File Import ScaleLink Pro has a flexible text file import function to allow data to be imported from other systems See Appendix B Text File Formats and Operations for a detailed explanation of the technical specifications of the standard text file format Special custom formats may also be added from time to time for specific customers AN These are not covered by the ScaleLink Pro documentation Contact your Ishida NOTE agent if you require details Using Pre Defined Text File Import Operations ScaleLink Pro has the ability to define standard text file import operations This avoids the need to specify the import parameters each time you perform an import operation See Setting Up Text File Import and Export in Appendix A 2 for details on defining standard text file import operations The procedure for importing PLU and other scales data from a text file when standard text file import operations have been setup for your system is as follows 1 Click on Import from Text File in the Tools menu 2 A Select Text Import dialog opens listing the available import operations Select the desired operation and click the Sel
157. or Oracle Note Configuring the link requires specialist expertise such as a database administrator Contact your Ishida agent for details e Database contents can be viewed by third party software such as Microsoft Access However care is required as any changes made to the database may result in misoperation when the database is opened in ScaleLink Pro See 5 3 Multi User Operation below for details 36 5 2 Ishida PLU Database Format This is a proprietary database structure that is backward compatible with version 1 0 of ScaleLink Pro Scalynx You can open version 1 0 files in version 2 0 but not vice versa Features and Restrictions e Does not allow multi user operation e Performance is general faster than the Microsoft Access format Cannot be opened using third party software Use the Text File Export function or Save As to MDB format if you need to transfer data to other software 5 3 Multi User Operation Multi user operation means that more than one user can access the same database at the same time Here a user can be another person running the main ScaleLink Pro program or the ScaleLink Pro scheduler program performing an automatic operation in the background Multi user operation is only available on MDB format databases If multi user operation is OFF or if the PLD database format is used ScaleLink Pro does not allow more than one user to access the database at one time A message appears to notify you of
158. or Reports IV Load from Scales I Rewrap Reports IV Read Production data from scales I Next Day Reports IV Text File Import Adjust Prod Totals Tl Text File Export IV Database Import M Scheduler Cancel Apply User settings Reports and Data Import Export Item Explanation Data These check boxes specify access permission to functions related to Import Export data import and export Permissions Report These check boxes specify whether the user has the permission to Permissions create each type of report Disabling User Access Control Click the Remove All button in the Edit User Settings dialog to delete all users This disables the user access control feature Using the User Access Control Feature to Customize ScaleLink Pro Even if you do not wish to control user access to ScaleLink Pro you can still use the user access control feature to determine which commands appear in the menus Specifically you can simplify the operation of ScaleLink Pro by hiding those feature that are not used at your store To do this simply create a single user with the unwanted functions disabled Leave the user password blank If only one user is defined and that user has no password specified ScaleLink Pro applies the access permissions for that user automatically but does not display the user logon dialog at startup 143 Setting Up User Profiles ScaleLink Pro allows you to define profiles of common user settings
159. ouble click on Add Remove Programs then follow the instructions that appear on the screen 112 Multi User Installation The following describes how to use ScaleLink Pro in a multi user environment ScaleLink Pro is not designed as a full multi user program However you can install multiple copies of ScaleLink Pro on client PCs connected to a network and share a common database located on a server Note that some restrictions apply when more than one user attempts to use the PLU database at the same time Specifically PLD format databases cannot be open by more than one user at atime Also additions and deletions made by one user to an MDB format database are not updated automatically on other users screens Note that the ScaleLink Pro Scheduler program is treated as a separate user If you wish to run the Scheduler at the same time as the main program you must setup ScaleLink Pro for multi user access as described below The procedure is as follows 1 Install a separate copy of ScaleLink Pro on each client PC Use the same folder name on each PC 2 Use one of the installed copies to create the common PLU database on the server 3 On one of the client PCs setup ScaleLink Pro with appropriate settings for your store using the procedure described in Appendix A 2 Setting Up ScaleLink Pro 4 Set the Multi user database access MDB only check box ON in the Options dialog 5 Copy the setup file SETUP DEF to the installat
160. oup codes click the Auto Generate List button This scans the PLUs in the database and automatically generates a list of all codes found In this case arbitrary names are assigned to each department and group Use the Edit button to edit each department This opens the dialog shown below 2b If you do not have existing PLU data with department and group codes set click the Add button This opens the dialog shown below 136 Edit Department Code 7 x Group Codes Code i 01 Ready meals Name Bakery Add Edit PLU No Range Delete From 5o00 To i 0000 for auto assign PLU No in text file import oance 3 Enter the department code and name If using the function to automatically assign PLU numbers based on department when importing from a text file set the PLU number range for the department See 8 1 Text File Import for details of this function 5 Click the Add button to add a group code definition This opens a dialog for you to specify the group code and name 6 Repeat step 4 until all group codes used in the department have been defined then click OK to save 7 Repeat the above steps until all department and group codes are defined A To enable use of the department and group codes in the PLU Search window select iE Options from the Setup menu and set Use Dept amp Group code in search window ON 137 Setting Up Departments The departments feature is useful in stores where you wish to
161. owing methods are available to set the PLU active inactive status In the PLU Search window Select the PLU in the list then click the Active Inactive button in the toolbar e Inthe PLU Edit window Set the active inactive status using the radio buttons at the top right of the PLU Edit window 95 9 5 Batch Mode Batch mode is used to make changes to the PLU and other scales data without updating the database and without sending the changes to the scales Instead the changes are stored ina batch file that can be loaded at a latter time This allows you to enter changes in advance then load all the changes at once Another use for the batch mode feature is in a multi store environment You can use batch mode to make changes to a central database then distribute the resulting batch file to each store where it can be used to update the store s own copy of the database To provide flexibility the batch file load function allows the local store user to select which changes to load The key features of batch mode are e Changes made during batch mode do not update the database or scales e Changes are saved in a batch file that can be loaded at a latter time e All changes made during batch mode disappear when you exit batch mode the database returns to the state when batch mode started e When loading a batch file you can view the changes beforehand and exclude changes you do not wish to update e You can use the Scheduler to au
162. pens The figure below shows an example keyboard edit window for an AC 3000 scale im Edit Keyboard 5 x Edit Key Delete Key Display Upper 35 3 Edit the keyboard definition as described below 4 When you have finished click the Save button to save your changes and if connected send the keyboard definition to the scales Click the Close button to close the window Editing the keyboard definition The following operations are available Operation Explanation Save Clicking the Save button saves the keyboard settings in the database and if connected sends the keyboard preset definitions to the scale Close Clicking the Close button closes the keyboard edit window Print Clicking the Print button prints the keysheet template Edit key Double click on a key or click on the key then click the Edit Key button This opens a dialog for specifying the key meaning and keysheet template format Note that preset definitions cannot be made for the standard keys on the right of the keyboard the keys that appear grayed in the keyboard edit window The preset key settings in the dialog are disabled for these keys Key Template Settings E x Key Preset Upper Template Printing Key Type PLU PORK CHOPS C Left Center Data fiat Select C Right PORK CHOPS C Left Copy gt Center C Right m Key Preset Lower Preview lV Split key text SST PLU hd M Double key it line
163. planation above Creating and Editing SR Presets 1 Click Memo SR 2000 alpha Presets in the Scales menu This opens a dialog listing all EMZ and SR scales defined in the system Only one set of presets can be defined for each scale 2 Click on a scale to select then click the Edit button or simply double click on the scale If you have selected an SR series scale this opens an Edit SR 2000 alpha Presets dialog as shown below 63 Save Scale SR 2000 Copy Kbd Category Key Page Preset Key Page 2 Add Page Edit Delete Default Key SR series presets consist of multiple pages the number of pages depends on the scale The available pages are listed in the Pages list box on the left of the screen As you can see from the example above there are three types of page The operation of each type is as follows Function key page Main page PLU call up and other functions can be assigned to each key Category key page This acts as a menu for opening the preset key pages Preset key pages PLU call up and other functions can be assigned to each key on these pages Click on a page in the Pages list box to display that page in the preset key area right side of screen To assign a function to a key select the key and click Edit or double click on the key Similarly to remove a function from a key select the key and click Delete You can use the mouse to drag settings from one key to another
164. ransfer was successful a dialog opens for you to specify the file name Enter an appropriate name and click OK Next another dialog opens asking whether to open the received data Click Yes to open the received file see below for more details Opening the Received File in ScaleLink Pro If you did not open the Data Save file after receiving it from the scales or if you have exited and restarted ScaleLink Pro in the meantime you must open the file before starting editing ScaleLink Pro can open a Data Save file in three different ways Open file but do not import data This selects the specified file but does not import the file contents into the database Clicking Save Data Save in the File menu writes the database data into the specified file Import into new database This closes the current database creates a new empty database and imports the data from the specified Data Save file The database is assigned the same file name as the Data Save file e g If the Data Save file is backup dsv the database is created as backup pld f backup pld already exists it is overwritten Open file and import into current database This imports the file contents into the currently open database In this case you can specify what to do if the same PLU No message No or other scale data ID is found in both the Data Save file and database That is you can specify whether to overwrite the database PLU etc or leave the database PLU etc unchange
165. re this case the price and other settings that would have been specified on the price master screen are instead specified in the PLU Edit window in the same way as other PLU data fields You do not need to read this section if the multiple price master function is disabled on your copy of Scalelink Pro A Support for multiple price master records can be disabled if you do not require it In NOTE Creating and Editing Price Master Records If the price master feature is enabled a Browse button appears to the right of the price field in the PLU Edit window as shown below Price master Browse button Sales Mode weighed 2nd Print 7 Price b Store Temp pe E Time Flag Refer v Store Instr boo r Manal Tinan a nan Misiin hda wj Click the browse button to open the EMZ price settings dialog shown below EMZ Price Settings x Price Master 1 Price Master 2 Price Master 3 Price Master 4 Price Master 5 i Use Price Price POS Tyee pe Mark Price fo POS Flag Select Refer Weight POS Flag a Upper Limit POS Code Lower Limit Reg Code Tare 000 Pack Type J POP Message os Feral Wrap Mode Wrap Price x Comment DO E Wrap Speed Fest x Logot D ServeHeight Emy x Logo2 0 Labelling Pos Normal Tray No eel Labelling Mode Jat H SalesMode Weighed gt Recycle No Markdown Flag None 7 POP Msg Flag Right side M Unit E Pack Quantity eo v POS Select Re
166. re saved as price zone specific data 45 Control Element Explanation Sale or Campaign A special icon appears to the left of the PLU No field in the description icon format bar to indicate if the PLU belongs to a campaign or sale Click the icon to edit the campaign or sale Campaigns and sales are described in 6 6 Campaigns and 9 9 Sale Wizard respectively Editing the PLU description The PLU description field consists of a row of controls for setting the font font type and label width and an edit area with a scroll bar for editing the description text Click on the edit area to select the field and use the mouse or arrow keys to move the cursor within the field The following operations are available in the PLU description field Operation Insert text Select text Change line font Change font type Desc Size mm Cut Copy or Paste Explanation Position the cursor at the desired location and enter text from the keyboard The font and label width determine how many characters are displayed per line Press the INS key to switch between insert and overwrite mode Drag with the mouse or hold down the shift key and use the arrow keys to move the cursor over the desired text The selected text appears highlighted A different font can be set for each line Position the cursor in the line and select the desired font from the Font field Alternatively press Ctrl F to step through the availa
167. riginal Data Save file Saving back to the Data Save file overwrites the data managed by ScaleLink Pro PLU and messages etc but leaves the other contents of the file unchanged Other data stored in a Data Save file may include label formats and general scales setup parameters Accordingly you need to decide how to manage the Data Save files Two methods are possible 1 Receive a fresh copy of the Data Save file from the scales each time you perform editing This ensures that the file is up to date This method is recommended 2 Receive a copy of the Data Save file from the scales once and store on the PC hard disk Transmit the file back to the scales after performing editing This method saves you the time of receiving a fresh copy of the Data Save file each time you perform editing However care is required because the Data Save file contains a complete set of scales data Transmitting the file back to the scales not only updates the changes you made in ScaleLink Pro but also resets other data such as general scales setups to their states when the original copy of the Data Save file was received from the scales Managing Data Save Files WM 3002 For the WM 3002 ScaleLink Pro stores data received from the scale in a subdirectory called ScaleData The data is stored in the same format as it would be on an IF21FD floppy disk that is each type of data PLUs messages etc is stored in a separate file with the extension 00x where
168. ring the current session Other ScaleLink Pro automation or user sessions continue to use the event log file specified in the default site setup file Calling the LoadSiteSetup method after this method causes the event log file to be reset to the default file 177
169. rom the Setup menu to output a list of all ScaleLink Pro setup parameters to a text file 115 1 Start ScaleLink Pro 2 If a database does not open automatically use New or Open Database in the File menu to create or open a database 3 Click the Setup menu and select Options and to display the following dialog Properti i 4 x Custom Logs 2 Multi Store Data Save Label Sizes General 1 General 2 Report Log Custom Logs 1 System type SR 2000 alpha Max PLU No 9999999 i Max Extra Version USA M Meas No 9999999 Max V Enable On Line Comms hee ene 99999999 I Enable left justified fonts AC 3000 Max Store No p999 2 a Coupon Support AC 2000 E S Ba I Daisy chained comms link USA onb Campaign data includes day of week Preset key settings Enable PLU Active Inactive AC 3000 AC 4000 I AstraXT supports price change message AC 2000 AstraXT MV Use Nutrition SR 2000 alpha I Use Same Nutrition for Multiple PLUs AstraXT onb V Enable POS Item code prompt for new PLU No Display Font l Do not delete production totals after loading Password protect P Disable auto resend of unsent data when scale off line f Password test V AC 4000s use master satellite mode 4 Set the following options Item Explanation Specifies the default scale type ScaleLink Pro operation is optimized for the selected scale model and fun
170. rs and re check the Comms Data Save settings If the transfer was successful a dialog opens for you to specify the file name Enter an appropriate name and click OK Next another dialog opens asking whether to import the received data As we are only testing the comms link at this stage click No to exit the dialog This completes setup of the communications link The next step is to set the PLU profile 135 Setting Up Department and Group Codes Ishida scales include department and group code fields in the data for each PLU These are used to classify each PLU In ScaleLink Pro department and group codes are used in the PLU search window and for production report totals The scale treats the combined department group and item code as a single 8 digit code Within ScaleLink Pro you can specify the number of digits for these fields provided the total for the three fields adds up to 8 digits The respective field lengths are specified in the PLU field setup See Appendix A 3 PLU Field Setup for details If you wish to use department and group codes at your store you must first enter the code definitions to ScaleLink Pro Use the following procedure 1 Click on Department Codes in the Setup menu This displays the dialog shown below Edit Department Codes 0 Bakery 1 Meat 2 Produce Edit Delete Auto Generate List 2a If you have already loaded the PLU data into the database with existing department and gr
171. s e Open the received file in ScaleLink Pro e Use ScaleLink Pro to edit the file data e Save the Data Save file and transmit to the scales These steps are described in full in the Data Save section of Chapter 3 Communicating with the Scales Astra AstraXT Like the Data Save function this method also requires that data transfer serial with the scales be initiated manually communications This method is used to send or receive a full set of data to the scale at one time Individual data records cannot be sent independently The operation is described in full in the Astra AstraXT Serial Communications section of Chapter 3 Communicating with the Scales Important Note for Data Save and Astra AstraXT Serial Comms Users After completing this tutorial which teaches the basic operations of the ScaleLink Pro software proceed to Chapter 3 Communicating with the Scales for an explanation of Data Save and or Astra AstraXT serial communications Starting ScaleLink Pro When you start ScaleLink Pro the program automatically loads the database that was open when you last exited The database is not loaded if auto loading of the database is set off in the setup In this case use the File menu to open a database or Data Save file The figure below shows the initial screen Note Screen appearance may differ depending on how your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured Click here to list all PLUs Click here to enter a search string To
172. s that you must load the production data from the scales at least once a day to get meaningful hourly totals If not the hourly totals will include production from previous days The recommended method is to use the Scheduler to automatically load the production data from the scales at preset intervals The scales continue accumulating hourly data indefinitely until the totals are read by NOTE The procedure for printing an hourly production report is as follows 1 If necessary click Print Setup in the File menu to check the printer settings 2 Click Hourly Totals in the Reports menu to open a report setup dialog 3 Select the various options from the dialog then click OK to open the report window Setup Hourly Production Report From To Date Range B27 09 712 2 From Scales fail Scales x Cancel 4 The operation of the report window is the same as for the Department and Group production report described above If you wish to print the report click the Print button 5 When finished click the Close button to close the report window 81 7 3 SR 2000 alpha Image List Report This report lists the SR 2000 alpha images These are the images used in the SR 2000 alpha preset key function and are defined using SR 2000 alpha Images in the Scales menu To open the report window select Reports gt EMZ SR gt SR 2000 alpha Images This opens a window listing all the images defined in the system The
173. s will be added to the Windows Task Scheduler to load the price changes at the specified times gososessesososcsocsoesesoscsocsososcesososseessssosossg Date Time Start sale at 1703 2002 07 00 a m Time Date End sale at 170472002 11 00 p m lt Back Cancel 6 Click Finish when finished entering schedule details 7 The sale wizard creates a Sale Wizard entry in the selection list and creates a Windows Task Scheduler task if specified 8 The price changes will be executed automatically at the specified time by the Windows Task Scheduler These tasks should not be altered directly through the Task Scheduler Use the Sale Wizard to modify them instead 107 An icon appears in the PLU edit window as shown below if the PLU is assigned to a sale Click on the item to edit the sale settings directly The same icon also appears if the PLU is assigned to a campaign However the icon does not appear if the sale or campaign has already finished EE PLU Edit test plc Sae lt Prev ne gt New PLU Nutrition m ji Sale ju Font Larg 2x x Bold Rev Italic Uline ins Campaign et PLU No 508 Sale icon 108 9 10 Automation ScaleLink Pro supports ActiveX automation also known as OLE automation This allows ScaleLink Pro operations to be controlled by external programs including programs written in scripting languages such as Visual Basic and Java script
174. sa era Es aE EES sasgaviosieseestcassnubossastvabesoned 149 ez Mall Setting Seane eee oraaa oe ete eee AE e ae iat a aA aa ated a ied ee eds 150 A3 PLU Held Setpa a eari shored en a e aip aed aE Meats a EE a wink p ai 151 Selecting Fields for the PLU Edit Window and PLU Report sseseeseeseeeeeeessererrrrrrereerersree 151 Customizing a PLU Field Advanced Settings eseseeeeeseeeeeesesreesrerierersrsrsrerrersrsrsesreerers 152 Appendix B Text File Formats and Operations ccesssesscssseceseeeeesecseeseeneeecsaeeeeaecateseenereesaeeees 154 Bel Operations sie wa shugiiatinsaislon casi ohn ai ous EEEE E E Operation Commands neinei eae ie bel ieee i etied Sue a eames Operatons E E E ated wiser ante Ade vies ae Aakash die E B22 Text File Form ts aseron sites tot sit eis Reais i allege a ete ala Text File Export Format Text File Import Format Additions and Updates 00 ee eeessesecseesecsseeeceseeeeeseenereenaeeees 155 Text File Import Format Deletions ccccceeseesceseceeeceseeeseceeecaeeeaeeeneeeeeeereeeeeseeeseeerensees 156 Operation Command csee sheet She ein aie Abbe aae e Ae E E EE tb accesses 156 Price ZONE hos ii8e E E E ie ba de a eu bebe 156 Description Text Formats arena eiaei r E orn ative ote cheat peed woe 156 Keyboard Presets Import File Format cceeseesssccssesseeecssecseesecsessecsaeeeceaecaeesesseseeenaeeees 157 SaleWizard Import File Form ts miisi ninne RTE KAE E R 160 Appendix C ScaleLink Pro Automat
175. scales of campaign Edit Campaign Name March Specials Cancel Time Date Stat s00 00 End 23 00 00 00 03 31 Price PLU 23 001022 33 001052 33 001058 34 001299 95 46 90 95 95 95 95 Price PLU Price 99 95 WOAW PRR ROPE DUO HOOCANWWEH Click on a PLU to select Double click to edit Add PLU to campaign agit campaign price for campaign price selected PLU Delete selected PLU from campaign 10 Enter the campaign name and start and end times Use the buttons on the bottom right to add edit or delete PLUs in the campaign For example clicking the Add button opens a dialog for adding a PLU to the campaign and setting the campaign price Edit Campaign Price Click to open PLU search dialog Select z PLU No 1025 16 99 _ Sales Mode Cancel Price Campaign price Click the Select button to select the PLU number This opens a PLU selection dialog which operates in a similar way to the PLU Search window described above See Chapter 10 Campaigns for more details about creating and editing campaigns Exception The AC 2000 Master system only supports one campaign If your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured for an AC 2000 Master system clicking Campaigns in the Scales menu takes you directly to the campaign edit dialog Editing advertising messages N Advertising messages are not supported by the AstraXT
176. se file but the suffix Prod Example PLU database Bakery MDB Production data database BakeryProd MDB The following file operations are available e Production data is automatically deleted after a specified time See Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store for details e You can clear the production data totals at any time via the Clear Production Totals on PC command in the Comms menu e Production data can be exported to a text file The exported data can be imported into other software packages such as Excel for more sophisticated reporting e Production data totals can be adjusted from within ScaleLink Pro See Adjusting Production Data Totals below 73 Adjusting Production Data Totals A facility is provided to modify the received production data from within ScaleLink Pro The procedure is as follows 1 Click Adjust PLU Production Data in the Comms menu 2 Click Select and select the PLU to modify 3 Select the date to modify 4 Each time you change the PLU or date selection the lower half of the dialog updates with the production data from each scale for that PLU date combination including any existing user adjustments Enter your adjustments in the Quantity Weight and Price fields then click the Apply button to update the database Your adjustments appear in the production data list in the row titled User Adjustments 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each PLU date to be adjusted
177. series of scales NOTE Click Advertising Messages the Scales menu This opens a selection dialog listing the available messages Unused messages are indicated by Spare Click on a message to select it then click the Edit button to open a message edit dialog or simply double click on the message Editing ingredient and other messages A range of different messages can be programmed depending on the type of scale you are using On the AC series scales these typically include extra messages and coupon messages The general operation is the same for each type of message Clicking the menu item corresponding to the message in the Scales menu opens a selection dialog listing the currently defined messages Click the Add button to create a new message or click on an existing message to select then click the Edit button to edit the message or simply double click on a message In either case a dialog opens to edit the message text 11 Editing keyboard presets Click Keyboard Presets in the Scales menu AN Keyboard Presets are not available for EMZ series scales NOTE If your system is configured for a single scale only clicking Keyboard Presets in the Scales menu takes you directly to the keyboard window Otherwise a selection dialog opens listing all scales in your system Select the scale for which to define keyboard presets then click the Select button to open a keyboard window A separate keyboard preset definition can be defin
178. seseeseeeseeieesssrsesereeresseserrerrersrsesrereerers 39 If you do not know the PLU number or name 20 0 0 ecessccsseeeecsseeeceseceeesecaeeeeeeeeeeeaees 39 Searching by POS code bar code 0 cece eeceecsseeeceseceeesecseesecneveecsaeeeesaecatesesnesseenaeeneeas 39 Searching by department and group code 00 0 eee esseeecseeeeceeeeceseeeeesecaeesecsetseeneeeeeens 39 Adding a New PEU caier e a a ths E Ea has e a Eaa aa e aa EEEE oaas 39 Editing or Deleting A PE Uea r ae T ar a A Eara a a Ee A a E Ea E Eosi a 40 Deleting a Range of PLUS r es e a co tisk opted ce aee e te eke deta lected eee 40 Cutting and Pasting PLUS ss aa ceeiiadsne aiding aie tien nul Ae Sth eee 40 Quick Price Changes siie ie tiie chase ean Sean 41 NUON s teccs hse mei eek hee de aed eee ee es 42 Ingredients nnion a eE E AA E E E A a ES 43 6 2 Using the PLU Edit Wand OW sirimoni eiria R i E E A ESEE E an RNN 44 6 3 Editing Price Master Records IP EMZ only sesssesesesessesiesesssesrsrerrerssrsesrsrerrersersesrerreresesee 47 Creating and Editing Price Master Records eeesesseseeeseseeeeresssrstsrerrererssesrererrersersesesreerees 47 6 4 Advertising Messages o ciceniinenin ainina i e e ieaiaia a eir aaen i pawas ies 49 Creating and Editing Advertising Messages csscssssssecseeesceseeecsceeseceaeceeesecaeeseenaeseeeas 49 Deleting an Advertising Message scssssssssescssssecsseeseesecseesecneeecsaseeessecaeeseceaeseeseeneeseeeas 49 639s MESSA
179. similar function Creating and Editing Campaigns iF Click Campaigns in the Scales menu 2 If your scales system supports more than one campaign at a time A dialog opens displaying the available campaigns Unused campaigns are listed as Spare Click on a campaign to select it then click the Edit button to open a campaign edit dialog or simply double click on a campaign If your scales system only supports one campaign at a time A campaign edit dialog opens Edit Campaign Name March Specials Time Date Gancel Start 8 00 00 a 00703701 End 220000 00703731 gt Price PLU 00 001052 000001 1 23 001058 9 95 33 001299 3 55 33 34 46 Add 90 95 95 Edit 95 Delete Price PLU Price 95 Ww hhh OBIT DY HOONWW 3 Enter the campaign name The name entered here appears in the campaign selection dialog Step 2 above Multi Campaign systems only 4 Enter the start and end date and time of the campaign 53 5 Enter the campaign PLUs Click the Add button to add a PLU to the campaign This opens a dialog shown below to specify the PLU number and price Select a PLU in the list and click the Edit button to edit a campaign PLU This opens a dialog shown below to specify the PLU number and price Select a PLU in the list and click the Delete button to delete a PLU from the campaign Edit Campaign Price PLU No Select Pric
180. smission Data options appears dimmed for example Ad A Messages below this indicates that the currently selected scale does not support this type of data Similarly if one or more of the operation buttons at the bottom of the dialog appear dimmed this indicates that the operation is not supported for the selected Transmission Data and scale NOTE 20 Communication Center E x Scale Status Send Receive Scale Bakery 1 X Transmission Data PLU C Nutrition Send Delete Data Range C Extra Messages C Ad Messages From ae C Extra Messages 2 C Keyboards C Extra Messages 3 C Operators T D p999 Select C Coupons C Store Name Addr Operations Send to Receive from Compare Delete Range Delete All Scale Scale Scale vs DB on Scale on scale Operation Explanation Send to Scale Sends the specified range of records to the selected scale or to all scales If data is not sent successfully a scale is off line for example the unsent data is saved and automatically resent when the scale comes back on line See Off Line Operation below Receive from Receives all data of the selected Transmission Data type from the selected Scale scale You can only receive data from one scale at a time Compare Receives data from the scale and compares with the data in the database If Scale vs DB differences are found the results are displayed in a dia
181. specified as part of the general setup See Appendix A Installing ScaleLink Pro at a New Store for details For the PLU Exception Log note that PLUs are not logged as unsent until you exit ScaleLink Pro This is because ScaleLink Pro automatically attempts to resend data to off line scales so a PLU record is not considered to be unsent until automatic resending is abandoned when you exit ScaleLink Pro Both the PLU Update Log and PLU Exception Log record PLU operations performed by the Scheduler as well as by the main ScaleLink Pro program No menu command is provided to view these log files Instead simply open the files in Windows Notepad or some other text editing or viewing program 9 1 3 Scale Status Log If enabled in the setup See Custom Log Settings in Appendix A this outputs the current status of each scale to a text file when logging is invoked Loging can either be invoked manually by selecting Update Scale Status Log from the Tools menu or by clicking the icon in the toolbar Alternatively the scheduler can be used to invoke logging at periodic intervals This log is typically generated automatically using the scheduler and used as a quick way for the network administrator to check the current scale status without needing to start up the Scalelink Pro application A function is also available in the scheduler to e mail the results of the scale status report to designated e mail addreses The addreses and other e mail sett
182. specified department This option is only available if departments are setup for your copy of ScaleLink Pro 102 ltem Explanation Execute at Repeat Repeat interval Between and Log errors in file Specify the date and time for executing the operation Specify whether to execute the operation again after the specified interval You can set a time range so that repeat execution of the operation only occurs between specified times Set this check box ON to log any errors that occur when an operation executes See the Error Handling section above for details 103 9 9 Sale Wizard This feature simplifies the process of creating a sale temporary price changes The concept is similar to the Campaign function That is a sale price can be entered for specified PLUs and automatically sent to the scale at a predetermined date and time Similarly the old prices are automatically restored at the end of the sale Multiple Sale Wizards can be set up and scheduled to run at different times The difference with the campaign feature is that in this case the price changes and timings are controlled either manually or by tasks sent to the Windows Task Scheduler rather than by the scale itself Also there is no limit on the number of PLUs that can be included in the sale What the Sale Wizard Does The Sale Wizard provides a simple user interface for generating the following e A Windows Scheduler task for loading the
183. t Cancel Customize 86 Specifying a Text File Export Operation Directly If you clicked the Customize button in the above procedure or if no standard text file export operations have been setup for your system you can specify the export settings directly The procedure is as follows 1 Click on Export from Text File in the Tools menu 2 A File Save As dialog appears for you to select the output text file 3 Next the Text File Export Settings dialog opens for you to set the various export options Select the type of data to export the file format and whether to include a line of column titles The Specify Fields button lets you select which fields you want to export and also to specify the sequence of fields in the output file PLU export only See Appendix B Text File Formats and Operations for details of the export format Text File Export Settings x File contents File format PLUs Specify Fields Comma delimited z Price Changes Description text format Extra Messages Ishida format C Coupons J Output column headers Campaigns Master J Include price zone Campaign PLUs Price zone Production data PLUs o WY Production data Operators C Production data Hourly IV Export production data for each scale J Use scale names instead of scale ID 4 PLU Production Data Export file C Program Files shida PLUexport txt le be code eee oe Pee Price Cha
184. t set the printer page size and orientation before opening the report window for the report size to adjust automatically Note however that not all printers support landscape printing The message reports list the message text only The operation for each type of report is the same The following describes the procedure in the case of the PLU report 1 If necessary click Print Setup in the File menu to check the printer settings 2 Click PLU List in the Reports menu to open a PLU report window A Link Pro samplel mdb File View Report PLU Window C Full Desc 1st Line Only Printed 99 12 12 PLU LIST Page 1 9 BBQ STEAK BEEF BURRITOS BEEF CORDON BLEU BEEF JERKY BEEF KEBABS BEEF OLIVES BEEF ROULADES BEEF SPARE RIBS BEEF STIR FRY BLADE STEAK BOLAR ROAST BREAKFAST STEAK B B Q STICKS BRISKET BONES 3 Use the Select buttons to specify the range of PLUs to print then click the Print button to start printing 4 When finished click the Close button to close the PLU Report window 71 Report Window Operations The following operations are available using the tool bar at the top of the PLU Report window Operation Specify range of PLUs to print View report on screen Preview printing Start printing Export to text file Full desc 1st line only Show extra message text Show price zone data Active or Inactive PLUs only Close window Explanation Use the Select bu
185. talling ScaleLink Pro at a New Store for details This is useful when you have multiple comms links and wish to avoid sending unwanted PLUs to particular scales avoid sending bakery PLUs to the produce department scales for example Disabling the Communication Link If you wish to disable all communications with the scales click Options in the Setup menu to open the Options dialog Set Enable On Line Comms off and click OK to save Note however that the automatic accumulate resend feature see Off Line Operation below does not operate if Enable On Line Comms is off Use the same procedure to re enable communications If using multiple communication links you can use Show Comms Status in the Comms menu to disable individual communication links as described below Enabled vs Connected SLP communication links have enabled and connected flags These flags indicate the current status of the link and are displayed in the Comms Status dialog A Enabled Disabled If acomms link is disabled it is ignored by all communications operations Within ScaleLink Pro however the scale is treated as if it exists The scale keyboard presets can still be edited for example although any changes will not be sent to the scale A scale is typically disabled if it will be out of service for a long period of time To enable or disable a scale select Show Comms Status in the Comms menu Select the desired scale then click the Enable
186. ted PLU Click the Delete PLU button A dialog opens asking whether or not to delete the PLU Click No if you don t want to delete the PLU If you click Yes the PLU is deleted from the database and if connected a command is also sent to delete the PLU on the scales Changing PLU Prices Click the Price Changes button in the PLU Search window toolbar to open a dialog for changing PLU prices or select Price Changes in the PLU menu The purpose of this feature is to allow you to rapidly change the prices of a number of PLUs without having to edit each PLU in the PLU Edit window Using the Price Change Dialog Enter the new price and press Enter This saves the specified price and if connected sends the price change to the scales A PLU Search dialog opens defaulted to the next sequential PLU number for you to specify the next PLU number The Next and Prev buttons jump to the next or previous PLU respectively The Select button opens a PLU Search dialog for you to select another PLU Markdown Price Changes Selecting Markdown Price Changes in the PLU menu opens a dialog for changing markdown prices The operation is the same as for the standard price change dialog described above Nutrition This feature is only applicable to some countries Click the Nutrition button in the PLU Search window or select Nutrition in the PLU menu to open a dialog for editing the nutrition information for the selected PLU Enter the data then click th
187. ted normally Setting Up Price Zones The price zone feature allows different values to be set for specific data fields in each PLU Typically this is used to set different prices for different groups of stores hence the name price zones Do I need this feature Price zones are intended for use in a multi store environment Use the price zone feature if you intend to manage PLU data for multiple stores in a single central database but need the flexibility of setting store specific values such as price If not required you can disable the price zone feature Use the following procedure to setup the price zone feature for your site 1 Click Price Zones in the Setup menu 2 Click Add to create a new price zone 3 Enter the price zone name and ID in the dialog then click OK 4 Continue until you have added all the required price zones then click OK to exit the Edit Price Zones dialog 5 Click Options in the Setup menu and click on the Multi Store tab This opens the dialog shown below 6 In the left side of the dialog select the operation mode for this installation If you select local store mode select the price zone to which the store belongs 7 In the right side of the dialog use the Add and Remove buttons to specify which fields allow price zone specific values to be set 8 Click OK to complete price zone setup Note The PLU active inactive setting may also be used as a price zone field However in this case
188. the PLU number boolean UseDeptPlu Specifies whether to assign PLU numbers based on department code Remarks If an empty string or a non existent file name is specified in the FileName parameter a File Open dialog opens for the user to select the text file to import 172 Name Boolean IsUnsentDataWaiting Function Indicates whether any unsent data is present Unsent data is data that could not be sent to a scale due to communication problems such as the scale being off line Return Value True if unsent data is present False otherwise Parameters None Name Boolean LoadSetup string FileName Function Loads the specified general setup file Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred or if a database is already open Parameters string FileName Full pathname of database file Remarks If this method is not called the default setup file is used Cannot be used if a database is open Load the setup file before opening the database The loaded setup file is only used during the current session Other ScaleLink Pro automation or user sessions continue to use the default setup file Name Boolean LoadSiteSetup string FileName Function Loads the specified site setup file Return Value True if successful False if an error occurred or if a database is already open Parameters string FileName Full pathname of database file Remarks If this method is not called the default sit
189. to open the received data Click Yes to open the received file see below for more details Opening and Editing the Received File in ScaleLink Pro When data is received from the wrapper it is saved in the directory specified in step 5 above You can import this received data at any time by selecting Import IF21FD from the File menu This imports the received data into the current database Once you have imported the received file edit the scale data in the same way as normal All editing changes are saved in the ScaleLink Pro database 28 Transmitting to the Scale When you have finished editing the scale data use the procedure described below to transmit the data back to the wrapper 1 Connect the PC to the wrapper Consult your Ishida agent if you do not know the correct cabling requirements Turn on the wrapper and set to Test Mode Use the Test Mode menu to select DATA SAVE LOAD On ScaleLink Pro click the Comms menu and select Communicate with Scales WM 3002 A dialog appears asking whether to save the current database in IF21 format Select Yes if you wish to send the current database Select No if you wish to send previously received data back to the wrapper If you selected Yes a dialog appears asking you to specify the directory in which to output the current database in IF21FD format Specify the directory used when receiving data from the wrapper Click OK when ready The operation of this dialog is describe
190. tomatically However automatic resending can be disabled by the Disable auto resend of unsent data when scale off line setting in the Options dialog As Scalelink Pro only does an automatic check to detect when a scale comes back on line if the scale has data waiting to be sent the scale status is not set back to on line in the scale status dialog automaticaly However the status of the scale is updated the next time you send data to the scale or test the link status manually 23 3 2 Data Save Communications This method communicates with the Data Save function on the scales Unlike ID ENQ communications with the scales must be initiated manually The basic flow of operations when using Data Save communications is as follows 1 Receive the Data Save file from the scales 2 Open the received file in ScaleLink Pro 3 Use ScaleLink Pro to edit the file data 4 Save the Data Save file and transmit to the scales On both the AC 3000 and WM 3002 the Data Save function is accessed via Test Mode If you are not familiar with the operation refer to the scales operating manual Managing Data Save Files AC 3000 A Data Save file contains a complete set of scales data of which the data managed by ScaleLink Pro is only a subset Accordingly ScaleLink Pro cannot create a Data Save file from scratch Instead you open an existing file to import into the ScaleLink Pro database make the required changes then save the results back to the o
191. tomatically load a batch file at a preset time e Batch mode changes made to one database can be loaded into a different database Useful for distributing updates in a multi store environment e A single batch file can contain changes for more than one department Using Batch Mode The procedure for using batch mode is as follows 1 Select Start Batch Mode from the Tools menu 2 Specify the name of the batch file in the Save As dialog If you specify an existing file ScaleLink Pro asks you whether to delete any existing data in the file 3 Edit PLU or other scales data Any operation that updates the database will be stored in the batch file instead 4 When you have entered all the desired changes select End Batch Mode from the Tools menu This restores the database to the state when you started batch mode Batch Mode and Departments If your copy of ScaleLink Pro is configured for multiple departments you can save batch changes for more than one department in the same batch file Just use Change Department in the File menu to switch between departments as usual If loading the batch file into a different system data for a particular department is only loaded if the destination system contains a department with the same name Names are not case sensitive 96 Loading a Batch File The procedure for loading a batch file is as follows 1 Select Load Batch File from the Tools menu 2 A dialog opens to select the batch f
192. tput as separate font and text fields However this format has some important restrictions described below As aconsequence of these restrictions do not use line by line format if you intend to import the text file back into ScaleLink Pro as data will be lost Line by line format details Line by line description text format does not support font type bold underline reverse or italic information Also a maximum of ten lines of description text can be specified The column titles are Font1 Desc1 Font2 Desc2 Font10 Desc10 The font is the Ishida font code character 1 to 9 and A to E and the description is the description text for the line enclosed in double quotes Example Font1 Desc1 Font2 Desc2 3 Description line 1 3 Description line 2 156 Keyboard Presets Import File Format Keyboard preset settings are imported using the same procedure as the other text import operations described above However because keyboard preset data is assigned to specific scales and stored in the site setup file rather than being stored in the main database there are some important differences in the text file format The codes used to specify prsets are also listed Import Format The basic format is the same as described above for other text import operations A title line can optionally be specified in the first line of the file If not specified the following column order is ass
193. tsesseerers 30 Sending Data tothe Sedler ea a aota ra a aaa aa E E Eaa OAE A Ea Sash a PEREO Eeo aE TETES 31 4 Using at TE2 VED EEE E E E E ESE EE E E EE 33 Using an IF21FD to Receive Data from the Scales esesseeeessesseeesreeresesrsrsrrerrerrersesrsreerees 33 Using an IF21FD to Transfer Data to the Scales eee ecssecssesecseeeeceeeeeceaeceeesecneeseeneeseeeas 34 2 Fhe PLU Data baseen a n ieee HN ee a ne ee Geir ee 35 Database Formats siirre aer erpe e n E E T EE A aE EES 35 Selecting the Databasen nenep aa VE EEE oh Antec EEE EE EE 35 Managing Databases aonn a ar a Aa E A a a e ebsites 36 5 1 Microsoft Access Database Format s sesesseeseseeesessertesesesestsrereesetserestetstsestertstseeseseereereess 36 Features and RestictonS sisie irae iaoee i inris a ei a es o E Ee arase i ea 36 5 2 Ishida PLU Database Format nisar diinan in ai a aiea 37 Features and Restrict ons sssc 26 c ccchesapscssietvesessanpeccbisdeesyscvayd 2iesenabensppnsonsesdsstnassessenteaneateseienss 37 523 Multi User Operation sa eyecare cesses oreo oea A aaa i one etd ee see dete ede ea 37 6 Editing PLUs and Other Scales Data eee ec sccsseeseesecseeseceeeseceaeseesecsaeeeesaecseesecnesseesaeeeeeaecaeeeaeeneegs 38 6 1 Using the PLU Search Window cece eneo garean EE EE EE EEEE E E EEE es 38 Fidinga PLU ieni oo baie area ane aaa eae 39 If you know the PLU numbers seers reene e eaaa aE ee oae aia EEEE ae 39 If you know some or all of the PLU name e
194. ttings Clicking the Advanced Settings button in the PLU fields setup dialog displays a list of the registered PLU fields To edit the detailed settings for a field click on the field to select then click the Edit button or simply double click on the desired field This opens the dialog shown below for customizing the PLU field The default PLU field settings provided with the installation should be adequate for A most users The ability to customize fields is mainly provided to allow for future modifications to the scales and to customize the software for different countries NOTE Take care when using this feature as incorrect settings can cause misoperation of ScaleLink Pro or scales Name Sale Mode Display Width Bo Field Se C I Digits after ance Type Sales Mode xl Dec PE fo Display Vv Print in Report V Field Values Leave blank if any value can be set 0000 Weight Maximum 255 0001 Fix Price Minimum d Edit Default Value Delete EERE I Set Default Default value The following describes the meaning of each item Item Explanation Name The field name The name specified here is used as the field title in the PLU Edit window and report Accordingly the name must be short enough to display in the PLU Edit window Field Type The field meaning Select from the list Do not create more than one field with the same meaning Display Specifies whether to include the field in the PLU Edit win
195. ttings Use TAB key or mouse to select a field then enter value or select from list Entering the PLU description The large field in the middle of the PLU Edit window contains the PLU description Click on the field to set the input focus to the field and use the mouse or arrow keys to move the cursor Practice using the operations described below to enter or modify the description text Operation Explanation Insert text Position the cursor at the desired location and enter text from the keyboard The font and label width determine how many characters are displayed per line Press the INS key to switch between insert and overwrite mode Select text Drag with the mouse or hold down the shift key and use the left or right arrow key to move the cursor over the desired text The selected text appears highlighted Change line A different font can be set for each line Position the cursor in the line and font select the desired font from the Font field You can also press Ctrl F to step through the available fonts Change font Characters can be displayed bold reversed in italic and or underlined type Select some text and click the buttons above the description field to turn each character type attribute on or off for the selected text Change label Set the Desc Size Width field to the actual label width to be used for this size PLU This updates the description field to only display as many characters as will fit on the label Set th
196. ttons to specify the start and end PLU or message numbers for the report Use the lt lt Prev Page and Next Page gt gt buttons to step through the report pages on screen If necessary use the scroll bars to scroll sections of the report page into view Click Print Preview in the File menu Click the Print button or click Print in the File menu Click the Export button to open a File Save As dialog to specify the file in which to save Click OK to output the report contents to the text file Each line of the report is output with the fields separated by commas NOTE You can export the entire PLU database using the text file export function See Chapter 8 Importing and Exporting Data Click these buttons to switch between displaying the full PLU description text or the first line only Select the Show Extra Message and or Show Nutrition command in the Report menu to specify whether or not to include extra message and or nutrition text in the report The text appears after the PLU description Note Show Nutrition is only available in Hong Kong If price zones areenabled select the Show Price Zone Data command in the Report menu to specify whether or not to include price zone values in the report When turned on this lists the value of price zone fields for each zone When turned off only the default vvalue is listed Select the Show Active PLUs Only Show Inactive PLUs Only or Show Both Active and Inactive PLUs commands in
197. ual available print width of 59 4mm Other label widths are scaled based on this value That is a40mm label is assume to have an actual print width of 40 x 59 4 60 39 6mm Click OK to save the setup information Use one of the procedures described below to test the communications link to the scales Which procedure to use depends on whether you are using ID ENQ or Data Save communications See Which Communications Link Above 128 EMZ Settings This page contains a number of settings specific to EMZ series scales Properties El General 1 General 2 Report Log Custom Logs Multi Store Data Save Lakel Sizes EMZ EMZ Scale Settings I Single store operation do not allow multiple prices etc per PLU Message File Mapping Extra No file mapping Extra No file mapping v messages 1 messages 3 Extra No file mapping x Coupons No file mapping v messages 2 Use these settings to store EMZ and counter scale messages in the same data table Cancel Item Explanation Single store EMZ series scales permit a maximum of five price master records per operation Do not PLU See for details This is intended for use in processing center or allow multiple similar environments where you are packing product for more than one prices etc per store PLU Set this check box off if you are using the EMZ in a single store environment where you have only one price per PLU This
198. umed Scaleld KeyNo Type Data Column Name Explanation Scaleld Identifies the scale to which the keyboard setting belongs See the explanation below This field is optional but one of either Scaleld or ScaleName must be specified ScaleName Identifies the scale to which the keyboard setting belongs The name is case sensitive Note that ScaleName cannot be used in MSCU systems This field is optional but one of either Scaleld or ScaleName must be specified KeyNo The key number in the keyboard The key numbering is shown below This field is mandatory Type A code indicating the preset key meaning The codes are listed below This field is mandatory Data The value assigned to the preset key For example if the key type is PLU this specifies the PLU number Set zero for keys that do not require any data This field is mandatory Scale ID Note that you can specify the keyboard either by the scale name which is case sensitive or the scale ID The meaning of the scale ID differs depending on the system configuration as follows System Configuration Scale ID Standard TCP IP The Link No displayed on the right side of the scale comms setup system configuration dialog select Comms On Line from the Setup menu Daisy chained RS 232C The Scale No displayed on the right side of the scale setup dialog comms USA only select Comms On Line from the Setup menu then click Add or Edit to open the scal
199. unctions This is recommended for consistency of data across all scales You may select AstraXT if you wish to enable the AstraXT features such as extra messages 2 and 3 but take care as this may cause problems due to these features not being supported by the AC 2000 or AC 3000 scales The system type for each scale on the network is specified in the communication link setup for each scale See Setting Up ID ENQ Communications below Setting Up the ScaleLink Pro Software Before you can communicate with the scales you must check that ScaleLink Pro is setup correctly for your scales system Use the following procedure You can save the current setup to a file or load a previously saved setup using the A Save Setup and Load Setup commands respectively in the Setup menu The ScaleLink Pro setup consists of all the items set via the Setup menu NOTE This feature is useful for copying setups from one copy of ScaleLink Pro to another A number of alternative setups may be shipped with the ScaleLink Pro installation Use the procedure below to check the default setup If it does not appear suitable for your store if the version is USA but you are in Australia for example use the Load Setup command to see if a more appropriate setup is available The names of the listed setup files indicate their purpose for example NZ SET contains the New Zealand setup Outputting a Listing of all ScaleLink Pro Settings Select Output Setup List f
200. w 1 Select the Use Default Line Fonts check box This enables all the individual line options and changes All Lines to Line 1 2 Select the appropriate font for each line from the list box 2xH means the font is twice the normal height 2xW means the font is twice the normal width 3 Click OK to save the changes or click another tab and repeat steps 1 and 2 to change more line fonts 149 e Mail Settings A function is also available in the scheduler to e mail the results of the scale status log to designated e mail addreses This function is not available in all countries Contact your Ishida agent for details The procedure for specifying the addreses and other e mail settings is as follows 1 2 Select e Mail Settings from the Tools menu A dialog opens displaying the e mail settings Set the fields as described below Click OK to save the changes Item Store ID SMTP Server SMTP User Name SMTP Password From To Ce Body Text 1 2 3 Explanation This appears in the e mail subject line and is used to identify the store that sent the message The SMTP server to use to send the e mail Contact your network administrator if unfamiliar with this setting Specify these if required by your SMTP server Contact your network administrator if unfamiliar with these settings These can be left blank in many cases The e mail address to appear in the From header of the e mail Depen
201. wildcard characters and to specify a more detailed search condition For example entering BEEF displays all PLU names containing the word beef A The search re executes automatically each time you type a character The response may be a bit slow on older computers In this case allow a few seconds for the list to NOTE update If you do not know the PLU number or name When the cursor is in the Search field the PLU list only displays those PLUs that match the search condition Click the PLU No field to clear the search results and display all PLUs in the PLU list Next use the scroll bar the up an down arrow keys or the PageUp and PageDown keys to scroll the PLU list until you find the PLU you are looking for Searching by POS code bar code Your copy of ScaleLink Pro may have been configured to allow you to search for PLUs by POS code bar code In this case a POS code field appears next to the PLU number field at the top of the window The operation is the same as for the PLU field Searching by department and group code Your copy of ScaleLink Pro may have been configured to allow you to search for PLUs by department and group code In this case department and group fields appears next to the PLU number field at the top of the window The PLU list only displays PLUs belonging to the selected department and group Adding a New PLU 1 Click the New PLU button or select New PLU from the PLU menu
202. you must define the active inactive field in the PLU field setup Contact your Ishida agent for details 144 01 Price Zone 1 145 Setting Up Text File Import and Export ScaleLink Pro has a flexible text file import and export function To simplify operation for the user you can pre define the settings for commonly used import and export operations When the user selects the text file import or export command from the Tools menu a list of the defined import or export operations is displayed The user can either select a pre defined import export operation or click the Customize button to specify the import export settings directly Do I need this feature Only use the text file import and export setup feature if you have a commonly used import or export operation The text file import and export functions are still available even if no import or export settings are defined The procedure for defining text file import settings is as follows The operation for defining text file export settings is the same 1 Select Text File Import from the Setup menu 2 Click Add to create a new text file import operation This opens the dialog shown below 3 Enter a name and the various settings including the format and operation See Appendix B Text File Formats and Operations for details The name specified here appears in the list of pre defined import settings when the user clicks Import from Text File in the Tools menu

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