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Background documentationCommunication-Related Parameters

 

Communication-specific parameters

The options in this section define network communication parameters.

IPDEBUG

Function

Debugs TCP/IP communications. Debugging information is displayed in the server console window when you use this option. The level of detail displayed is determined by the value you enter into this option. If you are not using TCP/IP communications, disable this option with comment marks.

Note Note

PRIMSRVNAME and BACKSRVNAME TCP/IP addresses are no longer supported in the POS.ini. To enable these addresses use the PRIMARY SERVER NAME and BACKUP SERVER NAME options in the Terminal Define function (Manager Code 6) at the POS.

End of the note.

Possible values

Enabled: enter a number between 0-7, where 0 results in no detail and 7 results in all details.

Disabled: do not enter a number.

Default value

Disabled

NETBSEG

Function

Identifies the server in a NetBIOS segment. A segment can have 1000 servers; each server must have a unique number. If the stores each use a private LAN, use the default value of 0. If you are using a Unix-based system, this option is not required and you must disable it with comment marks.

Possible values

Enabled:

0 - enter 0 for each store that uses a private LAN.

A number from 1-1000 - enter a unique number for each server in a segment.

Disabled: enter comment marks.

Default value

0

SAP POS Store Data Transfer for Retail-specific parameters

The options in this section set up SAP POS Store Data Transfer for Retail (formerly known as Transnet) parameters. If you are not using SAP POS Store Data Transfer for Retail, disable these options with comment marks.

CHAINNUMBER

Function

Specifies the SAP POS Store Data Transfer for Retail configuration for Chain Number or Company Number.

Possible values

0-32767

Default value

0

HOSTREQPROF

Function

Defines the profile prompt to be used as a free form host request. You define profile prompts in the Profile Prompt Maintenance window in the Configurator. The cashier responds to each option in the prompt, and this information is sent to the host as the request. Add a copy of this option for each profile prompt you want to use as a request.

Possible values

Enter the profile number that is to be used as a free form host request.

Default value

None

HOSTREQSEP

Function

Defines the separator that is automatically inserted between the prompt responses that make up a request. You can receive this character from SAP POS Store Data Transfer for Retail. You define the profile prompt in the HOSTREQPROF option.

Possible values

Enter a single alphanumeric character that is to be used as the separator. Do not enclose the character in quotation marks.

Default value

,

TNXML

Function

Specifies that the Transnet.XML configuration settings are next to follow

Possible values

N/A

Default value

N/A

SAP POS Store Data Transfer for RetailSETTLEMENT

Function

Specifies whether or not to perform SAP POS Store Data Transfer for Retail settlement functions.

Possible values

Y - yes, run settlement.

N - no, do not run settlement.

Default value

N

Parameter

Default Value

TRANSNET:TRANSNETCHAINNUMBER

10

TRANSNET:TRANSNETCRDMESSAGETYPE

TTSP

TRANSNET:TRANSNETMERCHANTBUSCODE

5814

TRANSNET:TRANSNETDBMESSAGETYPE

TTDB

Parameter

Default Value

TRANSNET:TRANSNETVERSIONNUMBER

0780

TRANSNET:TRANSNETCURRENCYCODE

840

TRANSNET:TRANSNETMERCHANTNAME

SAMPLE

TRANSNET:TRANSNETSETTLEMENT

NO

TRICKLERESPONSETIMEOUT

Function

You can use this option when integrating SAP POS to the SAP ERP system.

When network communication is slow, a TLog trickle can time out at the XPS server before the transaction goes through the SAP POS Store Data Transfer for Retail server and PI to the POSDM. This can cause the XPS server to send a second trickle that is unnecessary and causes duplication of data. This option prevents this second trickle on slow networks.

Possible values

Numeric value of seconds before the time-out of trickle.

Default value

30 seconds

WAITRESPONSETIMEOUT

Function

Specifies the SAP POS Store Data Transfer for Retail configuration for the time-out period to wait for a response measured in milliseconds (that is, 1000=1000 milliseconds = 1 second).

Possible values

0-2147483647

Default value

0