PLU Export File

Export File Maintenance parameters allow you to define a format for exporting extended PLU information to a third-party application. Extended PLU fields are user-defined fields that contain additional PLU information. For more information about extended PLU fields, see Extended PLU Files.

You use these parameters to define the formats required for the export function even though the PLU file is not actually exported from the Configurator application.

For information about how to define PLU Export File parameters, see Defining PLU Export File Parameters.

Structure

Export File Parameters
Screen Element	Description
Export File ID	Identifies the export file that you are defining
Description	Description of the export file
Entity	PLU is the only valid option in this field to complete the PLU Export File configuration
Delimiter	The character to be used as a separator in the ASCII file
Full Export File Name	The filename and path where the export file information is stored Example The Store Manager application retains PLU export file information at C:\xps\fullexport. Third-party applications read the information from this location. End of the example.
Update Export File Name	The filename and path where the system stores updated export file information
Add Code	A code that indicates that the export function must add data
Update Code	A code that indicates that the export function must update data
Delete Code	A code that indicates that the export function must delete data

Note Note

The Add Code, Update Code, and Delete Code parameters are only required when you choose Action in the Attribute List.

End of the note.

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Screen Element	Description
ID	Provides the order in which data is read by the third-party application
Type	Type of data that this line contains. The options are: Basic: Hard-coded fields that appear in the PLU File table Extended: Extended field that you create in the Extended PLU Fields table ASCII: A text field Action: Add, Delete, and Update codes that describe any action the function is to take
Attribute	ID created in the Extended PLU Field table for this export file
Value	Hard-coded field name used for tracking by the third-party application
Mask	This is a C/C++ language mask in the format [T][N][.M] where: T — Defines the position and can be: `-` — Left justified (if this is not used, the default is right justified) `+` — If the data element is numeric, you see a plus sign (+) for positive numbers and a minus sign (-) for negative numbers `0` — For use with numerics, the system left-fills empty positions with 0 N — Defines the minimum field width; the system uses a wider field if the printed number or string is too large for the specified width M — Defines print characteristics as follows: For floating point numerics, it specifies the number of digits the system prints to the right of the decimal For string, it specifies the maximum number of characters the system should print

Screen Element	Description
Attribute List	A list of attributes to define the PLU field