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Function documentationBinary Transaction Files

 

Binary incremental update files. These files add, modify, or delete records from the applicable database. Note that these files are used by versions of POS Xpress that do not contain ASCTXN in the version description. (These files are denoted by a BT in the following table.)

Some parameter files have unique extensions (indicated in the XXX column below), which can have any eight-character file name. These files are renamed to the parameter file name when received by the in-store application either via polling or on the local disk. These files are typically named in the following format:

SSSSRR00.XXX

where:

  • SSSS is the store number

  • RR is the region number

  • 00 is not used

  • XXX is the unique file extension

For files going to the POS, there are three general possibilities, as listed below:

  • 99990000.XXX – For all stores, in all regions

  • 07020000.XXX – For a specific store (in this case, store number 702)

  • 99990100.XXX – For all stores in region 1

DOS single port polling can only send .XXX files, typically using the SSSSRR00.XXX format. Unix ZMODEM polling (ZPOLL) can send any parameter file name, as well as the .XXX files.

Note Note

If you are running the Unix version of the Store Manager or Back Office applications, the filenames must be in lower case for the system to recognize them.

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