User guide

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Appendix
ESTABLISHING SETTINGS AND DIRECTORIES
Afterinstallingthesoftware,certainFlightConnectReadsettingsanddirectoriescanbeadjustedtobestsuityour
operations.
•File Conversion Format
DetermineswhichleformatFlightConnectReadwillconvertthetransactionlesinto.
•Edit Record Validation Setting 
 SetsFlightConnect’sRecordValidationfeature.RecordValidationallowsFlightConnectEdituserstoreviewchangesmadeby
DMSsintheeldanddelete,edit,oracceptthemintotheFlightConnectdatabase.ThesavesettingenablesRecordValidation.The
deletesettingdisablesRecordValidation.This feature is not available on Flight Connect LCR 600.
•Converted Files Target Location
Thissettingdetermineswhere,onthecomputer,theconvertedlescreatedbyFllightConnectReadareplaced.
To edit the ACRead settings and directories:
1. Right-clickFlightConnect Readshort-cuticononyourdesktop,thenclick
Properties.
2. FromtheFlightConnect Read Propertieswindow,intheTargettextbox,
specifytheadditionalsettingsanddirectoriesyouwouldliketoapplyto
FlightConnectRead.Ifnofunctionsareaddedtothetarget,thedefaultswill
beactivated.
2a.DeterminetheformatofFlightConnectReadleconversionsThexml
settingwillcreateanExcelle.TheCompTransettingwillcreateatext
le.ThedefaultisCompTran.This setting overrides the System Denitions setting.
/f:xml
2b.Activateordeactivatetheeditrecordvalidationfeature(saveordel).
savesavesdatabasechangesmadebyDMSsandcollectsthemfor
reviewintheeditrecordvalidationfeature.deldeletesalldatabase
changesmadebyDMSs.Thedefaultisdelete.
/e:save
2c.DeterminethetargetlocationofconvertedlesfromFlightConnectRead.
Thedefaultisthedestinationtargetselectedduringsoftwareinstallation.
/t:C:\DMS
Example:
C:\DMS\ACRead.exe /f:xml /e:save /t:C:\DMS
3. ClickApply,thenOK.
Properties Option - Right-Click FlightConnect Read
When typing in your settings and directories
preferences make sure to (a) put a space before the
eld, (b) use a forward slash rst, (c) use lower case,
(d) use a colon, and (e) enter the setting or directory
exactly as noted in this manual.
Type in Settings and Directories Carefully
In the example given, FlightConnect Read will convert les in the C:\DMS folder received from the DMS unit. The les
will be converted to xml les and placed back into the C:\DMS folder. Any database les (not transaction les) modied
by the DMS will be saved and available for FlightConnect Ofce users to review in the edit record validation feature.
FlightConnect Read Properties