User guide

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Certain FlightConnect Read settings and directories can be
set up in the Properties window of FlightConnect Read.
• File Conversion Format
• Edit Record Validation Setting
• Converted Files Target Location
See the appendix for more details and instructions.
ACRead’s output (.txt or .xml) is determined by the
TransFormat: option in the System Denitons le tab.
FlightConnect Read’s File Format Output
FlightConnect Read
FlightConnectReadconvertstransactionles(CR501xxx.trn),sentfromDMSandLCR600
unitsinthenetwork,intoles(.txtor.xml)foruseinthird-partyaccountingorspreadsheet
software.Itisaserviceapplicationdesigned,inconjunctionwithDBManager,toruninthe
backgroundofthecomputer.
FlightConnectRead(andDBManager)mustbeopentoreceiveandconverttransactionles.
ReadwillautomaticallyruneverytimeatransactionleisreceivedfromDBManager.As
transactionlescomeinfromtheFlightConnectnetwork,ReadwillappendtheComp501.txt(or.xml)le.Readwill
alsoconvertanytransactionlesintheC:\DMSfolderwhentheprogramisopenedorwhentheConvertbuttoninthe
FlightConnectReadwindowisclicked.
FlightConnect Read Window
FlightConnect Read .xml Conversion
FlightConnect Read .txt Conversion
SETUP & OPERATION
The FlightConnect Read text eld displays the
details of recent le conversions.
FlightConnect Read Icon
VALIDATE RECORDS
FlightConnectReadcanalsocreateanedittransactions
le(Edit501.trn)fromthetransactionle,ifanydatabase
editsweremadebyaDMSinthenetwork.Thislewill
enacttheEditRecordValidationfeatureinFlightConnect
Edit.ThisfeatureisnotavailableonFlightConnectLCR
600.
FLIGHTCONNECT READ & USB MEMORY
DEVICES
IfyouareusingUSBmemorydevicestotransferdata
betweenDMSsandtheofce,FlightConnectReadmust
beactivatedmanually.
To use FlightConnect Read with the USB memory
device:
1. OpentheFlightConnectUSBmemorydeviceonyour
computer,draganddrop(orcopyandpaste)the
transactionle(Comp501.trn)fromtheUSBdeviceinto
theC:\DMSfolder.
2a. OpenFlightConnect Read.Openingthewindowwill
automaticallyconverttheComp501.trnleintheC:\DMS
folderintoaCompTran.txt(or.xml).
2b. IfFlightConnect Readisopen,clickConverttoconvert
theComp501.trnintoaCompTran.txt(or.xml).