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D-36 Customizing the DecisioNet System
Parameter (Keyword) Description
DEFAULT_DOWNMSG keyword
specifies the default message to display
when the target system is in an error
state. If the DEFAULT_DOWNMSG
keyword is not specified, the Status Tag
Manager uses “SYS DOWN” as the
default error message.
DEFAULT_DOWNMSG must be 8
alphanumeric characters or less.
DEFAULT_UPMSG A status tag is initialized with
DEFAULT_UPMSG text. Status tag
initialization only occurs when the Status
Tag Manager starts up. If the
DEFAULT_UPMSG is not specified in the
status.cfg file, the Status Tag Manager
uses “SYS UP” as the default message.
IDLETIME This keyword is used for Modes S and A,
and defines the period of time that the
status tag displays a message before
updating the tag with
DEFAULT_DOWNMSG information. The
minimum value for IDLETIME is 60
seconds.
Sample Status file:
The following status.cfg file requires an application to generate
REGSTAT.001, REGSTAT.002, and REGSTAT.003 files to properly
display point of sale register status information on the status tags. The
EPL system status tags display “EPL SYSTEM DOWN” if the EPL
system goes down. The PAGER tags, 129e8 and 10b9a5, display status
information from the REGSTAT.004 file until their buttons are pressed,
at which time they display a “NO MSG” message.