TEC TEC Software Solution SCALE VIEW V3 Owner’s Manual Document No. OM-9000 Original Apr, 2003 (Revised Mar., 2004) TEC America, Inc.
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Scale View Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents DATA MAINTENANCE................................................................................................... 1 Getting Started ......................................................................................................... 1 Add New PLU ............................................................................................................ 2 Edit PLU’s ........................................................................
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Scale View Owner’s Manual Data Maintenance DATA MAINTENANCE Getting Started When Scale View is first installed the PLU, Ingredient, and Nutrition databases are empty. The database(s) can be created by one of two methods: Uploading/importing from selected scale(s) or from scratch. The installing TEC dealer should only do the upload/import method. If the database(s) are to be built manually, to add the first record, double click anywhere below the title “PLU Table” and the PLU Maintenance form will appear.
ScaData Maintenance Scale View Owner’s Manual Add New PLU To add a new PLU, double click on any PLU in the database (preferably one in the same dept), then click the Add button. The cursor will be in the PLU textbox. At this point a PLU number must be entered, even if you wish to just close the form. Now enter all the information related to the PLU. If incorrect data is entered in a textbox, you will here a beep then the textbox will be cleared.
Scale View Owner’s Manual Data Maintenance Delete PLU PLU’s are deleted individually and not by batch. To delete an item, double click on the desired PLU and the PLU maintenance form will appear. Click on the “Del PLU” button and a message box will appear. Before clicking “Yes” make sure the correct PLU has been selected. The selected PLU, associated Ingredients and Nutrition (if applicable) will now be deleted from all scales in that dept.
ScaData Maintenance Scale View Owner’s Manual Ingredients can be imported from any PLU in the database, just make sure to enter the correct dept number. When saving the Ingredients there are 3 options. “YES: save and add to batch”: this option will save the Ingredients and set the batch flag on. “NO: save only”: this option will save the Ingredients and set the batch flag off. “CANCEL: no changes saved”: any changes including the batch flag will be ignored.
Scale View Owner’s Manual Data Maintenance When saving the Nutrition there are 3 options. “YES: save and add to batch”: this option will save the Nutrition and set the batch flag on. “NO: save only”: this option will save the Nutrition and set the batch flag off. “CANCEL: no changes saved”: any changes Nutrition the batch flag will be ignored. Delete Nutrition The only way to delete nutritional facts using Scale View is to delete the PLU.
Scheduled Batches Scale View Owner’s Manual SCHEDULED BATCHES Send by Batch with Windows Task Scheduler Scheduled batches can be performed using the Windows Task Scheduler. A scheduled batch will error if Scale View is currently in operation. A scheduled task will be needed for each department. PLU, Ingredient, and Nutrition batches are sent for the scheduled task for each department. Please refer to the Windows manual or help menu to set up scheduled task(s).
Scale View Owner’s Manual Main Menu MAIN MENU Sort/Search Database There are six ways to sort the database, the default sort order is DEPTPLU. The first button sorts by either the DEPT number or the PLU number. When sorting by DEPT, the PLU numbers might not necessarily be listed in numerical order. When sorting by PLU, the dept numbers might not necessarily be listed in numerical order. The second button sorts by either DEPTPLU or DEPTUPC.
Main Menu Scale View Owner’s Manual Set Back Set Back is used with PLU Sale Price and Sale Number. During PLU maintenance, input the Sale Price and Sale Number. Valid Sale Numbers are 1 – 9. Sale prices are down loaded to scale instead of regular prices during PLU Batch down load or complete file download. When the sale is over click on the Set Back icon. A prompt will appear asking Enter Sale Number. After selecting a number and clicking “Yes”, another prompt will appear to confirm your selection.
Scale View Owner’s Manual Main Menu To send the updated prices to the scale, click on PLU Batch icon and select the department. Remember to do this for each department that had this same Sale Number. View Button This button shows the entire database. Note that the columns of the database can be sized to fit the data. Log All communication attempts (successful and unsuccessful) to/from any scale will be recorded in the log file (tmcc.log). Some errors may not be the result of a communication problem.
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Scale View Owner’s Manual Error Messages ERROR MESSAGES Mismatch Data Length SL9000DRV.EXE is not found Terminal Busy Invalid Port Number Cannot Open Port Error Closing Port Select Failed in Command Sequence Poll Failed in Get Data Sequence Poll Failed in Command Sequence Expected Ack: Send Command Expected Ack: Send Message TMCC text file format is incorrect – check Scale Table file format version against setting in scale (Initial set 9 bit 7: 1 = Version 2.3; 2 = Version 2.8).
Error Messages Scale View Owner’s Manual “Run time error 76” when trying to Answer: The file “notepad.exe” is not found in the access TMCC log default directory. The default for Scale View for “notepad.exe” is “C:\windows”. This error usually occurs with Windows NT, Windows NT WS, and Windows NT 2000. Corrective action: Confirm there is no “Windows” subdirectory, if not there make a “Windows” subdirectory. Next copy “notepad.exe” into the “C: \windows” subdirectory.
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