The 'Configuration' option in the 'Actinic EPOS Link' menu is used to set up the connection to Actinic EPOS and configure how the connection is going to take place.
The 'Communication Settings' area contains the following options:
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Setting |
Description |
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Actinic Epos Branch Server |
In this field, you need to enter the server name of the computer that contains the EPOS Link server for this branch. Usually, you would enter an IP address of a computer in here. |
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Branch Port |
Enter the number of the port used for communicating with the EPOS Link server. You can generally leave this as '4370' unless you know there is another application using this port. |
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Branch is also Head Office |
If this branch is also the 'head office' of your Actinic EPOS system, then select this box. This will be ticked if you are using Actinic EPOS Solo. |
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Actinic Epos Head Office Server |
If your 'head office' for your EPOS system is in a different location, you need to enter the IP address of the EPOS Link server in this field. |
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Head Office Port |
Enter the number of the port used for communicating with the EPOS Link server at the head office. You can generally leave this as '4370' unless you know there is another application using this port. |
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Test Connection |
Click this button to check that you have entered the correct details for the server(s) and port(s). |
The 'Integration Settings' area at the bottom of the window contains the following options:
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Setting |
Description |
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Manage Stock in Actinic Epos |
Select this box if you would like to manage stock levels in your Actinic EPOS system. This means that Actinic Ecommerce will always look at Actinic EPOS for the stock levels of your shared products, rather than looking within its own database. The stock fields in Actinic Ecommerce will be shaded according to status: Green = Branch database accessible and product exists in EPOS. Yellow = Branch database accessible but product does not exist in EPOS Red = Branch database inaccessible |
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Maintain Base Price in Actinic Epos |
Select this box if you want to control all the base (retail) prices for your products in Actinic EPOS. If you do this, Actinic will always overwrite prices held within Actinic Ecommerce with the price information from Actinic EPOS. |
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Price field drop-down list. |
If you are using EPOS to control prices, you need to state which Actinic EPOS price field will become the base retail price for your shared products in Actinic Ecommerce. |