Overview

POSeyMerge is a data file merge program, which will allow you to gather
activity from various terminals and process the activity, merging that
activity into a master data file.

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|||||||||||__Collection activity:__Presets ........__[ ]______[ ]_____||||||||||||
|||||||||||________________________PLU's ..........__[ ]______[ ]_____||||||||||||
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|||||||||||________________________Invoices .......__[ ]______________||||||||||||
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|_________Press F10 to save information or ESC to return to system menu__________|
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Data Collection Configuration

The Collection Configuration program is used to define the merge file
location as well as the type and attribute of information to be collected.

The first field specifies whether the POSey Merge system is active on the
current system or not.__You must enter a 'Y' or 'N'.

The second field will define the destination path of the Merge collection
file.__The file will be called POSEYMGE.ASC and will be created by executing
the Collection program.

The next series of fields will describe the actual collection information
desired.__You may choose to collect any of the following entities from within
the current POSey sales files;

____*___Presets
____*___PLU's
____*___Open Departments
____*___Sub Departments
____*___Media totals
____*___Invoices

You do not need to select every option.__Each option, with the exception of
the Invoices, require you to select a merge option.__The option choices are
Add or Replace.__If you select Add, all information collected will be added,
or merged, into the destination files.__If you select Replace, the collected
information will overwrite any existing information in the destination
files.__Please choose this option carefully, as any totals currently in
the destination file will be lost!

Once you have entered all necessary information, you must press the F10 key
to save the configuration and return to the menu.

Data Collection

The Collection Program will scan the current POSey sales files and collect
all information previously specified in the Collection Configuration
program.__The collected information will be compiled into a file called
POSEYMGE.ASC.__Data will be appended to this file each time the Collection
program is executed.

Upon entering the program, you will be prompted to enter 'GO' to start the
collection or press ESC to return to the menu.

If you have specified in the configuration program that Invoices must be
collected, the program will prompt you to enter an invoice date prior to
commencing the collection.__This is necessary in order to collect only those
invoices not previously collected.__You must enter a valid date and press
ENTER.

Once all prompts have been answered, the program will begin scanning all
sales records and append all specified collection information to the
POSEYMGE.ASC file.__The current information being scanned will be displayed
on the screen during this process.__Upon finishing the collection, the
program will return to the menu.

Merging the Data

The Merge Program will read the POSEYMGE.ASC file and merge the contents
into the sales files of the current system.

Upon entering the program, you must specify whether the POSey Merge system
is active or not.__This is accomplished by entering a 'Y' or 'N' in the first
field.

The second field is used to specify the location of the POSEYMGE.ASC file.
Please enter the full path name in which the collection file is located.

Once the necessary information is entered, you may press the F9 key in order
to save the information and simply return to the menu, or press the F10 key
to save the information and begin the merge.__In either case, the data
entered will be stored and automatically displayed upon any subsequent
execution of the Merge program.

Once the merge is started, the current activity will be displayed on the
screen.__The information will be read from the collection file and then
merged into the current sales files.__The totals will be added to the current
sales totals, or replace those totals, depending on how you configured the
Collection program as previously described.

When all information has been merged, the program will return to the menu.