If you are deployed as a Single Store Acme and need to start using a Central / Satellite scheme please follow these steps.
Prerequisites
1.If you have a host accounting system, reconcile any open cash trays and post any transactions into your host.
In existing Acme
1.Launch Data Pump and back up Acme, make sure you include archives if any.
2.Log into Acme on any one computer at the store and change the Store Type to Satellite. Confirm the Store Number is 001. This is done on >Maintenance >Acme Setup Information >Store Info Tab
3.Repl all ticket.mergestat with "X", ticket.mergebat with "precentral"
4.Repl all cashtrayactivity.mergestat with "X", cashtrayactivity.mergebat with "precentral"
5.In Acme Data Pump >Multi Store tab >Setup Button enter settings for data transfer to Central. Set "Update On Hand Quantities" to NO unless there is a host accounting system that handles purchasing. Do not send data at this time.
6.A third tab called Update Settings may be visible with "Update Customer Open Balances" check box. This setting has no effect in Satellite Acme.
At the Central Acme
1.Restore the data that was previously backed up.
2.Log into Acme and change the Store Type to Central. This is done on >Maintenance >Acme Setup Information >Store Info Tab
3.Replace all TICKET.STORENO with "001", TICKET.HISTSUM with .T., TICKET.HISTSUMDT with DATETIME()
4.Replace all CASHTRAYACTIVITY.STORENO with "001"
5.In Acme Data Pump >Multi Store tab >Setup Button enter settings for data transfer to store.
6.In Acme Data Pump >Multi Store tab >Setup Button >Update Settings tab check the box for "Update Customer Open Balances" unless you have a host accounting system that provides them during Import from Host. Un-checking the box reduces workload during Import from Satellite stores.
If we are setting up a sandbox environment or additional stores/terminals...
1.In Central Acme >Inventory >Store Locations. Add the new location and tap the Backfill Records button.
2.Back up Central Acme and restore at the new store.
3.Install the new store Acme, log in and set store type to Satellite and Store Number to appropriate value.
4.Brand POS Terminals with unique values across the enterprise. Records must not be used at other stores.
5.Log out of Acme.
6.In Acme Data Pump >Utilities >Empty Database select "Cash Tray Reconciliation" and "Ticket" tables and EMPTY.
7.In Acme Data Pump >Multi Store tab >Setup Button enter settings for data transfer to store.
8.In Acme Data Pump >Multi Store tab >Setup Button >Set "Update On Hand Quantities" to NO, unless you have a host accounting system that handles purchasing. When set to No, the store is considered the source of inventory on hand information, purchase orders will be received in the store, physical inventories can be done in store copy of Acme.
9.A third tab called Update Settings may be visible with "Update Customer Open Balances" check box. This setting has no effect in Satellite Acme.
Final Steps ***IMPORTANT*** TO LINK THE LOCATIONS…
1.In Central, Send to Stores
2.In Stores, Get from Central.
3.Adjust user permissions regarding items. See Multi-store Item Sync
Multi Store -introduction
Multi-Store Data Movement -diagram
