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Chapter 2: Installation 1.6 Integrating AccuScan Palm AccuScan Palm data can be HotSynced to the PC in one of five popular file formats. Refer to Section 5.3.1 for a more detailed discussion on file transfer formats. This flexibility makes it possible to integrate AccuScan Palm with most programs an...

Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2: Installation This chapter details the steps for installing AccuScan Palm. 2.1 System Requirements • Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP • Palm Desktop v3.1 or higher (includes HotSync Manager) • Palm OS PDA running Palm OS 3.0 or higher 2.2 Automatic Installation 1. Make sure...

Chapter 2: Installation POS-X encourages all users who benefit from AccuScan Palm to register their copy. To register AccuScan Palm, we only require your AccuScan Palm PDA ID and an Email address. We generate a unique registration code for your AccuScan Palm PDA ID so it is important that you send t...

Chapter 2: Installation New Registration Code Required Due to a new licensing algorithm, all users upgrading to AccuScan Palm 2.0 will need to get a new registration code. This process is discussed in Section 2.4. You can easily register by calling POS-X.com at 1-800-903-6572. New Location for Data ...

Chapter 3: Sessions Chapter 3: Sessions AccuScan Palm allows users to create up to 32 unique data capture programs. These unique programs are called Sessions . Sessions are easily accessed from the Main Screen , where captured data can be viewed and searched. In this section, you will learn how to c...

Chapter 3: Sessions option takes effect only when this session was the last one used – each session has its own settings. Start On Field Select the first field the User is focused on when New is selected from the data view screen. This setting is commonly selected to control what data must be entere...

Chapter 3: Sessions This formatting option transfers all fields using a fixed width. Any space remaining at the end of Field data is padded with spaces. Use of the Max Length field setting is also used to dictate the width of each fixed width field. The maximum length of any given field is 30 chars....

Chapter 3: Sessions AccuScan Settings [Backup] Note: Enabling these backup options can slow down your HotSync process considerably, since each time you HotSync a copy of the selected databases is made on your PC. You may want to enable these options, then HotSync, then disable them again once you ha...

Chapter 4: Field Settings Chapter 4: Field Settings After a session is created, fields within that session may also require configuration. Before configuration, all available fields within the session are in a default state. Customizing your session settings and field settings is not required, as th...

Chapter 4: Field Settings 2. Select Field Settings . 3 . Select a AccuScan Palm session. 4 . Select a field to configure. 5. Enter the field Name . 6. Select a Field Type . Section 4.2.1 discusses these field types in more detail. AccuScan Settings [General] AccuScan Settings [General] 7. Enter Gene...

Chapter 4: Field Settings 4.2 Field Settings Explained 4.2.1 Field Types The Field Type setting is used to control what type of data is entered for this field. AccuScan Palm has four available Field Types: Text, Drop-Down, Checkbox and Variable . AccuScan Palm Pro has an additional Signature Field T...

Chapter 4: Field Settings Check Box Check box fields are used when simple Yes/No, True/False, On/Off selections are made. Check boxes should be used whenever possible to speed data entry, and limit data entry error. AccuScan Settings [General] Variable Variable fields are used to automatically enter...

Chapter 4: Field Settings DATESYS When DATESYS is selected, the current date is automatically entered in the field in the same format as you have chosen in system prefs. This option give you the greatest flexibility. To select a date format, click on “Home” and then “Prefs”, and choose “Formats” fro...

Chapter 4: Field Settings Note 1: The Default value is only used when the Clear on Submit option in the After Scan menu is selected for this field. If the user changes this value during data entry and Clear on Submit is not checked, the changed value is retained for the next record. Note 2: If the u...

Chapter 4: Field Settings Read Only When the Read Only option is selected, the user does not have the ability to enter data in the selected field. This is commonly used in conjunction with default values and Variable type fields. 4.2.3 Validation Field Settings Validation Field Settings allow the us...

Chapter 4: Field Settings NOTE: The ‘After Scan’ rules are triggered by both a completed barcode scan as well as pressing the Down Arrow key on your PDA. AccuScan Settings [After Scan] Auto Submit This option represents whether or not to automatically submit this record following an 'After Scan' eve...

Chapter 4: Field Settings 4.2.5 Drop-Down Lists Drop Downs allow AccuScan Palm users to create their own Drop-Down list menus for specific fields. AccuScan Palm gives the user the ability to create these lists either directly on the PDA or from a file on the PC via a HotSync data transfer. AccuScan ...

Chapter 4: Field Settings 3. Enter a List Item via barcode scan or Graffiti. 4. Repeat steps 2-3 to add additional list items. AccuScan Palm List Items can be edited and deleted in the AccuScan Palm Lists screen. Simply choose the value to be edited and select the appropriate button. NOTE : List Ite...

Chapter 5: Managing Data Chapter 5: Managing Data 5.1 Entering Data To enter data in AccuScan Palm, the user must first select the appropriate session. Once that is selected, clicking the New button will start the data entry/collection process. AccuScan Entry Screen The Entry Screen is the area wher...

Chapter 5: Managing Data 5.3 Finding Data While in the Main Screen, AccuScan Palm users can search the session database while by using the Find feature. Follow the directions below to use the find feature. 1. Select a field to search. 2. Scan or enter data into the Find Field. 3. Click the Find butt...

Chapter 5: Managing Data 5.4.3 Linking AccuScan Palm Session Data to an MS Access Table Microsoft Access is an affordable and popular database that can be utilized to manage AccuScan Palm data. To import AccuScan Palm session 1 data, file name S01_data.txt, follow these steps: 1. In MS Access, open ...

Chapter 5: Managing Data 5.5.1 Sending Session Data to the PDA All data prepared for upload to the PDA must be stored in a folder called ToPDA . This folder must be located under the AccuScan Palm\Data folder where AccuScan Palm was installed, and inside the folder for the current user. These folder...

Chapter 5: Managing Data 6. Close the Excel file 7. Perform a HotSync to upload the data file to the PDA 5.5.3 Sending Drop-Down Lists to the PDA AccuScan Palm also allows the user to prepare and manage Drop-Down lists on the PC for later upload to the PDA running AccuScan Palm. The filename of list...

Chapter 6: Administration Settings Chapter 6: Administration Settings Once sessions are configured it is customary to implement password protection so field personnel cannot easily alter the session settings. When a Password is set, a user is required to enter this Password to access any areas prote...