Symbol Technologies AccuScan Palm Pro - Manual (Page 34)

Chapter 6: Administration Settings
6.2 Deploying Configured Sessions to Multiple Users
6.2.1 How to Copy One PDA’s Configuration to Other PDAs
AccuScan Palm configured sessions can easily be deployed to your mobile workforce. To
perform an enterprise-wide deployment, simply follow these steps.
1. Create desired configuration on one PDA.
2. Test this configuration until satisfied with the results.
3. Perform HotSync with this PDA.
4. Locate the created file TRPP-AccuScan Palm_Sessions.pdb. Note that this file will only
be created if the Session Level option for backing up Session Data is selected. Please
refer to Chapter 3 for more detail regarding this option.
5. Double Click this file and select the user(s) to deploy it to.
6. If the session consists of Drop-Down Menus the drop-down lists backup file must be
placed in the User Data Folders and Allow PC Update must be checked in the Drop
Down settings. See section 5.4.2 for complete instructions.
7. If the session consists of field hints the field hints backup file must be placed in the User
Data Folders.
8. Perform HotSync of those user(s).
9. The Session settings should then be transferred to the new PDA.
6.2.2 File Names Used by AccuScan Palm
This section lists the various file names used by AccuScan Palm on the PC. It is here for your
reference in deploying and troubleshooting your AccuScan Palm configuration.
Note that sessions are identified by their session number, e.g. “S01”, and fields are identified by
their field number, e.g. “F02” (with “S01F02” indicating the first session and second field).
Upload Filenames: (located in the “ToPDA” folder)
Data
Records S01_Data.txt
Field Hints S01_Hints.txt
Drop-Down Lists S01F02.txt
Backup Filenames: (located in the “Palm\username\backup” folder)
Session definitions TRPP-AccuScan Palm_Sessions.pdb
Data Records TRPP-Data_S01_30.pdb (pro)
Data Records TRPP-Data_S01_10.pdb (std)
Drop-Down Lists TRPP-List_S01F02.pdb
Bitmaps (signatures) TRPP-Bitmap_S01.pdb (pro only)
Field Hints TRPP-Hint_S01.pdb (pro only)
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