Milestone XProtect Transact - Manual (Page 14)

Milestone XProtect
®
Transact
Administrator's Guide
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Getting started
Once the XProtect Transact Server is installed, you should perform the configuration tasks in this
order.
Check that your XProtect Transact Server service settings are correct.
1. From the taskbar, right-click the XProtect Transact Server Service Taskbar icon. Select
Server Service Configuration....
Tip: Server Services (see " Managing server service settings " on page 15) does not have to be
running during configuration, they will be (re)started automatically when configuration setting
are saved.
2. Verify that transaction data will be stored in the XProtect Transact Database for sufficiently
long time to cover your organization’s needs.
By default, transaction data will be stored for seven days, but you can change this default
value on the XProtect Transact Administrator window’s General settings tab.
Note that when defining individual sources (see next step), you can also define individual
transaction data storage lengths for each source.
3. Add your XProtect Transact ’s sources. A source is a data source, typically a serial server,
through which transaction data is fed to the XProtect Transact Server and subsequently stored
in the XProtect Transact Database.
As part of defining a source, you define a configuration for the source. A configuration handles
the transformation of received data into presentable data. This is necessary because the
initially received data typically consists of a single string of information, in which it can be
difficult to see when individual transactions begin and end. If the data originates from a printer
connection, it may furthermore contain non-printing control characters used for indicating line
breaks, etc. By using configurations, the received data can be presented to end-users in a
format matching real-life receipts. You can of course base your configurations on real
transaction data sampled from your sources.
Tip: XProtect Transact comes with a built-in configuration called Epson default. Because
Epson is a widely recognized printer manufacturer, you can often save time by
basing your
configuration on a copy (see " Copy a configuration " on page 28) of the Epson default
configuration.
4. Enable browsing and viewing of transaction (see "View transactions" on page 49) data
together with video recordings using the XProtect Smart Client. Note that browsing of
transaction data in the XProtect Smart Client requires a plugin.
See also
Managing sources (on page 18)
Managing Server Service Settings (on page 15)
Creating a configuration (see "Create a configuration" on page 23)
Viewing transactions (see "View transactions" on page 49)