Each workstation (keyboard and screen) has a designated "point of sale receipts" and a "report" printer assigned to it. The sales slip printers are usually near the front counter, the report printer may be in a back office. There are two types of sales receipts: 1) The sales receipts may be printed on "half" sheets and are normally two part paper. This continuous paper is used in the dot matrix printers.
The Daily Business programs that print to the point of sale printer are:
A. The Loan program - loan payment receipts
C. Purchases, receipts
D. Sales and layaway, receipts
Using PC's on a network the "job number" can change any time APS is started with a new connection. In order to keep the Point of Sale and report printer numbers constant, the two printer definitions have to be entered as the job/workstation is starting APS.
If using A-Shell on a Windows or Linux system then create a unique CMD file in [2,2] that combines the GOASHL and APS commands. Insert the two lines listed above: RUN PWN891, and two printer definition number after the LOG MPPN: and before the RUN PWN101.
If for some reason a particular receipt should not print on the point of sale printer and it should print on the report printer a "trigger" file can be created for each routine. From a menu enter an "X" to exit to the APS. Then enter the command:
MAKE PWN840.REP
use whatever number corresponds to the program numbers above.
If only paid layaways and sales slips are to print on the point of sale printer then use the command:
MAKE LAY340.REP
All payment slips will then print on the report printer.
Note this program is also available on the Utilities menu E-L. This allows the change of a printer selection without causing other workstations to be closed for standalone mode.
