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This new feature allows operators to search and view transactions that have

occurred up to 50 (Max Recommended) days ago. To use this feature it is necessary

to have either a Hard Disk Fitted to One machine on the system (recommended) or
a Back Office PC (Not Recommended) which must be switched on at all times to

allow resilient operation. To see how to fit and initialise the Hard Disk please see

below.

1.

To allow this feature it is again necessary to Edit the S2001.INI File. The
settings for this feature are under “Misc Settings”

REM =========TRANSACTION LOGGING=========

REM REMOVE THE LINE BELOW TO SET THE TERMINAL NUMBER ON THE SYSTEM THAT
REM WILL HOLD ALL THE TRANSACTIONS

REM SET THE DRIVE THAT THE TERMINAL SET ABOVE WILL WRITE THE TRANSACTION
REM DATA TO
TRANSDRV=E

REM SET THE LINE BELOW TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS TO KEEP STORED TRANSACTIONS
TRANEXPIRE=5

Three settings must be set for this feature to function.

1.

TRANSTOR - This setting tells the System which Terminal the transaction

logging will be done on. If this is Terminal 1 the setting should be

TRANSTOR=1

2.

TRANSDRV - This setting indicates which drive on the selected Terminal is to

be used for Transaction Logging. If this is the Hard Disk on a Flash/Ram POS

the setting should be TRANSDRV=E. If this is the Hard Disk on a Hard Disk
POS the setting should be TRANSDRV=C. DO NOT when setting this selection

Enter E:\ as the TRANSDRV, the :\ is not required.

3.

TRANEXPIRE - This setting sets the maximum number of days that will be

stored by the system before automatic deletion takes place. If this is set to 5

then 5 days of data will be stored and on the sixth day the data will be
deleted.

1.

The function can be used as follows. Under the Utilities screen off the “Main

Menu” two screens are available, on entry select more to select Screen 2 on

this screen select “Transaction History”. After selection a screen is displayed

that allows selection by different criteria. After selecting the criteria select