Configure Data Collection
Explanation
All the available processes in Warehouse Data Collection can be configured
in the Data Collection
Configuration page. For each process, it is possible to create several
configurations that can be accessed via the Warehouse Data Collection
menu. To learn more about the configuration possibilities, see the Warehouse
Data Collection Configuration About description. To learn more about the specific
process behavior, see the Warehouse Data Collection Process About description.
Prerequisites
This activity has no specific prerequisites.
System Effects
The options below can be enabled and configured depending on the customer
demands on the process. When the configuration is created and configured, the
scanning client running the process will behave according to those settings.
- The scanning client can be configured to show the media pane. The width
of the data item description columns in the scanning client can be configured
by entering the amount of pixels in the Data Item Description Column
Width field. The font sizes can also be adjusted for the input
description by entering the size in the Font Size field,
for input field using the Input Field Font Size and for
list using the List Font Size.
- The maximum number of rows to be received in the List of Values can
be set using the List of Values Row Limitation field.
- The lifespan both for Active or Parked sessions in Remove Active
or Parked Sessions Older Than and Completed sessions in
Remove Completed Sessions Older Than fields can be set for each
configuration by entering the number of days that sessions should be kept
in the database before being deleted by the scheduled task Remove
Data Capture Sessions.
- The session settings for Confirm Execution,
Reset Session on Process Error, Execute in Background,
Process Completion Action, Subsequent Process ID,
Subsequent Configuration ID, Subsequent Control
Data Item ID, and Subsequent Control Feedback Item ID
can be set.
- The data items can be configured in several ways, using the following
columns: Input Order, GS1 Application Identifier, Default Value,
Fixed Value, Use Fixed Value, Hide Line, Hide All Previous,
Loop Start, Loop End, Use Automatic Value, List of
Values, Use Subsequent Value, Subsequent Data Item ID, Camera Enabled,
Display Loop Count, On-Screen Keyboard Enabled, LoV Search Case Sensitive,
LoV Search String Match, and LoV Search Target.
- For each data item, it is also possible to configure data item details
that will be shown in the scanning client directly after the data item value
has been entered. The order in which the data item detail will be shown
can also be configured.
- Process specific details can be enabled.
- The process configuration can be made accessible for specified companies,
sites, users and user groups. If a company and site not connected to the
configuration, the configuration will not appear in the scanning client
menu depending on the selected site. If a user is not connected to the configuration,
the configuration will not appear in the scanning client menu.
- The process configuration can start different subsequent processes depending
on a control data item or a control feedback item.