The main function area form with the initial Function Area tab selected is shown below.

 

 

Function Area Maintenance Form

 

The function area maintenance form has various tabs as shown above and the data for each tab will be described separately.

 

 

Function Area Tab

 

We start off by naming the function area - Note the there is both a Description and a Language Description field. The Description is what is seen internally as the function area 'Name' on all TransLution Configurator forms. The Language Description is what is displayed on the user forms - EazyTouch, EazyScan and Android. This field is what is used to give multi language support for Function Areas and Prompts. Each message can be saved in up to 5 languages and the language displayed for a given user depends on the language defined for that user. This is covered in detail in the Multi-Language section of the on line help.

 

It is useful to know that, when adding a Description, TransLution by default creates a Language Description that is the same as the Description. This means that no work is required to maintain Language Descriptions for an implementation in English. It may be useful however to use the description field to group functions together so that in the TransLution client they are sorted within their group. The example above shows how Overlays Functions are separated from Marketing functions in a demo database.

 

Function Area Type

The function area type is only used in specific circumstances. Generally it will be left as DirectERP which is the function area type for EazyScan and for Android. This will only need to be changed when configuring the General Posting Service or using Buffered scanning.

 

Touchscreen - Overlay

You should always select the TouchScreen and Overlay checkboxes in order to use TransLution overlays. The types of overlays and how they are used are covered in detail in the Touchscreen Overlay section of the on-line help.

 

ERP Call

This checkbox needs to be marked if the function area will post data directly to Syspro. This is only possible with a TL Selector or General Grid overlay.

 

Transpose Data - This function is no longer required and it has been replaced by the Log Step type. This is only used for versions of TransLution before version 4.