If you are packaging Store Manager settings in Store Manager for use in other stores, see the Create a Binary Setting Update Package topic.
Sometimes, data cannot be packaged in a binary format. For example, when data such as customer phone records needs to be packaged, or if the party packaging data does not have Store Manager, a Text Setting Update Package is required.
To give you a better understanding of how Text Setting Update Packages are written, this topic includes examples of modifying settings using a simple text editor (Notepad).
To Create a Text Setting Update Package
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Caution Text Setting Update Packages can make sweeping changes to many stores at once. While this makes them very powerful, it also means they must be tested thoroughly before distribution. These packages allow sophisticated users to manage store data from head office. They are intended for use only by those who are extremely familiar with SpeedLine data handling. |
1.Open Notepad or another text editor.
2.Type the text to modify the data. Some examples are shown below.
3.Publish the package. See Distribute a Setting Update Package.
Example 1:
This example will show you how to update a customer's Accept Checks value:
In your Notepad file, type:
Modify
Customer[CustomerID="5418822809"->CustPhone:Phone:CustomerID]
NoCheckFlag=DATE "2008-06-01"
The first line tells the system to modify an existing record. The second line tells the system to look up the customer by their phone number, in this case 541-882-2809. The last line puts a date value into that customer’s Accept Checks field (NoCheckFlag requires a date value to show when Check Acceptance was turned off).
Example 2:
This example will turn Accept Checks back on for the customer with the phone number 555-555-5555 by clearing that field (NULL = blank):
In your Notepad file, type:
Modify
Customer[CustomerID="5555555555"->CustPhone:Phone:CustomerID]
NoCheckFlag=NULL
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Hint For more examples, and for information on data types, corporate customers may contact SpeedLine Support. |
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Hint As Store Manager is not required to create them, in some cases Text Setting Update Packages can be used to send data from a third party to SpeedLine. Contact SpeedLine for more information. |
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