System Unit Update State

The following program description deals with:


Remarks on the Program Function

By use of this program, you can view the status messages per system unit that have been recorded during a Software Update of the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS program.

Note
As from version MICROS Retail OSCAR POS 41 automatic software update (ASU 2) will be carried out on the basis of other criteria. This is done autoamtically using the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS version under which the automatic software update was started.

As the functions of this program differ in some major ways the documentation has been divided up as follows:

·        As from versions MICROS Retail OSCAR POS41 "Software-Update 2" (ASU 2) will be applied.

·        The program "Software-Update" (ASU) will be used for MICROS Retail OSCAR POS versions 40 and older.

This program can be used to display the status messages per system unit which are recorded during a Software-Update of the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS application.

Remarks on the Input Fields

This paragraph will provide a short overview over the options available for updating these Basic Data.

Just like in almost any other program:


Installation

Permitted input range: numeric, 1 - 99999

Displays the number of the installation whose status messages have been recorded for the related system units during a software update.


Update No.

Permitted input range: numeric, 1 - 9999

Displays the number of the software update for which the status messages per system unit have been recorded during software update.


System Unit

Permitted input range: numeric, 1 - 9999

Displays the number of the system unit for which the status messages have been recorded during a software update.


Date of last run

Entry range permitted: DDMMYYYY (day, month, year)

Date on which the software update was started.


Time of last run

Entry range permitted: HHMMSS (hour, minute, seconds)

Time at which the software update is to be activated.


Update State

Field with firmly defined selection options

Displays the name of the update state for the selected system unit.

The following status messages can be displayed:


Free Disk Space

Displays the free space (in MB) on the hard disk for the selected system unit.


Used by Oscar

Displays the space (in MB) on the hard disk for the selected system unit needed for the software update.


Old Directory

Permitted input range: alphanumeric, max. 32 chars.

Displays the name for the new main directory of the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS POS program after a successful software update.


New Directory

Permitted input range: alphanumeric, max. 32 chars.

The name of the new directory for the update of the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS POS version which was stored during the software update is entered in this field. This directory name is generated automatically by the system if nothing to the contrary is defined in file "Rules" (e.g. NewDirName=MICROS Retail OSCAR POS41_T6).

Note:
As from version MICROS Retail OSCAR POS 41 automatic software update (ASU 2) will be carried out on the basis of other criteria. This is done autoamtically using the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS POS version under which the automatic software update was started.

As the functions of this program differ in some major ways the documentation has been divided up as follows:

·        As from versions MICROS Retail OSCAR POS41 "Software-Update 2" (ASU 2) will be applied.

·        The program "Software-Update" (ASU) will be used for MICROS Retail OSCAR POS versions 40 and older.


Update Error

Field with firmly defined selection options

Displays the name of the message when errors have occurred during a software update of the related system unit.

The following error messages can be displayed:


Is active

Activated: There are still operators signed on at the clients of the selected system unit.
Deactivated: There are no operators signed on at the clients of the selected system unit.


Open Transactions

Activated: There are still "open transactions" for the clients of the selected system unit.
Deactivated: There are no "open transactions" for the clients of the selected system unit.


Locked

Button activated: Clients of the selected system unit are locked.
Button deactivated: Clients of the selected system unit are not locked.


Correct version

Button activated: Client and server are working with the same software version.
Button deactivated: The software version installed on this client is not identical to that of the server.


Immediately

Button activated:  The software update for clients selected is done immediately after the server has been successfully updated.
Button deactivated:  The software update for clients selected is not done immediately after the server has been successfully updated.


Scheduled

Button activated:  The software update for clients selected is done at a specified time on a specified date.
Button deactivated:  The software update for clients selected is done immediately after the server has been successfully updated.

Note:
An entry in program System -> Configuration -> Start Software Update client defines the date and time the update is to be completed.


Finished

Button activated:  This button is activated automatically if the automatic software update for this system unit was successful.
Button deactivated: The automatic software update has not yet been completed or could not be completed.


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