MICROS Retail OSCAR POS allows the communication with the ITAB SCO API Self-Checkout System. The operation of the ITAB SCO API Self-Checkout System is carried out for the customer via the Web Interface.
Note:
Currently only the browser Firefox 14 will be supported. CSS3 und HTML5 must be supported and JavaScript must be activated.
Additionally, an authorized supervisory operator can perform the operation via the OSCAR POS terminal.
The following steps are necessary to configure the ITAB SCO API Self-Checkout System :
Prerequisite for the configuration of the ITAB Self-Checkout Systems is to set the environment variable "OSCAR_OPTIONS= SelfCheckOut" in the file "oscar.ini".
The following commands must be executed after every change of environment variables "OSCAR_OPTIONS=" to ensure that the changes are activated in MICROS Retail OSCAR POS.
2. Configure in program Devices
a cash printer, a scanner and a scale. These devices must be
assigneb to the process unit of the terminal.
For error analysis the foolowing the following environment variables can be used in the file oscar.ini:
(10 = error, 11 = warnings, 12 = information, 13 = debug, 14 = extreme => Die Ausgabe erfolgt in der Datei ..\work\Sco.Log)
The following variable in the FGL file "ApplSCO.fgl" are used for parameterization
:
Variable |
Default |
Description |
APIPort |
65000 |
|
APIHost |
127.0.0.1 |
|
AuthCode |
INVALID |
Password for the authorized SCO ITAB operator (Supervisor). |
TillOperator |
1 |
Operator number to sign-on at the
terminal. |
BrowserStartString |
firefox http://localhost:8123/index.html |
Start command for the automatic start of the Browser.
Note: |
DeviceType |
MF |
Device type of the ITAB Self-Checkout
system. |
DecimalSep |
. |
|
Decimals |
2 |
|
HttpBasePath |
../http_Customer:../http |
This environment variable is determined the path of the directory of WEB files. (Java scripts, graphics, style sheets, HTML pages. |
ImagePath |
images |
HTTP base path for graphics. |
ScanCodes |
{ {'1234567890128', 'ScannedAuth', '', ''} } |
Special scan codes for internal SCO API functions. |