Enabling Extension Applications

1. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Setup, and then click Extension Application.
2. Highlight the record for the extension application.
3. Click the ellipsis point (...) button in the Options column.
4. To enable the extension application, ensure that 1 - Disable Application is deselected. To disable the extension application, select 1 - Disable Application.
5. To configure the extension application to post check data to the Reporting and Analytics database without manual intervention, select 5 - Post extension application data to Reporting and Analytics.
6. Click OK to close the Extension Application Options dialog.
7. Enter information in the following columns:

   • Type: The value in this field indicates how extensibility information appears in Reporting and Analytics.

     • Enter 0 if extensibility information is needed only at the POS. Extensibility information does not appear in Reporting and Analytics reports.

     • Enter 1 to have extensibility information appear in the standard Check Detail Report in Reporting and Analytics.

     • Enter 2 to hide the extensibility information in the standard Check Detail Report, but show it in the Check Detail with Extension Data report in Reporting and Analytics.

     If you selected option 5 in Step 5, you must enter 2 as the Type. Checks for extension applications with Type 2 will appear in Reporting and Analytics reports.

     Note:

     DPS posts the following extensibility data:

     • Extensibility Type = 1

     • Extensibility Type = 2 (DataLevel != 0 and MaxChars > 1 and MaxItems > 1)

     • Extensibility Type = 2 (DataLevel ==1 but there is no parent link)

   • Data Level: The default value is 2.

     • Enter 0 to post nothing (no check header nor detail information) to the Reporting and Analytics database.

     • Enter 1 to post only the check header information to the Reporting and Analytics database.

     • Enter 2 to post both the check header and detail information to the Reporting and Analytics database.

   • Max Chars: Enter the maximum characters to appear (from 1 to 2000) for each extension item. The default value is 200.

     If the data entered through the POS client exceeds the maximum character limit, the data will be truncated and posted to the Reporting and Analytics database; the Direct Posting Service (DPS) log will indicate the exceeded character limit for each entry with a line item message stating Truncating extensibility detail - no data.

   • Max Items: Enter the maximum extension items to appear (from 1 to 100). The default value is 1.

     If the data entered through the POS client exceeds the maximum item limit, the data will be skipped and a message posted to the Reporting and Analytics database; the Direct Posting Service (DPS) log will indicate the exceeded item limit for each entry with a line item message stating Skipping extensibility detail - max detail reached.

8. Click Save.