Plum Conversion Process
 
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Processing Sequence:

•	Processing Events – MANUAL operation:

1. Run the program GIV_Plum.exe in the POS directory with the command line such as BATCH.TXT, PLUMASTER_DEL.TXT, PLUMASTER_ADD.TXT, etc.
2. The PLUM batch, BATCH.TXT is converted to a comma delimit format and stored in the REPORT directory with the name GIV_PLUM_12_2002-12-30.Mnt.  The numeric are derived from the batch effective date and batch sequence included as data in the batch text.
3. The .Mnt extension identifies the maintenance batch.  This batch can then be processed in several manners into th e SKU-R scan file.

•	Processing Events – AUTOMTIC operation:

1. Run the program GIV_Plum.exe in the POS directory with the command lines such as (-M BATCH.TXT), (-M PLUMASTER_DEL.TXT), (-m PLUMASTER_ADD.TXT), etc.
2. The PLUM batch, BATCH.TXT is converted to a comma delimit format and stored in the REPORT directory with the name GIV_PLUM_12_2002-12-30.Mnt.  The numeric are derived from the batch effective date and batch sequence included as data in the batch text.
3. The .Mnt extension identifies the maintenance batch.  This batch can then be processed in several manners into th e SKU-R scan file.

•	Command Line Automatic Up-date:

1. Run SNC_UpBatK.exe with the command line shown below.  SNC_UpBatK will convert the Mnt batch to a code/amount format with the file name GIV_Plum_12_2002-08-21.UPB.  SNC_UpBatK passes this parameter to the UpBatK32 program which in turn processes a socket connection to the file server and updates the SKU-R database.

FCF2 21 GIV_Plum_12_2002-08-21.Mnt	Sample command line.  FCF2 is the destination server name, 21 is an active server port (use 69), and the (_12_2002-08-21) is date and sequence taken from the Plum batch.  The program test on the first eight (9) characters of the file name (GIV_Plum) to perform maintenance.  The trailing numeric data identifies the files for future reference.

Manual (operator) Up-date:

1. Execute SNC_UpBatK with the target the REPORT directory.  A list will appear of files with the .Mnt extension.  Select the Plum bactch  and the program will connect to the file server and pass the maintenance to the SKU-R (or POS-R) databases.

•	CAUTION Regarding Updating Procedures:

Files processed through SNC_UpBatK will be archived in the PostBack directory.  Maintenance programs can also be executed using the communications execution procedures.