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POSitive can, depending upon the model, directly import data files from your portable data collector at this workstation for doing invoicing, purchase orders, and inventory control. Contact your dealer for specifics.
What You Need To Know
1) How to program and operate the data collector. See manufacturers instructions.
2) Know which port the data collector is plugged into
How To Select The Port For The Data Collector
You should know how to operate your data collector. Turn it on, load SKUs and quantities.
1) Connect the data collector to a serial port (usually COM1)
2) In POSitive, select the port for the portable scanner.
3) Click on the COM Port Setup in the lower right corner and set the proper port, baud rate (9600), parity (none), data bits (8), and stop bits (1).
4) Choose Scanner type: Generic Scanner, Metrologic Scanpal2, or Metrologic SP5500.
5) Click on the Test button. Choose the option on the data collector to "dump" the data. If the data collector is communicating with the computer, you should see the SKU's and quantities of the items in the data collector listed on the Scanner Test screen. See Data Collector for explanations of where to use the data collector with POSitive.
If Your Data Collector Is Not Supported By POSitive
If you determine that the data collector is not capable of connecting directly, you can still use the data collector in conjunction with POSitive.
Learn how to transfer data from the data collector to a file on your hard drive. Make note of the file name. Then, when POSitive needs to get data, you can create an import setup and import the saved file on the hard drive.