Lucent Technologies Guestworks SErver 1079984G3 - Manual (Page 16)

10 Issue 1 April 1997
ASCII Data Over the Server-to-PMS Link
ASCII Data Over the Server-to-PMS
Link
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The server communicates with the PMS using a message set that contains
guest status information such as the room number and the Call Coverage path.
There are two ways that the guest data can be encoded:
■ Using a combination of Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) encoding and the
ASCII character set
■ Using only the ASCII character set.
Through administration, the server can now use this new ASCII message set
exclusively instead of the mixed BCD/ASCII message set.
This ASCII message set makes the GuestWorks server more flexible. The
server still works with existing PMS vendors who use a combination of BCD and
ASCII, but now also works with newly-developed PMS products that support
ASCII guest data.
For more information about the message set and guest data specifications, see
DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server (ECS), GuestWorks server, and
System 75 PBX Property Management System Interface Specifications,
(555-231-601).
User Operation 0
There is no special user operation required for this feature.
Administration 0
change system-parameters hospitality
■ On Page 1 of this form, enter transparent in the PMS Protocol Mode
field and y in the ASCII mode? field.