Liquid Controls EZConnect Office - Manual (Page 14)

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When typing in your settings and directories preferences make
sure to (a) put a space before the field, (b) use a forward slash
first, (c) use a lower case, (d) use a colon, and (e) enter the
setting or directory exactly as noted in this manual.
Type in Settings and Directories Carefully
seTup
Right Click FCRead
Icon and Select Properties
FCRead Properties
2. esTablIsh seTTInGs and dIreCTorIes
After installing the software, you can adjust certain
FCRead settings and directories to best suit your
operations.
• File Conversion Format
Determines which file format FleetConnect Read will
convert the transaction files into.
• Edit Record Validation Setting
Sets FleetConnect’s Record Validation feature. Record
Validation allows FleetConnect Office users to review
changes made by DMS i1000s in the field and delete,
edit, or accept them into the FleetConnect database. The
save setting enables Record Validation. The delete
setting disables Record Validation.
• Converted Files Target Location
This setting determines where, on the computer, the
converted files created by FCRead are placed.
To edit the fCread settings and directories:
1. Right-click FleetConnect Read short-cut icon on your
desktop, then click Properties.
2. From the FleetConnect Properties window in the Target
text box type any of the additional functions to specify;
the title bar extension, the format of file conversions, the
edit transaction processing feature, and location of the
FCRead executable. If no functions are added to the
target, the defaults will be activated.
2a. Determine the format of FCRead file conversions. The
xml setting will create an Excel file. The asr setting will
create a file that is backward compatible to LC3 systems
(contact factory for more information). The CompTran
setting will create a text file. The default is CompTran.
/f:(XML, ASR, or CompTran)
2b. Activate or deactivate the edit record validation feature
( save or del). save saves database changes made
by DMS i1000s and collects them for review in the edit
record validation feature. del deletes all database
changes made by DMSi1000s. The default is delete.
/e:save
2c. Determine the target location of converted files from
FCRead. The default is the destination target selected
during software installation.
/t:C:\DMS
Example:
C:\DMS\FCRead.exe /f:xml /e:save
/t:C:\DMS
3. Click Apply, then OK.
In the example given, FCRead will convert files in the C:\DMS received from the DMS i1000 unit. The files will be
converted to xml files and placed back into the C:\DMS folder. Any database files (not transaction files) modified by the
DMS i1000 will be saved and available for FleetConnect Office users to review in the edit record validation feature.