Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 192)

Appendix Customizing a Ticket
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Custom ticket file extensions
.UTK
When TransAct is used in attended and ATS-2 unattended modes to print to two different printers, use
the .
UTK extension to designate which ticket file is to be used to print to the ATS-2 printer and the . GTK
extension to designate which ticket file is to be used to print to an attended ticket printer (e.g. Okidata
ML 320).
For example, a user would like to use an ATS-2 system to run TransAct in unattended mode, but will
also need the capability of running TransAct in attended mode (e.g. cash customers). A different ticket
will be printed for each type of transaction to different printers.
The end user can designate which ticket format is to be used at the ATS-2 terminal by using the . UTK
file extension. When in unattended mode TransAct looks at the default ticket filename (i.e.
STILLSON.GTK ) and searches for a matching filename with a . UTK extension (i.e. STILLSON.UTK ). If
TransAct finds a file with a matching filename using the . UTK extension, TransAct will use this ticket
file at the ATS-2 terminal. When in attended mode TransAct will use the file with the . GTK extension
and print to the attended printer. The format of each file will be different to accommodate the different
types of printers.
To use the UPDTARE.GKT file in unattended mode on an ATS-2 terminal, rename or copy the file to
UPDTARE.UTK . Make certain the UPDTARE.UTK file contains the correct printer commands for the
printer installed on the ATS-2 system.
.ITK
An incoming ticket can be printed by turning on the Print Incoming Ticket feature in the Weighing
Options section of the Weigh form.
Figure 173. Print Incoming Ticket