Chapter 11. Advanced

managing IDs of employees and regular customers as well as all ID types used in the system;
ensuring the connection between Tillypad XL Manager and the segment database;
configuring user licences in Tillypad XL;
storing and editing information saved when installing the system;
managing automatic numbering of objects created in Tillypad XL;
managing subscriptions for data replication;
managing automated tasks;
configuring settings for multilingual interfaces of programs and print layouts;
creating and editing additional attributes of objects to adapt them to your needs;
importing objects from external files;
restoring deleted directory items.

The section can be accessed via the Advanced section in the main menu.

The Advanced section contains operational reports, operations , settings directories, and directories.

The section includes:

Task execution log operational report,
IDs application operational report,
Import from external files operation,
Recycle bin list.

You can open these reports, as well as this list and operation from the Advanced submenu in the main menu.

Figure 11.1. Opening the operational reports, list and operation of the Advanced section

The Recycle bin list contains information that has been deleted from directories. If necessary, this information can be restored from the Recycle bin to its original directories.

The Advanced section includes the following settings directories:

System settings directory ,
Number settings directory,
Licence settings directory.

You can find the settings directories under Settings in the Advanced menu.

Figure 11.2. Opening settings directories in the Advanced section

The System settings directory contains the global default settings used in Tillypad XL: currency formats, stock item properties formats, etc. VAT rates are added to the system settings from the VAT rates directory.

The Number settings directory contains a list of number generators that correspond to different object types.

The Licence settings directory contains information about licences in use.

The Advanced section incorporates the following directories

Language packs directory,
IDs directory,
ID groups directory,
ID types directory,
Print templates directory,
Segments directory,
Locations directory,
Number generators directory,
Note types directory,
Tasks list,
Task types directory,
Update packages directory,
VAT rates directory.

You can find the directories under Directories in the Advanced menu.

Figure 11.3. Opening directories in the Advanced section

The Language packs directory contains language packs with the languages that employees, clients, devices and others use when working with the system.

IDs assigned to individuals (employees, regular customers, representatives of partners) are stored in the IDs directory. ID types used for individuals, stock items, or menu items are stored in the ID types directory.

IDs can be grouped according to any criteria, e.g. IDs for employees, IDs for clients. ID groups can be managed in both the IDs and ID groups directories.

The Segments directory contains general settings relating to the operation of system segments and the Tillypad XL context help guide. Here you can configure the replication subscription settings for objects of the system.

The Locations directory is used to specify physical locations of divisions, stores and devices.

The Number generators directory contains formats for automatically generated document numbers.

The Note types directory contains a list of note types that are used to add new attributes to different elements of the system. Note types can be created by the user to add extra parameters to directory items. Additional panels with notes will appear in these window items. User-created parameter values can be entered in the notes panels.

The Tasks list contains tasks that can be launched manually or scheduled to start automatically. The Task types directory contains the attributes of standard tasks used in the program.

The Update packages directory is used to store object packages (items and groups from different directories) to be exported to an external file or to be imported from the file. Using packages, you can easily update objects without having to upgrade the database.

The VAT rates directory includes the value added tax rates used in Tillypad XL Manager.

The Print templates directory contains print layouts that can be used by print layouts of other objects in the system: reports, software module print formats, etc.