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Setup of a real System
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TPiSCAN Required Packages

A typical TPiSCAN installation consists of the following mandatory

packages:

 TPiSCAN admin (provided by WN-SyR&D)

 TPiSCAN admin server (provided by WN-SyR&D)
 TPiSCAN runtime (provided by WN-SyR&D)
 Customer package (provided by PS/Partner)
 Content of this workshop and How_to_Build_a_Customer_Package
 TPiSCAN HWConf (provided by WN-SyR&D)

Additionally the following optional packages are recommended:

 Adapter package (provided by Partner)

 Integration package (provided by PS/Partner)
 see How_to_Create_Integration_Packages
 Autostart packages (provided by PS/Partner)
 Service packages (provided by PS/Partner)

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TPiSCAN Setup Tools - HWConf

TPiSCAN HWConf  Scan Tower 150

 Create the Device
Configuration for a
particular
BEETLE/iSCAN
System

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TPiSCAN HWConf

 Creates the JavaPOS

Configuration CompositeHardwareMapConfig System Specification

 Input:
CompositeHardwareM
apConfig

 Output: DevicesConfig TPiSCAN HWConf

http://taurus.wincor-nixdorf.com/iscandownload/iscanhw
conf
 for Live Systems

 and DevStation

 Integrated into TPiSCAN Configuration:

JavaPOS
TPiSCAN DevicesConfig_devStation
ProBase/Retail
Customization Center DevicesConfig_live
TPCash
 Running standalone
on target Systems

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TPiSCAN Initial Setup Tool

TPiSCAN HWConf  Scan Tower 150

 Create the Device
Configuration for a
particular
BEETLE/iSCAN
System

Initial Setup Tool

 Define System
Properties
 Manage Storenames
 Assign Systems to
System Groups

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TPiSCAN Initial Setup Tool

 Scan Tower 150

1) System Properties:
 System Role Definition
 Distribution Behaviour

2) Store Server Connection:

 Connection Type
 Connection Details
 Default User: admin
 Password: admin

3) Store Name:
 Select from List

4) System Groups:
 Assign Hostname(s) to
System Groups

When running the Installation

Scripts, the Initial Setup Tool
will start automatically after
all Files have been copied.

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TPiSCAN Setup Manager

Important Terms

 System: A Machine (PC, Beetle, etc.) running TPiSCAN Software

 System Group: A Group of Systems sharing the same Hardware and playing the same
Role
 Store Hierarchy: A Tree Structure used to organize Stores
 Package: A Piece of Software that can be installed
 Update Installation: The Installation of a new Package Version replaces the previous
Package Version.
 Side-By-Side Installation: The Installation of a new Package Version doesn’t touch
existing ones, all Versions are installed simultaneously.
 Package Activation: If a Package supports Side-by-Side Installation, Package
activation means the Process of selecting the Package version that shall actually be
used.
 Software Profile: A list of Packages and their Versions to be installed on a System
Group
 Software Deployment: The Process of transferring and installing Packages

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TPiSCAN Setup Tools – Setup Manager

TPiSCAN HWConf  Scan Tower 150

 Create the Device
Configuration for a
particular
BEETLE/iSCAN
System

Initial Setup Tool

 Define System
Properties
 Manage Storenames
 Assign Systems to
System Groups

TPiSCAN Setup Manager

 Manage System
Groups
 Maintain SW Packages
 Manage Store
Hierarchies
 Software Deployment
 Create Installation
Media
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Installation and Data Access

Install and run the Setup Manager:

 Download Setup Manager (part of

the TPiSCAN runtime package)

 Unzip this package to your local disk

 Start the setup server by executing
start-server.cmd

 Double click the start link

-> Browser will open

 User: setup
 Password: pute

 Complete Server name, Port, User

and Password as shown
 Standard Password is: admin

 Finally press the “Connect” Button

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Software Package Maintenance

Upload all required packages

Absolutely necessary
Packages are:

 wn-tpiscan-admin
 wn-tpiscan-admin-server
 wn-tpiscan-runtime
 customer package

Optional (recommended)
Packages are typically:

 Integration package
 Service-store-server
 Service-enterprise-server
 Autostart-packages
 Adapter package

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System Group Maintenance

A System Group is a Group

of Systems sharing the same
Hardware and playing the
same Role

Typical System Groups:

• Attendant Stations
• PosTowers
• PayTowers
• PosTowersNonCash
• PayTowersNonCash
• …

Modify the System Groups

according to your needs
by adding new and removing
existing Groups

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Software Maintenance

Define and maintain

Software Profiles:

 Create a Profile
 Assign a Version to this
Profile
 Assign packages to the
Profile
 Edit Profiles
 Copy or clone Profiles

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Software Deployment

Define and maintain

Software Deployments:

 Create a Deployment
 Assign Download
Timestamps
 Assign Activation
Timestamp
 Add a Software Profile to
each Deployment
 Add a Target Store or
Region defined in the
Hierarchy Maintenance

Deployment will automatically

start at the given Timestamp

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Installation Media Creation

The Deployment defined is

automatically distributed if

 Webdav was selected in

the Data Access Page
 All target Systems already
have a TPiSCAN
Administration Package
installed
 the Initial Setup Tool was
already used to setup the
target Systems

If one of the above Conditions

is not true, it is recommended
create Installation Media.
Installation Scripts can be
created for Windows or Linux
based Systems.

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