SYSPRO 8 Point of Sale Services

Exploring

This service lets you synchronize master data, copy transactional data from offline branches to the main server and post transactional data that was copied from offline branches.

It comprises the following services:

  • SYSPRO 8 Point of Sale Synchronize Service (mandatory).

    This is installed in both online and offline environments and is used to synchronize master data (i.e. it self-heals PoS web site components).

  • SYSPRO 8 Point of Sale Copy Service (optional).

    This copies transactional data from offline branches to the main server.

  • SYSPRO 8 Point of Sale Posting Service (optional).

    This posts the transactional data that was copied from offline branches.

This service is used by:

  • SYSPRO Point of Sale

  • The default location for this service is:

    Program Files (x86) > SYSPRO > SYSPRO 8 Point of Sale Services

Topics

SYSPRO Point of Sale

Programs

SYSPRO Installer

Starting

  • You install this service using the SYSPRO 8 Point of Sale autorun (available at https://syspro8install.azureedge.net/iso/SYSPRO8POSAutorun.iso.

    During the installation you will be required to configure settings for the service.

Solving

You can debug this service by editing the associated config file in elevated mode (i.e. with administrator privileges).

The files are located in the folder to which you installed the service.

You can view monitoring and troubleshooting messages about this service using the Event Viewer function in Windows:

(Control Panel > System and Security Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Applications and Service Logs)

You can start, stop, restart and configure this service using the Services function in Windows:

(Control Panel > System and Security Administrative Tools > Services)

Referencing

You should only edit this file for debugging purposes.

Don't use this as a method to update values for the service. This is because a wizard installation updates the system registry, which is what is read when using the service. A fresh installation overwrites these values, which may cause problems when you next run the service.

Application settings Description

UpdateTime

21:00

UpdateInterval

86400000

EnableDebuggingToLog

True/False

DebugLog

C:\Program Files (x86)\SYSPRO\SYSPRO 8 Point of Sale Services\DebugLog.txt

InstanceId

This indicates the default instance of SYSPRO with which the service will communicate.

SYSPRO instances are reflected in your Windows Registry to identify the \Base folder of your SYSPRO install where the necessary .dll and .exe files are located.

BaseLoadBalancerAddress

This is the TCP-based network protocol (net.tcp://) that points to your SYSPRO 8 e.net Communications Load Balancer installation.

CompanyCode

 

InstallDir

IsOnline

True/False.

PosUrl

/SYSPRO8POS_/
Application settings Description
BaseLoadBalancerAddress

This is the TCP-based network protocol (net.tcp://) that points to your SYSPRO 8 e.net Communications Load Balancer installation.

InstanceId

This indicates the default instance of SYSPRO with which the service will communicate. SYSPRO instances are reflected in your Windows Registry to identify the \Base folder of your SYSPRO install where the necessary .dll and .exe files are located.
Field Description

LogTracingDetailToApplication Log

True/False.

LogTracingDetailToTextFile

True/False. C:\Program Files(x86)\SYSPRO\SYSPRO 8 Point of Sale Services\TracingLog.txt

TransactionPostingInterval

10000

EndOfDayPostingInterval

600000

InvoiceAndPaymentBatch PostingInterval

120000

BaseLoadBalancerAddress

This is the TCP-based network protocol (net.tcp://) that points to your SYSPRO 8 e.net Communications Load Balancer installation.

InstanceId

This indicates the default instance of SYSPRO with which the service will communicate. SYSPRO instances are reflected in your Windows Registry to identify the \Base folder of your SYSPRO install where the necessary .dll and .exe files are located.