Creating new stores with EEE

Created: 14 October 2009. Last Reviewed: 3 October 2014

Process for creating new stores with EEE & Enabler

The following process should be followed when creating new stores when you are using both EEE and Enabler. This process doesn't include installing Enabler on the store computers and getting the store ready for trading. For information about Staging a new store, refer to the document “Staging and Support”.

The store should be initially created in EEE and then exported from EEE to Enabler HO. Once the store is in Enabler HO, you can then clone a Store Server and Tills from another store.

Add the new branch in EEE (with a EEE environment)

1. From the EEE menu select Location Management
2. From the Location menu select Branch and then click on ADD
3. Type in the required details for the new branch. Items shown with a red * are mandatory fields. Ensure that the logical address you used when setting up the store in Enabler H/O, is entered in the Logical Address field on this screen, and the branch is setup in the same Region as was used in Enabler H/O. (If the store is not ready to go online, you must tick the option “Exclude this branch from data exports”)
4. Click on Save to save the new branch.
5. On save of a new branch a prompt to clone Prices, Costs, Purge Parameters, and Min/Max levels from another branch will occur.
   • If you don’t clone prices/costs etc from another store, then there will be no prices/costs available to export to a store until they have been entered. You have an option to SKIP this step and perform the cloning at a later stage.

Enter new branch code to “clone to branch” and enable the prices required and branch code that prices will be cloned from.

Set the last export date/time for master file exports. Data cannot be exported to a branch until the export date and time has been completed for that branch.

Set the Last Export Date/Time. Master file records will only be exported from this date onwards.

Any records modified before this date will not be sent. (If you have a large product database, you can keep a master copy of the master file databases as at a certain date, and then only export records modified since that date. This will make processing the initial isl-file.dat much quicker. The master copy of the databases would be copied to the store machines when they are being set up).

Leave Export Date/Time unchanged. This will result in all Master file records being exported to the branch.

Add the new branch in Enabler (no EEE environment)

1. On the Enabler Head Office Server from Back Office select Global Setup
2. Highlight region code and select Add for a new branch record
3. Enter All Branch details required.
   • Branch code (can be either alpha or numerical or both)
   • Logical address is normally four digits made up of region code and branch code.
   • Ensure offline flag is set correctly. Once disabled maintenance files will be created for new branch.
4. Select OK enter to save new branch records

Add the store server in Enabler

1. On the Enabler Head Office Server from Back Office select Global Setup and highlight new branch. (If using EEE confirm new branch code has been added and flowed down to Enabler H/O . Can be manually exported from EEE using data exporter to send branch records but will usually flow down during scheduled export if H/O branch is included in exports from EEE)
2. To add new server we always recommend cloning from an existing store so configurations are consistent. Need to first highlight an existing store server then click on the clone button (try to clone off a store server that has Enabler installed on the same drive as the new branch. Always clone a store server from a store server and a till (node) from another till (node)if possible)
3. Drag and click clone arrow over the name of the Branch where you are adding the new store server
4. Key in the branch code, press Tab then key in the 2 digit till number, key in the name/location of the till, press enter to save
5. Highlight the new server on the left hand side then highlight System Parameters on left and click on config button to open screen
6. Key in the new branch details, press enter to save
7. Highlight the new server on the left hand side then expand Sales and highlight Docket Setup, click on config button to open screen then key in the correct header details, press enter to save
8. Highlight the new server on the left hand side then expand Transaction Processing / Comms, highlight Communication click on config button to open screen. Replace the cloned machine name with the store servers machine name in the following fields:
   • Database server (UNC name) \\servername
   • Time Server (UNC name) \\servername
9. If you have multiple tills and wish to backup your Enabler databases and configuration to another machine on the local network, follow this step.
   
   Highlight the new server on the left hand side then expand Transaction Processing / Comms, highlight, Backup Options Setup click on config button to open screen. Replace the backup path with the path to another machine on your local network or to a another drive letter , e.g.: \\tillname\en\enabler\backup or d:\backup

Add tills (nodes) in Enabler

1. On the Enabler Head Office Server from Back Office select Global Setup
2. Highlight a till (node) in any existing branch then click on Clone (select a till where enabler is installed on same drive as new till)
3. Drag and click clone arrow over the name of the Branch where you are adding the new till then key in the 2 digit till number, then key in the name/location of the till, press enter to save.
4. Highlight the new branch on the left hand side
5. Highlight the new branch on the left hand side then highlight System Parameters on left and click on config button to open screen. Select All to update till docket setup configurations with those already configured for the server.
6. As above highlight branch and Expand Sales and highlight Docket Setup, click on config button to open screen, Select All to update till docket setup configurations with those of the server. press enter to save changes to till
7. This screen requires access at till level so ensure the till is highlighted, expand Transaction Processing / Comms, and highlight Communication click on config button to open screen. Replace the machine name with the new store servers machine name in the following fields:
   • Database server (UNC name) \\servername
   • Time Server (UNC name) \\servername
   • Configuration Base directory \\servername\enserver\enabler\comms\config
8. This screen requires access at till level so ensure the till is highlighted Highlight Database Setup click on config button to open screen then replace the machine name with the store servers machine name in the following fields:
   • Lan Transactions \\servername\enserver\enabler\lantran
   • Lan Master Files \\servername\enserver\enabler\local
   • Lan Maintenance files \\servername\enserver\enabler\lanmnt
9. Select Transaction Processing / Comms, Version Control Setup then replace the machine name with the store servers machine name:
   Upgrade Package Path: \\servername\enserver\enabler\comms\upgpack
   (if the upgrade path refers to a central location rather than the store server, then leave this setting unchanged)