Chapter 4: Operation
The following would be created for Daily when:
Run every 1 day(s) = a Report file just for the previous day,
Run every 2 day(s) = a Report file with the previous 2 days of transactions,
Run every 3 day(s) = a Report file with previous 3 days of transactions,
And so on with a maximum of 365 days.
The following would be created for Weekly when:
Run every 1 week(s) = a Report file with 1 previous week of transactions,
Run every 2 week(s) = a Report file with 2 previous weeks of transactions,
Run every 3 week(s) = a Report file with 3 previous weeks of transactions,
And so on with a maximum of 52 weeks.
Both the binary and text files created during a scheduled Backup will have the
last 6 digits of the clocks unique MAC Address in the filename.
At a pre-determined time of the day and day of the week, the Auto-Sync Time
Clock can be set to send a Backup file of the entire transaction database to a
designated FTP site (path). This Backup of the entire transaction database up until
the date that the schedule is run is controlled by setting up schedules as previously
described in the Schedules procedure.
When a Backup schedule occurs, 3 files are created. A scheduled clock Backup
always includes the clock’s unique MAC address. Each clock’s 3 Backup files always
get appended with new data when the latest Backup schedule is run. The 1st Backup
file created is a binary file with the name MAC address_ATVSConfig.bin for a
configuration file. This ensures you always have a backup copy of this clock’s
configuration. Note – this file cannot be shared with other clocks. The 2nd file, also a
binary, has the file name MAC address_ATVSTrans.bin because it is a backup of
the clock’s transaction database. This ensures that you always have the most
complete copy of the entire clock database. Thus, it is important to schedule
backups to maintain an up to date copy of the transaction database and
configuration setup. The 3rd file is a text file generated from the database based
upon what was defined for either “Daily” or “Weekly” and this file is named MAC
address_ATVSTrans.txt
The Auto-Sync Time Clock utilizes an FTP server for the Backup/Restore utility
functions. The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a network protocol used to transfer
data from one computer to another through a network such as the Internet. FTP is
a file transfer protocol for exchanging and manipulating files over a TCP computer
network. An FTP client may connect to an FTP server to manipulate files on that
server.