Symbol Technologies AccuScan Palm Pro How to Copy One PDA’s Configuration to Other PDAs

Chapter 6: Administration Settings

6.2Deploying Configured Sessions to Multiple Users

6.2.1How to Copy One PDA’s Configuration to Other PDAs

AccuScan Palm configured sessions can easily be deployed to your mobile workforce. To perform an enterprise-wide deployment, simply follow these steps.

1.Create desired configuration on one PDA.

2.Test this configuration until satisfied with the results.

3.Perform HotSync with this PDA.

4.Locate the created file TRPP-AccuScan Palm_Sessions.pdb. Note that this file will only be created if the Session Level option for backing up Session Data is selected. Please refer to Chapter 3 for more detail regarding this option.

5.Double Click this file and select the user(s) to deploy it to.

6.If the session consists of Drop-Down Menus the drop-down lists backup file must be placed in the User Data Folders and Allow PC Update must be checked in the Drop Down settings. See section 5.4.2 for complete instructions.

7.If the session consists of field hints the field hints backup file must be placed in the User Data Folders.

8.Perform HotSync of those user(s).

9.The Session settings should then be transferred to the new PDA.

6.2.2File Names Used by AccuScan Palm

This section lists the various file names used by AccuScan Palm on the PC. It is here for your reference in deploying and troubleshooting your AccuScan Palm configuration.

Note that sessions are identified by their session number, e.g. “S01”, and fields are identified by their field number, e.g. “F02” (with “S01F02” indicating the first session and second field).

Upload Filenames: (located in the “ToPDA” folder)

Data Records	S01_Data.txt
Field Hints	S01_Hints.txt
Drop-Down Lists	S01F02.txt

Backup Filenames: (located in the “Palm\username\backup” folder)

Session definitions	TRPP-AccuScan Palm_Sessions.pdb
Data Records	TRPP-Data_S01_30.pdb (pro)
Data Records	TRPP-Data_S01_10.pdb (std)
Drop-Down Lists	TRPP-List_S01F02.pdb
Bitmaps (signatures)	TRPP-Bitmap_S01.pdb (pro only)
Field Hints	TRPP-Hint_S01.pdb (pro only)

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