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With the graphical template designer you can design customized templates so they fit perfectly in the style of your store, making your store look more high-tech than ever. The ESL Server Software will also automatically generate and distribute all modified images to the ESLs. |
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With the graphical template designer you can design customized templates so they fit perfectly in the style of your store, making your store look more high-tech than ever. The ESL Server Software will also automatically generate and distribute all modified images to the ESLs. |
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Types of solutions by ESL Server Software
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There are a few different types of solutions that the ESL Server Software will support. These different solutions include:
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=ESL Server Software Solutions=
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*CSV-file solution |
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*External content management solution |
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==CSV-file solution==
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The CSV-file based solution operates by running the provided
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ESL server application that monitors an input folder in which CSV-files, containing
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the product and link databases, are being placed by a back-office system. Logging
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is done in an SQLite database file.
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==SQL solution==
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The SQL-based solution provides the possibility to monitor and control multiple stores
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using one central or multiple local SQL databases in combination with the provided web
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application.
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The local ESL server application(s) will:
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* Monitor a local or central SQL database using staging tables and processes them.
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* Inserts status information of all ESLs into the SQL database
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* Controls, monitors and configures ESLs and base stations
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* Allows manual editing of product and link data bases (optional)
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* Creates/changes image templates, generates the ESL images and sends them to the ESL tags.
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==CSV / SQL hybrid solution==
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The CSV / SQL hybrid solution matches the CSV-solution with as only difference that all
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status information on the ESLs and base station are logged into a local SQL database
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which can be retrieved by the back-office system
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<i>Refer to chapter 7.4 in the user manual for more information</i>
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==External content management solution==
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When using external content management solution, the back office or content
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management system handles the generation of the images and the linking of products to
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ESLs.
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The ESL server application basically only monitors an input folder for new images and
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distributes them to the corresponding base stations / ESLs.
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Status information will be logged into a local SQL database.
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<i>See chapter 7.5 in the user manual for more information</i>.
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==SQL API==
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SQL queries can be used as API to create your own (web) application by executing SQL
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queries to control and monitor the ESL system, while running the ESL server as
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background service.
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Refer to the service manual for the below topics:
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*<i><b> Chapter 7.2 </b> for information on how to use the SQL product and link staging tables to link and update ESLs and use the status tables to monitor the ESL system. </i>
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*<i><b>Chapter 12</b> on how to run the ESL server as service.</i>
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*<i><b>Appendix J:</b> Using the SQL API for more information on this API.</i>
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For maximum flexibility the SQL API can also be used in combination with the CSV/SQL
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hybrid solution and with the external content management solution.
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==REST API==
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The ESL server has web service with a REST API that can be enabled to control the ESL
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system locally or remotely using your own application.
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To enable this feature, go to the Settings-tab, select Web Service / REST-API and check
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the ‘Enabled’ checkbox and then press Apply.
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The output format can be configured as XML or JSON as desired.
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*<i><b>Refer to the user manual Appendix J:</b> For a listing of REST API commands.</i>
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<i><b>Depending on your PC settings, you may need to launch the ESL server as administrator
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to start the web service.</i></b>
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=Documents= |
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