Applications To Run

You can use this utility to run programs automatically at various times.

This is usually used to open Retailers customer display application or other 3rd party apps such as XchangeIT.

From the main screen of Retailer, click on Setup -> Applications to Run in the top menu.

In the grid, you can see what applications are currently set to run on various terminals. 

To delete an app in the grid, click to select it and then click the Delete button.

To add an app, click the Add button.

To edit an app in the grid, select it and click Edit.

When adding or viewing a selected app, the details will be displayed below:

Terminal ID - The terminal that will trigger the app to run from.
Application purpose - A description of what the app does. This is written by the person that added the app.
File name and Location - The application that will run and its location in the computer files/folders.

You can click the folder to the right to bring up File Explorer, and click through the folders to select the app.

Either type in the path to the file or click the folder icon to the right to select it from the window (File Explorer) that appears.

Default Directory and Application Directive * - These are the directories the application will use to save and find other files required to work.

These * fields are not always needed and can be left blank. Refer to the application you are running to find out if these are required.

App options:

Wait for application to finish - This option will cause Retailer to wait for the application specified to close before continuing.

Ask to run application - This option will pop a confirmation box first before running the application each time.

The last 4 options specify what time to run the application (at the start or end of certain Retailer processes).

You can select more than one of these options at a time if you wish.

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