Axional POS allows the indispensable data load to execute the application from an Excel file. This feature helps companies view their own products in the application more quickly and easily. The following Excel template must simply be downloaded and filled in with the company's data, following the instructions explained below.

Data load allows Excel file information to be transferred to the database used by the Axional POS application, in such a way that all necessary information is made available.

First, we must note the importance of not altering the structure of the Excel file (i.e., the number and name of sheets or number and position of columns). If this occurs, the data load process will be unable to process the file, and there may be inconsistencies in the information.

In addition, every sheet is equivalent to an entity which the system requires to use the application.

The Employees sheet used for mobile devices indicates the employees who are authorized to log in on a given device.

The sheet must be filled in with the employees who will use the application.

The customer sheet simply contains a set of customers.

The item family sheet is an entity used for items. It must be filled in with multiple item families.

* The creation of family codes is an important aspect of device configuration.

To configure the family tree, a logical family structure must be established for the set of items.

Each family level must have the same number of digits.

The pattern to be followed is indicated in Terminal Configuration.

The item sheet lists all items to be used in the POS application. Furthermore, each item must be linked to a previously-defined family.

The item code can consist of any alphanumerical value. The code need not follow any pattern or rule, but must be unique for every item. On the other hand, the EAN code must follow ISO regulations, depending on whether the number of digits is 6, 7, 13, etc.

Items can also be grouped by store.

The warehouse sheet is used to define a company's set of warehouses.

The stock sheet is used to define each item's stock values within each warehouse.

The stock sheet does not include any foreign keys with the items. This allows us to enter creation mode or update stock in the central system without having to update the item sheet. (Items and EANs must have been created previously.)

Once the Excel template has been filled in, the system provides maintenance to stack and process the various files.

Users must save the Excel file created and add/upload it to the form.

The form will provide a copy, stored in the file's database. The filename, file size and status will also be stored.

Once inserted, the system can process the file using the 'Execute' button.

Once the file is inserted, the form will show the 'Execute' button.

Press the button to process all information contained in the Excel file and turn over information to the database.

The process will perform two basic options: insertion of new records and update of existing records with the ones provided in the Excel file.

Once processed, the file cannot be processed again.

Once processed, the form will present the results.

The table will show the processed records, as well as the number of additions, updates, or registrations where an error occurred.

In every error case, the error table will provide information about the sheet, the errors which occurred during the process, and a description of the error.

As a summary, the form also presents a graphic view of the data recorded per sheet.

When the result of the process is analyzed, some errors may occur while certain records are processed in the Excel spreadsheets. Below, some of the most common error messages that appear during Excel file processing are explained. A brief description of the error is also provided.

In addition to the errors shown above, errors common to all Excel sheets also exist:

The system supports the uploading of item images.

The ZIP file must contain the following structure:

Folder with the name images which contains three subfolders. (LO,HI,360) .

• The folder LO contains the low-resolution item images (between 10-50 Kb). The image name must be the item code. Example: ART001.png
• The folder HI contains the high-resolution item images (between 50-80 Kb). The image name must be the item code. Example: ART001.png
• The folder 360 contains item image sequences for 360-degree image display (between 50-80 Kb).

The image name must consist of the item code, followed by the number of the sequenced image between parentheses. Example: ART001(01) .png, where ART001 is the item code and (01) the first sequenced image.

Once the folders contain the images to be uploaded:

• images/LO
• images/HI
• images/360

The images folder must be compressed, creating a file with a .zip extension.

Save the .zip file created in the Image load process form. The form will provide a copy in the file's database, as well as the filename, file size, and file state.

Once the file is added, the system can process it using the 'Execute' button.

The 'Execute' button will be shown at the bottom of the screen. Executing will process the images inside the .zip file, turning over the images to the database.

This process will perform two basic actions:

• Add new images.
• Update existing images with the ones provided by the .zip file.

Once processed, the file cannot be processed again.

Once processed, the form will present the results.

The table will show all images processed, as well as the number of additions or updates where a processing error occurred.

If errors are produced, an error table will appear in the form. This table will provide information on the filename, file path, and the error produced.