Store Manager

User’s guide

Avery Dennison
Monarch Pathfinder® 6057™

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STORE MANAGER
The Store Manager application redefines what can be achieved in Retail. Combining
scanning, data processing, printing and applying labels in one device, the retail solution
is also supported by top end retail software solutions.

The Store Manager Solution software streamlines your processes:

» Save time reprinting one missing or defect label
» Save time and eliminate data entry error
» Save time during your promotional or mark-down campaign

Avery Dennison has taken barcode labeling to a new level. Whether you need labels
for pricing, mark-downs, receiving incoming goods or promotional marking our Store
Manager application is the answer.
With a simple click the mobile Pathfinder will help you better manage and organize
your day to day
retail operations.

APPLICATIONS
There are the 3 most important applications in the retail.
􀁹 Pricing
􀁹 Mark down
􀁹 Stock taking

In addition of that there are more options:

􀁹 Data base
􀁹 Date/Time
􀁹 Load Labels
􀁹 Language

The Store Manager has two methods for importing your data:
• Manual data entry
• Database

To ensure this process is straight-forward we’ve selected a user friendly interface and
tools. The data file format needed is a .CSV text file, which can be created simply using
Microsoft Excel.
In order to benefit from the best response time the application is also able to generate
an internal database file automatically.

The application has customizable label formats which can be used for all your instore
labeling. From the simplest layout (e.g. one Barcode) to the most sophisticated one
(e.g. Barcode, price, discount automatic date, item ref, item description, etc) the
process is straight-forward. The user scans the item Barcode or inputs information

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utilizing the keypad or virtual keyboard, and the label will be printed automatically.
You’ll have the ability to print all the labels you need at your fingertips!

INSTALLATION
To install the Store Manager application on the Monarch Pathfinder 6057 version, you
have to
 copy “Setup Store Manager sqlite X_0_X.cab” file on a Pathfinder Temp
directory
Mobile Device \\Storage Card\Temp\Install\
(if you get an error message like “cannot copy files”, just ignore it).

 just 30 seconds after, the icon “Store Manager” will appear on the Pathfinder
desktop. Press double click on it. After that, the application will restart the
Pathfinder in order to complete the installation process.

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  The application will be installed into the following Pathfinder SD Card directory
Mobile Device \\Storage Card\Store Manager\

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  To open the application please press the shortcut on the Pathfinder desktop or
double click on the executable file “Store_Manager.exe”

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IMPORT THE DATA INTO THE DATABASE
The Store Manager application can work after a database has been set up.

At first you need a .csv file containing the values you need to import into the database.
Example of a .CSV text file is:
Barcode; Stock; Description;Size;Color;SupplierCode;Price;Markdown1
8456789423456;0; Pullover; XL; Black;45678; 20,00; 14,95
8456789423458;0; Trouser; L; Red;9814678; 15,50; 9,95

Once you have the .csv file, you have several ways of importing the items to the
database:
 Import / Update Items mode
 Use of DB Generator application on the PC
 FTP mode
 WebService mode

Note that:

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  The column separator must be the TAB character or the semicolon “;” (in MS Excel you can
export an Excel sheet as text file with the extension .txt or .csv splitting fields by tabs or
semicolons)
 First column must contain the item barcode and duplicates are not allowed as this is the main
index.
 All the other columns are free. You can put any kind of information, numerical or
alphanumerical. Database import process will consider all the data as a text format.
 Exception is the 6th column which is an indexed column too but it can contain duplicates. Users
usually insert here the supplier’s item reference. When scanning an item, first search is on the 1 st
column; if the reference is not found, second search is on the 6 th column stopping at the first
duplicate found.

Copy File Mode

Copy the .csv text file into a temporal folder on the Pathfinder \\Storage Card\Temp and then
open the Store Manager application and press the menu “Data Base  Import Items” option.

The application will ask you the file to import, select the .csv file and hit OK. Current database
will be deleted and after some minutes (depending on the items volume, import process could
take some minutes), the database will be internally generated and a message will appear
confirming the number of items correctly imported. In case that any error is produced during the
importation process, a file will be generated into the \\Storage Card\Store Manager\Data folder
containing the error and which row has caused the error.

In case you only want to update the current database with some items, press “Data Base 
Update Items” option (e.g. your current database has 200.000 entries and you only want to
modify 10.000).

FTP Mode

If you have a Wireless Radio Card on your Pathfinder and a FTP server is running on your
corporation, then you can download the .csv text file directly into the Pathfinder and the
importation process will be fully automated. To configure the FTP mode go to “Settings” from
the main menu  FTP Tab
Contact with your network administrator to set up this option.

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WebService Mode

If you have a Wireless Radio Card on your Pathfinder and a WebService server is running on
your corporation, then you can import the items directly into the database. To configure the
WebService mode, go to “Settings” from the main menu  General Tab

After that go to “Data Base From WebService” to start the data import.
Contact with your network administrator to set up this option.

Automated Mode “DB Generator”

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If the .csv text file has more than 30.000 items, the importation process can take a while to
complete whether it’s done on the Pathfinder side. DB Generator application runs on a windows
PC permitting to execute faster the generation/import database process and when finished
automatically copy it on the right application’s folder.

DB Generator enables a button (Wizard) to set up a default configuration.

Note that:
 DB Generator requires Windows Mobile Center (for Windows 7 platforms) or Active Sync 4.5 (for
Windows XP/2000) installed on the PC in order to be able to connect with the Pathfinder.
 The application can import .csv files with any column separator (tab or semicolons)
 Empty space columns are accepted
 Some .csv files include column titles on the first line. In that case you need to press “Skip the
first line” option.
 Destination and default generated database folder on the pathfinder is \\Storage Card\Store
Manager\Data

PRICING/MARKDOWNS
CONFIGURATION
The Store Manager provides two functionalities for printing labels:
 Pricing
 Mark down

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Advanced users can configure (create, delete or modify) label formats on each specific module
throughout the following two configuration files:

(for Pricing module) \\Storage Card\Store Manager\ConfigFormatPricing.txt

(for Mark down module) \\Storage Card\Store Manager\ ConfigFormatsMarkDown.txt

This text files allow you link the fields of the label format with the fields into the database.
The content of each file looks like:

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Development language is quite simple and similar to the XML markup language, based on a
textual data format.

[FORMAT: xxxxx] describes the label format “name” to be referred internally which must be
the same of the LNT file’s name.
ID = xxxxx describes the label format text name that appears on the menus.

Then, there are two main sections:

- [VISUALIZATION] Permits to match what is the information (fields) showed on

the Pathfinder’s screen after every scan. There are 7 labels able to show
information from the database fields. Seeing the previous example, V1 will show
the 3rd column of the database (named FIELD2) which is the “description” of the
item scanned. Label box (LV2) will show the text “Orig. Price.” (or “PVP:” on the
screenshot), and the data associated we are showing the 9 th column of the
database (FIELD8). The same principles are applied to the other variables.

- [VARIABLE ASSOCIATION FMT/DB] Permits to match (and in order of

appearance within the LNT label format files) the fields of the database (named
FIELDx) with the variables used onto the specific LNT Label format.
In the example above, we have a label format (Sales50x28.lnt) with 5 variable
fields. The first variable (VAR1) on the label format will match with the 2 nd field
(column 3rd) of the database, the second variable (VAR2) with the 4 th field
(column 4th) of the database, etc.
In case of don’t type any field name, before print, an input box will ask you to
enter that data manually instead of looking for it into the database. You can
enter a text name instead of the field and it will be used to display as a label into
an input box.

Note that:
 The structure [VARIABLE ASSOCIATION FMT/DB] is used for each format to
be configured.
 You must fill in all the fields on the [VISUALIZATION] keys even if there is no
data associated to them
 The order of the variable fields must be the same as the variable data fields on
the LNT format file

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  The database fields starts from 0 (FIELD0 = COLUMN1, FIELD1 = COLUMN2,
etc.)
 Note that it is important to write FIELD and not field (case sensitive)

MODULES
The Store Manager provides three main modules. The first two have the same functionalities but
different label formats available.

 Pricing

The input box “Scan/Type barcode” is waiting a barcode (FIELD0 / column 1 on

the database) from the scanner or the virtual keyboard.

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  Mark down

 Stock Taking

The inventory module permits, when scanning or typing barcodes, save the
items and generate a file report which could be export into your main data
system.

You can classify the items by Store (equivalents are Section, Area, Department,
etc.) and Location.

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 Detailed, Combined or ScanPal reports are available and stored as a file onto:
\\Storage Card\Store Manager\Inventaris

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Format selection and print

Once you have configured the label format files you can select which format you want to be
printed. In the Pricing (or Mark Down) module you can press on “SettingsFormats”

All the label format files on the directory will appear available on the menu.
\\Storage Card\Store Manager\FormatsPricing\
\\Storage Card\Store Manager\FormatsMarkdown\

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Some format examples are:

Other options

There are 3 working methods:

• Scan then Print then Scan again (when different items to scan, no error for
matching can be produced here)
• Scan then Print so many times as user pres the scan button (to repeat the same
label without scanning again)
• Scan and then specify how many labels want to print (useful option whether we
are not using the peel off mode and we want to preprint labels)

Decimal separator into the database can be changed on printing.

Settings  GeneralTransform “.” Into “;”

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A “log file” can be generated automatically to control all the items scanned. This is very useful
for keeping a use register and/or control the operators are doing the process properly; date and
time are registered.

\\Storage Card\Store Manager\Logs

Note that:
 Pressing the label icon on the screen you can print a label which contains the
first barcode of the database.

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