Add transaction definitions

As part of defining a transaction source, you specify a definition for the source. A definition transforms the raw data received into presentable data, so that users can view the data in XProtect Smart Client in a format that matches real-life receipts. This is necessary, because typically the raw data consists of a single string of data, and it can be difficult to see where the individual transactions begin and end.

Steps:

In the Site Navigation pane, expand Transact.
Select Transaction definitions.
Go to the Overview pane. Right-click Transaction definition and select Add new. A number of settings appear in the Properties section.
Use the Start pattern and Stop pattern fields to specify what data defines the start and end of a receipt.
Click Start collecting data to collect raw data from the connected data source. The more data you collect, the smaller the risk of missing characters, for example control characters, you want to replace or omit.
In the Raw data section, highlight the characters you want to replace or omit. If you want to type the characters manually, skip this step and click Add filter.
Click Add filter to define how the selected characters from the transaction source data are displayed in XProtect Smart Client.
For each filter, select an action to determine how the characters are transformed. The Preview section gives you a preview of how data is presented with the filters defined.

For detailed information about the fields, see Transaction definitions (properties) .

You can also load previously collected data stored locally on your computer. To do this, click Load from file.