Send files from remote stores

Receive and process files

Initialize remote stores with inventory

Configure Store Exchange

Schedule Store Exchanges

Troubleshoot Store Exchanges

1. If you want the e-mail sent immediately, connect to the Internet before proceeding.

2. From the Store Exchange Center or the Stores menu, select Send Files or include Store Exchange in your End of Day procedure.

3. In the Store Exchange dialog, select the remote stores to receive the mailbag and make any necessary changes in e-mail addresses, and then select Send. (Changes made here affect only this occurrence of Store Exchange.)

4. Your e-mail client is automatically launched and a single e-mail is created, with the mailbag file attached and addressed to all stores specified. A default message instructs the remote stores how to process the attachment.

• If you are online when you select Send, the e-mail is automatically sent.

• If you are not online when you select Send, the e-mail is placed in your e-mail client's outbox, ready for you to manually send later. When ready to send, connect to your Internet service provider, access your e-mail client, and initiate a Send of the e-mail in your outbox.

Notes on using desktop e-mail

1. From the Store Exchange Center or Stores menu, select Send Files or include Store Exchange in your End of Day procedure.

2. In the Store Exchange dialog, select the remote stores to receive the mailbag and make any necessary changes in destination folders, and then select Send. (Changes made here affect only this occurrence of Store Exchange.)

3. The mailbag is created and placed in the destination folder specified. A Windows Explorer window is opened, showing you this location.

4. Access your e-mail service on the Internet and follow their instructions to create the e-mail, enter the remote e-mail addresses, add a message/instructions to the remote store, browse to and attach the mailbag file, and then send the e-mail.

Notes on using Web-based e-mail

1. Establish your Internet connection if necessary.

2. From the Store Exchange Center or the Stores menu, select Send Files or include Store Exchange in your End of Day procedure.

3. In the Store Exchange dialog, select the remote stores to receive the mailbag and then select Send. (Changes made here affect only this occurrence of Store Exchange.)

Point of Sale creates the mailbag file, connects to the Intuit Service, and leaves the file for remote stores to retrieve.

1. From the Store Exchange Center or the Stores menu, select Send Files or include Store Exchange in your End of Day procedure.

2. In the Store Exchange dialog, select the remote stores to receive the mailbag and make any necessary changes in destination folders, and then select Send. (Changes made here affect only this occurrence of Store Exchange.)

3. The mailbag file is created and then copied to the destination folder specified for the other store(s) (e.g., their in folder).

Notes on using network file transfer

1. From the Store Exchange Center or Stores menu, select Send Files or include Store Exchange in your End of Day procedure.

2. In the Store Exchange dialog, select the remote stores to receive the mailbag and make any necessary changes in media drives/ports, and then select Send. (Changes made here affect only this occurrence of Store Exchange.)

3. You will be prompted to enter the media (floppy disk, USB device, etc) in the appropriate drive or port. Enter the media and select OK. The mailbag file will be copied to the media.

4. If sending to multiple remote stores, repeat to copy the mailbag to separate media for each store.

5. Transport the media to the other store(s)

Notes on using removable media