Resyncing a Remote Distributed Location
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If you are regularly doing distributed transfers, all setups should be correct.


Be sure to make note of your beginning invoice number and order number before you do this procedure or your numbering will change.


Main Machine


  1. Instruct the Main location to get everyone off the system.  If anyone is on the system during a resync the information will be wrong and you will suffer data inconsistencies.


PM.DIST 2.1 - CRITICAL!!!  FIELD #2 MUST BE TURNED ON OR YOU WILL BE WASTING YOUR TIME AND WILL HAVE TO RESYNC AGAIN. 


In PM.DIST (2.1) enter the Location number of the Remote Machine that is being updated (NOT THE MAIN LOCATION).


To clear existing changes in PM.CHANGES,LOCx file, change field 2 to <N>, then save, then change back to <Y>, then save again.  This will clear out the changes currently captured for the remote location.


  1. Now create the resync in PM.DIST (2.3.1). Enter the remote location to update – which is the loc you are sending this to.  Move the file to the remote (by whatever means available).


  1. Get everyone back on the Main.


If the Remote has been hand writing invoices then they have to enter the invoices for that day into the Main system before making the resync, or re-enter the tickets once the Remote is live. The idea is to synchronize the Main with the Remote machine so that all data is put into the machines such that no data is skipped or duplicated.


Remote Machine


Once the resync is received at the Remote, make sure no one is going to use the machine until we are done loading. Also record the next order and invoices numbers. You will possibly need them during the Resync.


Make sure to print out a hold order report.  On the resync, you will lose the orders on hold if you do step 2.


  1. Log to PM.DIST account and go into 2.1 Distributed Setup.  Enter the Remote Location Number, Change field 2 to <N>, then save to delete the location capture file.  We will turn it back on later.


  1. SKIP THIS STEP if you are resyncing a machine that is currently in service. Only do this on new systems that you want to clear the order file and pos.invoice file out. WARNING! THIS WILL DELETE ALL HOLD ORDERS ON THIS MACHINE. In PM, go to TCL. Type DEV <Enter>, then 8.6 to clear POS and AR on the Remote machine.  The password is PM.  Press <I> to initialize POS files.  It will ask you a series of Questions. Enter <Y> to Clear QOH Tracking. Enter <Y> to Clear Component Use & In Store Use. Very Important!  Answer YES to set the invoice numbers and order number and type in the next invoice and order number.


  1. In PM.DIST load the resync sent from the Main (2.3.2). This may take an hour or longer depending on how much data is being loaded. When prompted enter <T> to turn capturing off.


  1. At the end of loading the resync, enter <T>to turn capturing back on.  Press <T> to do this.


  1. Check the capture file by going back into 2.1 in PM.DIST account.  Pull up the remote location, go to field #2, and make sure there is a <Y> in the field, and then save.  DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS OR ELSE ALL NEW WORK WILL BE LOST.


  1. If unsure please call Perfection Software.