LaserCat 3 Integration: Options Configuration Setup

Eagle Licensing Setup

To Enable the LaserCat system license, system option 2650 “LaserCat License” must be enabled by an Epicor representative.

Each LaserCat product requires separate terminal licenses. To enable a sufficient number of terminal licenses, the LaserCat terminal license options must have enough available licenses for each of the intended products. PartExpert and BuyerAssist may be used alone; all other products also require PartExpert to be concurrently licensed on the terminal.

Automatic Licensing

Eagle POS automatically applies available LaserCat licenses to a terminal not yet licensed for LaserCat when POS is opened. This is to avoid having to manually assign LaserCat licenses for each terminal when LaserCat is first enabled and licensed.

Manual Licensing

To manually license (Add, Change, Delete) an Eagle terminal to use LaserCat:

1. Open Options Configuration either by selecting it from the Options Configuration Folder under System Management or by entering “opt” in the Eagle browser launch bar and pressing <Enter>.

2. Select the Miscellaneous menu either by clicking the Misc icon or by pressing the “-” key on the numeric keypad.

3. Select menu item L - Review Licenses either by clicking the L button or by pressing the “K” key.

4. From the License Review dialog select “LaserCat”.

5. Scroll to view the desired terminal, use “Add” or “Change” to license the desired LaserCat products for the terminal.

6. Select “OK” to complete licensing of the terminal.

Eagle LaserCat Options Setup

Set up Eagle LaserCat options, as follows:

1. Display the Options Configuration window.

2. At Subsystem, select “LASERCAT,” and at Options, select All Options, then click Display.

3. Click in the Current Value column of the first option in the grid that you want to change.

4. Click the arrow that displays, select your response in the window that displays, and press ENTER.

Most of the LaserCat options are easily understood by the provided description. Below are the options which require more explanation. Click the blue underlined text to view additional information about these options.

• Option 2651 "Allow Multi-Session LaserCat with Point-of-Sale?"This option should be set to Yes even if multi-session POS is not used. This uses the LaserCat software integrated into Eagle POS and generally provides the best overall user experience.
• Options with “feature” at the end of the description such as those from 2679 – 2701 must be set to “Yes”Setting these options to Yes enables each product/feature, even though the product/feature may be licensed. Each product/feature has three settings that must be turned on before the product is enabled in LaserCat. These include the Terminal License, the LaserCat “feature” Option, and the product checked in LaserCat Supplier Maintenance.
• Options with “toolbar” at the end of the description such as those from 2702 – 2727 should be set to Yes at first, but probably changed to No later.These options control the display of various toolbars. Initially, most users prefer to display all toolbars, but as users become more skilled and learn the many shortcuts and forms of navigation LaserCat supports, most people find that they no longer need the toolbars, and removing them can free up considerable screen space for catalog data.
• Option 2762 “LaserCat PartExpert & Interchange default supplierEnter the supplier configured though LaserCat Supplier Maintenance that is the default when LaserCat opens. If you have multiple suppliers configured through LaserCat Supplier Maintenance on your LaserCat server, they are all available in the LaserCat client through the select/display Supplier function. ”
• Option 8602 “LaserCat server name”This is the LaserCat server you want to use on the terminal, store or system. It can contain the server’s PC computer name, the IP address, or if the server is on the same PC as Eagle POS, you can simply name it “local.”
• Option 8608 “LaserCat master PEDS server”Enter the master LaserCat server where all suppliers and PartExpert edits are maintained. It can contain the server’s PC computer name or the IP address.