Verifying the Ace Rewards Transmission

After the EFM transmission to download Ace Rewards information is complete, use Functions ASYMSG and REPQMSG to determine if promotion data was received.

1. At the Network Access Main Menu, type ASYMSG and press <Enter>.

The Async Transmission Log displays. Look for entries about the EFM transmission. You may need to use the <Next> button to reach the correct portion of the log. The following is an example of the transmission log.

Async Transmission Log

BTCTRAN :11/01/02    7:30:02  : ACEEFM

ACEEFM   : 11/01/02    7:30:02  : STARTING BTC JOB

ACEEFM   : 11/01/02    7:30:02  : LOCKING COMMUNICATIONS PORT

ACEEFM     : 11/01/02    7:30:08  : BUILDING COMMUNICATIONS SCRIPT

ACEEFM     : 11/01/02    7:30:08  : RUNNING COMMUNICATIONS SCRIPT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:09 : 01 OPENING COMMUNICATIONS PORT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:09 : 02 DIALING 18004172601

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:35 : 03 WAITING FOR INPUT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:49 : 04 SENDING OUTPUT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:49 : 05 WAITING FOR INPUT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:50 : 06 SENDING OUTPUT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:50 : 07 WAITING FOR INPUT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:52 : 08 SENDING OUTPUT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:52 : 09 WAITING FOR INPUT

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:59 : 10 INITIALIZING control.dat

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:59 : 11 WRITING TO control.dat

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:59 : 12 WRITING TO control.dat

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:30:59 : 13 SENDING control.dat

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:31:03 : 14  PAUSE 10

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:31:13 : 15 RECEIVING HOTSHEETS

ACEEFM :  1 Nov 2002 07:31:31 : 16 HANGING UP

ACEEFM     : 11/01/02    7:31:35  : EVALUATING SCRIPT RESULTS

ACEEFM     : 11/01/02    7:31:35  : BTC JOB SUCCEEDED

BTCTRAN    : 11/01/02    7:31:35  : BEGIN ACE ASYNC PROCESSING

Filename Tranlation: file3456.mbx=>file1101.hst file3458.mbx=>file1101.hsd

ACE2000    : 11/01/02    7:31:35  : BEGIN ASYNC FILE TRANSLATION

ACE2000    : 11/01/02    7:31:35  : file1101.hst

AIEHFILE0000067ELECTRONIC HOTSHEETS               0210282327

AIEHFILE0000036ELECTRONIC HOTSHEETS               0210292322

AIEHFILE0000229ELECTRONIC HOTSHEETS               0210310108

AIEHFILE0000050ELECTRONIC HOTSHEETS               0210312319

ACE2000    : 11/01/02    7:31:36  : END ASYNC FILE TRANSLATION

BTCTRAN    : 11/01/02    7:31:36  :    80 BULLETIN OR PROMOTION RECORDS RECEIVED

BTCTRAN    : 11/01/02    7:31:36  : END ACE ASYNC PROCESSING

BTCTRAN    : 11/01/02    7:31:36  : TRANSMISSION SUCCESSFUL

  1. Press <End>.

  2. From the Network Access Main Menu, type REPQMSG and press <Enter>.

The Report Queue Manager Log displays. You may need to use the <Next> button to reach the correct portion of the log. The following is an example of the log.

4/5 11:35 AM (N-91) BEGAN EFMP ST=1 TE=007 US=77

RECORDS PROCESSED: 6 BULLETIN 2 PROMOTION

4/5 11:35 AM (N-91) ENDED EFMP

  1. Look for the line that starts with RECORDS PROCESSED.

    This will tell you if promotion records were received.

  1. Press <End> to exit the screen.

If you have a problem downloading Ace Rewards data, do the following: