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Each SCO Connector instance requires a dedicated SCO Connector card configuration in Business Central. The configuration defines which SCO devices the connector communicates with, device types, caching settings, and feature flags.
For multiple stores or multiple connectors per store, create a separate SCO Connector record for each instance. For example, three stores with one connector each require three SCO Connector records; two connectors per store in three stores require six records.
General
Generic settings for the SCO Connector. Field Service Token is automatically generated. Fields Store, Staff ID, and Hardware Profile are required.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| No. | The unique ID for the SCO Connector record. |
| Description | Generic name or description for the connector. |
| Store | The store this SCO Connector belongs to; all transactions created via this connector use this store. |
| Staff ID | Staff associated with this connector; must be linked to the store and have SCO permission enabled. |
| Service Token | This is the unique ID of the SCO Connector. This token identifies which connector is communicating with LS Central when LS Central is receiving calls from the service. |
| Image Bank | The location of the images to be displayed on the SCO Device. It depends on the specific implementation what this value should be and if this is used. |
| Hardware Profile | In some cases, the SCO Device communicates with all devices except the EFT Payment terminal. In other cases the SCO Connector needs to take care of the receipt printing. This Hardware Profile has all the devices the SCO Connector needs to know about. |
| Shopping Bag Functionality | There are three options: None, Ask for Qty, Select specific bags.
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| Shopping Bag List | A customer defined list of shopping bags. |
| Security Check Profile | This is used to decide which items are "High risk" and which are not. An example is a cheap wine bottle that looks very similar to a more expensive bottle. The cheaper bottle would be marked as high risk so that the customer cannot scan that bottle twice while buying one cheap and one more expensive. |
| Terminals | This is a list of terminals which this instance of the SCO Connector will be communicating with. Only terminals that have Terminal type set as SCO Device can be selected in this list. |
| Feature Flags | Any feature flags that can control the functionality of the SCO Connector can be set here. See Feature Flags for SCO Connector for more information. |
Cache Settings
SCO uses memory caching to reduce repeated communication with LS Central. Configure the hours each type of information is stored:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Caching Active | If true, the SCO Connector will use memory cache functionality to store information within the connector. Default value is true |
| Terminal Settings (hours) | The number of hours information about the terminals, tender types, hardware profile and so on should be stored in the cache storage. Default value is 24 hours |
| Connection Settings (hours) | The number of hours information about the connection to the LS Central and to the terminals should be kept in the cache storage. Default value is 12 hours |
| Transaction Information (hours) |
The number of hours information about the current transaction should be kept in the cache storage. Default value is 2 hours. Note: There is only one transaction stored within the cache, so this refers to, for example, if an SCO terminal is open with an non-concluded transaction. Information about that particular transaction will be stored for the number of hours set here. |
| Item Information (hours) |
The number of hours information about the items that have been scanned should be kept in the cache storage. Default value is 8 hours. This refers to information such as whether the item is a scale item, should the user be asked for quantity input, description, translations, and so on. The default price is also stored, but as soon as the item is added to a sale, the transaction is calculated again and the current price is displayed to the user. |
Terminals
List of terminals linked to this SCO Connector. Only terminals with Terminal Type = SCO Device are selectable. At least one terminal is required. Multiple terminals can be linked for 1–N installations.
Feature flags
Any feature flags that can control the functionality of the SCO Connector can be set here. See Feature Flags for SCO Connector for more information.
See Also
- SCO Connector Home – Overview of the Self-Checkout Connector.
- Feature Flags for SCO Connector – Learn about configurable feature flags for devices and the connector.
- SCO Administration Portal – Monitor and manage SCO while it is running.
- Device Configuration – Configure SCO devices and custom implementations.
- SCO Prerequisites – System and software requirements for SCO installation.