This function is used in the Hospitality (restaurant) industry to back up open transactions. Transactions in a restaurant usually stay open for a long time. Therefore, it is useful to be able to back these transactions up on a secondary database in case the main database fails.
The function sends open transactions (the POS Transaction and POS Trans. Line tables) to a second database, when the user leaves the main POS form (logs off). When the transaction is finalized, the copy of the transaction is deleted from the second database.
Note: This function only deals with transactions that are in process. The Send Transaction function is used to handle transactions that have been finalized. Also note that this function is only useful when a long time passes between the moment the transaction is created and when it is finalized.
The remote database and other web service functions can be specified on the POS Functionality Profile and on the POS Terminal Card.
Error handling
If the transaction cannot be sent, it is simply stored on the local database and the standard connection error message is displayed.