Installing PAL Software and Related Programs

NOTICE:  All client PC's must be configured on the business system network and able to connect to the Unix server via the network.

NOTE: If you encounter any problems installing the PAL software, please contact the PAL Support Department.

1. Verify that the PC acting as the PAL server meets all of the minimum hardware and operating system standards. This version of PAL must run on Windows 95 or higher operating system.

NOTE: This is a very lengthy installation process which may take several hours to complete.

2. Insert CD #1 in the computer's CD-ROM drive. In the following examples, drive letter "D" designates the CD-ROM drive.

3. On the Windows desktop, click the Start button, then click Run. Use the Browse button to locate the CD-ROM drive, or type the drive letter and D:\Setup.exe , then click OK.

4. In the Choose Setup Language dialog box, select the language to be used in the Setup program.

The setup program executes and the InstallShield Wizard guides you through the remainder of the installation.

5. At the PAL Setup Wizard box, click the Next button to continue the installation.

6. When the PAL License Agreement window appears, use the scroll bar on the right to read the license agreement. Select Yes to continue the installation or No to abort the program.

7. If your computer does not have Adobe Reader (Windows NT 4.0, 2000, or Millennium), the program prompts to install Adobe Reader Version 4.0 (required for viewing technical publications).

If your computer is running Windows 95 or Windows 98, additional setup programs must be loaded. The system prompts to load the Microsoft Data Access (MDAC) 2.5 program. Click Yes to install the program.

The next screen is the license agreement for the MDAC 2.5 software. Click Yes to agree to the license, then click the Next button to continue the installation.

After the program has loaded, the system needs to be rebooted to continue the installation. Select the Let setup restart the system now option and click the Finish button.

8. When the system has rebooted and the Windows Desktop is displayed, repeat steps 1 through 6.

9. The next window displays four setup options to install the various program configurations.

Click the Administrator selection from the previous screen then click the Next button. This places all of the program files, data, and images on the PC server thus allowing them to be shared by multiple client PC's. This places the data in a central location which then requires loading only the basic operating programs on the individual clients.

10. When the next window appears, click the Hard Drive bullet, then click the Next button.

11. When the Choose Folder box appears, keep the default folder designation and click the OK button to continue.

12. The Setup Status window appears displaying the completion percentage of the installation.

When prompted by the system, remove the current CD from the drive and insert the CD requested by the installation program.

NOTE: This is a very lengthy process which may take several hours to complete.

13. The next window to appear is the Note Conversion box. Click on Begin Conversion to copy any notes from the existing PAL version to the new format. When finished, click the Close button.

If the notes file is not found, the Note Conversion process is not run. Click the OK button to continue.

WARNING: If the above message appears regarding the PAL Notes files, the installation process has stopped. Click the OK button, then restart the installation process at step 1 above to complete the installation.

Another window normally appears when restarting the installation process, prompting for a Modify, Repair, or Uninstall selection. Click the Repair option, then click the Next button to continue the installation.

14. When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Click the Finish button to end the installation program and return to the Windows Desktop.

15. At this point, reboot the PC by clicking Start, then Shut Down, select the Restart bullet and click OK. This allows the system to make the necessary file modifications for the proper operation of the PAL server.

16. A new PAL icon should appear on the Windows Desktop. Double-click on the PAL icon to launch the new programs. The windows shown on the following page appear.

17. When PAL is opened for the first time, the window shown below is displayed. Enter all required information (Dealer Code is required) then click the diskette icon when finished.

18. If a pricing and bin location window appears, click the diskette icon to bypass the screen. This operational configuration is set after the c-Systems to PAL Interface software has been installed.

19. Verify that the drive letter which contains the PAL Server programs is shared. Please refer to the Sharing a Drive instructions later in this document.

20. The c-Systems to PAL Interface software must be loaded next. Please see the accompanying documentation.

21. Run the PAL Client PC Installation along with the c-Systems to PAL Interface process on each PC which accesses the PAL information.

Sharing a Drive

The hard drive that contains the PAL Server programs and data must be "shared" so the client PC's have access. Use the following procedure to share the hard drive (drive "C" is used for this illustration).

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows Desktop.

2. Right click on the icon of the hard drive containing the PAL Server programs and data.

3. Select Sharing from the menu.

4. Verify that the Shared As button is selected and a valid name appears in the Share Name box. Also check that the Full Access Type button is selected. Click the OK button to accept the displayed settings.

NOTE: If you encounter any problems installing the PAL software, please contact the PAL Support Department.

The PAL Server Installation process must be complete before loading PAL programs on the client PC's.

1. On the PAL client PC, use the following steps to initiate the client installation procedure:

a. Click the Start button on the taskbar, click Run, then click the Browse button.

b. Click the arrow to the right of the "Look in:" box, then click on Network Neighborhood. You might have to use the scroll button on the right to find the Network Neighborhood icon.

c. Double-click on the icon of the computer that is acting as the PAL server. It is the one where the main PAL programs and data information are loaded.

d. Double-click on the drive letter folder where the PAL programs and data are loaded (normally "C:").

e. Double-click on the Program Files folder, then double-click on the PwrView folder.

f. Double-click on the Setup.exe program icon. This brings the entire program path into the Run window. Click the OK button to start the PAL client installation.

2. Various windows and prompts appear during the installation process. Always take the defaults shown in each window. If the program requires additional components, accept the default responses. If the program prompts to restart the computer, follow the instructions and reboot the system, then begin the install process again starting with step 1 above.

3. Repeat this process on each client PC that accesses the PAL data.

WARNING: If the above message appears regarding the PAL Notes files, the installation process has stopped. Click the OK button, then restart the installation process at step 1 above to complete the installation.

Another window normally appears when restarting the client installation process prompting for a Modify, Repair, or Uninstall selection. Click the Repair option, then click the Next button to continue the installation process.

4. When the installation is complete, click the PAL icon from the Windows desktop to launch the PAL program.

5. The first time that the PAL programs are started, the pricing and bin location window appears. Click the diskette icon to bypass this screen. This operational configuration is set after the c-Systems PAL Interface has been installed.

c-Systems Software to PAL Interface

The PAL Interface program is located in the "Downloads" section of the c-Systems Software, Inc. website at www.csystemssoftware.com, and should be downloaded into a 'Temp' folder or placed onto the PC's Windows desktop.

This process must be run on the PAL Server PC and each Client PC that accesses the PAL data.

1. When the PAL Interface program download is complete, double-click on the csspal32int.exe program name to begin the installation.

2. When the InstallShield Self-extracting EXE screen appears, click Yes to continue.

3. Type the c-Systems supplied password in the following window.

4. When the Welcome screen appears, click the Next button to continue.

5. At the Start Copying Files window, click the Next button.

6. The system continues with the installation process. When the Setup Complete window appears, click the Finish button.

7. Start the PAL program by clicking the PAL icon on the Windows desktop.

8. Click File, then click BSV Interface.

Click the BSV Supplied Custom CGI button which also highlights the BSV Supplied Interface File window.

9. Click the button to the right of the field and click on the following folders:

a. Click the arrow to the right of the "Look in:" box, then click on the "C:" drive letter folder.

b. Double-click on the Program Files folder.

c. Double-click on the c-Systems Software, Inc. folder, then double-click on the Mercury folder.

d. Double-click on the css2pal.exe program icon. This inserts the path and program into the window.

e. Click the diskette icon when finished.

10. Close and restart the PAL program.

If PAL has been previously installed on a PC, this procedure is probably not required. This is used to map a drive letter on the PC to the c-Systems Business System server which allows the c-Systems to Pal Interface to function properly.

Use the following procedure to determine if drives need to be mapped:

1. Double-click on the My Computer icon found on the Windows Desktop.

2. You should see icons with the labels: catcon on scocsys1 (drive E) and csyslnk on scocsys1 (drive F).

1. Right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon found on the Windows Desktop.

2. Click Map Network Drive from the menu.

3. For drive "E:", type \\SCOCSYS1\CATCON in the "Path" box, check the Reconnect at Logon box, and click the OK button.

4. Repeat steps 1 and 2, then for drive "F:", type \\SCOCSYS1\CSYSLNK in the "Path" box, check the Reconnect at Logon box, and click the OK button.

5. This initiates the required connections between the PC and the c-Systems server.