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Standard terminal messages

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This document describes the syntax of messages that are sent from reporting terminals (PC Clients) and received by the terminal communication processes.

General rules

Fields Fields must be separated by a comma. If no value is sent for a field, then the position of the field must be indicated by a comma.

Fields do not have to be supplied with full length.
Message The message must end with a comma.
Date fields Date fields can be supplied either with or without digits for century. The format must be either CCYYMMDD (e.g. 20120931) or YYMMDD (e.g. 120931).
Time fields Time fields must be in format HHMMSS (235435).
Quantity fields Quantity fields are supplied with three decimals and no decimal separator. For example: A quantity of 8 is supplied as 8000 and a quantity of 8,5 as 8500. Conversion to packed format is done by the receiver program.

Common information

Message identifier 3 characters
Terminal identifier Max 10 characters
Employee number
or Card id number		 Max 10 digits, depending on how the system has been set up.
Transaction date Exactly 6 or 8 digits
Transaction time Max 6 digits

Message types

Type Description
Clock in CIN, terminal id,employee number,date,time,time code

CIN,PSMDC180,2432,19980506,081530,900,
Clock out COU,terminal id,employee number,date,time,time code

COU,PSMDC180,2432,19980506,172015,900,
Clock whole day absence ABS,terminal id,employee number,date,time,time code

ABS,SMDC180,2432,19980506,080000,900,
Change wage type CWT,terminal id,employee number,date,time,time code

CWT, PSMDC180,2432,20020506,084522,12,
Change calendar CAL,terminal id,employee number,date,time,calendar date,day scheme code

CAL,PSMDC180,2432,20020506,084522,20020506,SCH1,
Start/stop project PRJ,terminal id,employee number,date,time,project code,cost centre,start/stop

PRJ,PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,PROJ1,,2,
Start/stop cost centre CCC,terminal id,employee number, date,time,cost centre,start/stop

CCC,PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,COST1,2,
Start/stop project/quotation activity ACT,terminal id,employee number,date,time,type project/quotation,project number,quotation version number,project phase number,project line number,finished,invoicing code,cost centre,start/stop

ACT,PSMDC180,2432,19980506, 091500,1,3421001,001,10,30,N,Y,,2,
Start operation MOS,terminal id,employee number,date,time,order number,operation number,type of operation time,work group,cost centre,work centre,type of start

MOS, PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,2027111,10,1,,,,1,
Operation quantity report MOQ,terminal id,employee number,date,time,order number,operation number,approved quantity,rejected quantity,reason code,operation complete,consolidated order,work group

MOQ, PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,2027111,10,5000,1000,R1,N,,,
Stop operation MOT,terminal id,employee number,date,time,order number,operation number,type of operation time,approved quantity,rejected quantity,reason code,operation complete,work group,type of stop

MOT, PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,2027111,10,1,5000,1000,R1,N,,1,
Start consolidated order COS,terminal id,employee number,date,time,consolidated order number,work group,cost centre,work centre,type of start

COS, PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,4027111,,,,1,
Stop consolidated order COT,terminal id,employee number,date,time,consolidated order number,operations complete,work group,type of stop

COT,PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,4027111,N,,1,
Join group JGR,terminal id,employee number,date,time,work group

JGR, PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,GRP1,
Quit group QGR,terminal id,employee number,date,time,work group

QGR, PSMDC180,2432,19980506,091500,GRP1,
Remove personal mail RPM,terminal id,employee number,date,time

RPM,PSMDC180,2432,19990504,151500,

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