FOM

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When FOM is OFF, the main screen F11 key will say Go Online.  The POS will not go online when FOM is off.

 

Start

 

 

When FOM is OFF and the user is in the Point-of-Sale entering a transaction, there will be a red circle:

 

FOMoff

 

 

When FOM is ON, the main screen F11 key will say Go Offline.  The POS will respond to the Go Offline command even if FOM is on.

 

GoOffline

 

 

When FOM is ON and the user is in the Point-of-Sale entering a transaction, there will be a green triangle:

 

FOMOn

 

 

If FOM is not running on the server (or main IMS computer), go to that computer and double-click the FOM icon.  (FOM should also be located in the ARSAPPS folder.)  Click the Enable button.

 

EnableFOM

 

 

The button will gray-out with the word 'Working' in it.  The red circle will change to a green triangle.

 

DisableFOM

 

 

Click the Close Window button.  The screen will close, but a small FOM icon with the green triangle, indicating that the program is still running, will be visible on the taskbar near the time.  **A note of caution:  NEVER have more than one FOM running at any given time.**

 

Exit Fom will close FOM. FOM is a separate program from the POS and IMS which works to allow communication between the POS and IMS.  If the FOM program is exited, FOM is off.  When the server is restarted, FOM needs to be manually restarted and enabled.