Setup for Transferring Data
When setting up the Tagger/DAT-MAIL interface, you need to first decide which of the four supported configurations you wish to use:
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Use a network share to exchange data to the Tagger and back to DAT-MAIL. This configuration can support automated export and import (via the Scheduler IM Scan Manager plug-in) and is the most straightforward. Tagger user will choose the Mail.dat from a list of files on the share prior to creating sibling tray tags and pallet labels or reprinting lost or damaged tray tags. Instructions for setting up a network share and connecting the Tagger to it appear in
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Use the Tagger’s local share to exchange data to the Tagger and back to DAT-MAIL. You will have to map the Tagger’s share to every computer on your network using DAT-MAIL. This method may have advantages for some mailers who may have technical issues setting up the Tagger to access a network share. Instructions for connecting a PC to the Tagger’s share appear in Appendix 2. The IM Scan Manager Plug-in used to do imports. It allows you to create a list of Taggers if you have more than one so you can easily import data from multiple Tagger shares.
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Use USB flash drives to hold data exported by DAT-MAIL for individual jobs but use the share for returning data to DAT-MAIL. The best way to use this is to delete all files on the USB drive prior to exporting a job file to it in DAT-MAIL. The USB drive stays with the job jacket and the operator would insert it prior to printing or reprinting. This will speed up loading the job since the operator does not have to choose from a number of possible drives on the network share. The data is returned to DAT-MAIL via the network share so automated import can be supported. This scenario is best for shops that are producing a number of different jobs at the same time
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Use a USB flash drive to transfer data to and from the Tagger. Both data export to the Tagger and import from the tagger must be manual.
Once you have decided which configuration to use, you can configure the Tagger to do what is required.