Fields for a sample pass program
Characteristics of a pass program:
• A pass program allows access to the venue by scanning a barcode via a Symbol unit or gate scanner.
• A pass program also offers discounts on various items by swiping a pass in Sales.
• The Access Control prefix used for pass numbers is P
The program above would require adding the following two fields to the pass layout for the barcode and magswipe:
1. Barcode: Access Control prefix followed by an encrypted pass number. This creates a barcode that is scanned by a Symbol unit or gate scanner:
BC_CODE128('PXX'+dec2baseXX(gst_pass.pass_no))
2. Magswipe: Sales auto-command prefix for discounts followed by the Access Control prefix followed by an unencrypted pass number. This is swiped in Sales:
"~1%EP"+alltrim(str(gst_pass.pass_no,16,0))+"?"
Note: There is a
Sales32c.INI [Preferences] setting that allows the same
encrypted access control barcode to be scanned with a remote scanner (Symbol unit or GateKeeper scanner) for lift/venue access and also be scanned with a salespoint scanner in order to trigger the
%E Sales auto-command functionality. This particular setting helps in situations where encoding magswipes in order to implement the
%E auto command discounting is not an option. The setting is:
EncryptedAutoCommand=TRUE. See
Non-standard: Scanning encrypted access control barcodes for automated discount programs for details.