Selling tickets configured for use with the Axess gate system is easy. Simply add items to the sale and upon Finalization the system either pulls cards for encoding and printing from the Axess Smart Printer hopper or the system prompts the operator to hand-feed cards for printing and encoding.

Selling passes is equally as easy. Add the pass items to the sale, enter guest information for each pass item and click Finalize. If the pass is printed upon Finalization, the system prompts for the pass to be fed into the Axess Smart Card printer for encoding once the graphic card printing is complete. Or, when only printing/encoding through the Axess Smart Card printer, the operator is prompted to hand-feed the card or the card is pulled from the hopper depending on the <Handfeed> tags in the Axess layouts.

 

Note: When PrintPassOnFinalize=FALSE, the operator is not prompted to graphically print the pass and all Axess encoding is suppressed for gst_pass records when the sale is finalized. When PrintPassOnFinalize=TRUE, the operator is given the option to graphically print the pass and/or encode the Axess media when the sale is finalized or at a later time. The tag <EncodePrompt>1</EncodePrompt> can be used in Axess Smart Printer layouts to give the choice of encoding the card now or later when PrintPassOnFinalize=TRUE, the cards are hopper-fed (not hand-fed) and the two step printing process is NOT being used.

 

To print/encode a pass at a later time, lookup the pass record in Sales (Ticket Inquiry main action button or Guest History > Pass Inquiry). The system prompts for hand-feeding of the pass into the Axess Smart Printer once the graphic printing is complete. When exclusively printing/encoding through the Axess Smart Card printer, the operator is prompted to hand-feed the card or the card is pulled from the hopper depending on the <Handfeed> tags in the Axess layouts.

 

Important: When using the two step printing process, there is no longer any sort of Reprint Pass function available for passes. Remember, the WTP number is unique to the actual piece of media; which means you can’t simply reprint a pass that has already been encoded. You must do an exchange instead of a reprint.