How to Generate the Proper Report Format Using Your POS Software

Mall-Central.com can support many different report formats and does this by parsing the uploaded sales data file after uploading.

However, it is best if your POS software can generate a .txt file of the proper format for a couple reasons:

1) it reduces server load if you use an easy to parse data file
2) periodic POS software upgrades will remain compatible

Therefore, the following is an example of a sales data file (with three items) of the recommended format for your uploadable sales report: 

date-----dealer-stockno--description----------------price----discount-total---<cr><cr>
10/23/03 11     27632    cooking tin la                19.95     0.00    19.95<cr><cr>
10/22/03 1      BOOK     The Prophet                    6.00     0.00     6.00<cr><cr>
10/17/03 RK48   K313     walnut dresser w/marble to   275.00     0.00   275.00<cr><cr>
date-----dealer-stockno--description----------------price----discount-total---<cr><cr>
(8)      (6)    (8)      (26)                       (8)      (8)      (8)
12345678 123456 12345678 12345678901234567890123456 12345678 12345678 12345678 <-- 78 character plus two <cr>
Notes:
1) do not include a header
2) first record starts with the date as shown
3) be sure to include a space between fields (helps with readability, doesn't it?)
4) two carriage returns at the end of each line (hex D)
5) each line must be exactly 80 characters long including carriage returns
6) all uploaded files must be at least 500 characters long (7 items)

This format uses the SOSADV filetype which is selected at the Store Page

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