2 | Aristocrat System 6000 & 7000 Interface Setups

This article covers Aristocrat System 6000 7000 Link setups for the integration with Bepoz.

This article covers Aristocrat System 6000 & 7000 Link setups for the integration with Bepoz.

About

• System 6000 & 7000 run on an Oracle Database
• To share bonus points, we must call Stored Procedures are in that Oracle database
• This means that the Windows computer running Bepoz (at least CALink) must have both network access to the Aristocrat Server and also the Oracle client access drivers loaded and configured
• There is a separate document supplied from Aristocrat that defines what needs to be set up on the Windows Client; this document MUST be followed carefully and fully
• There are configurations required on the Client and once followed, you will have a Windows Client computer that has correctly configured tnsnames.ora file that connects successfully to the Oracle host

Sample tsnnames.ora file used fot testing with Arictocrat Head Office:

• tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_5\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
• Generated by Oracle configuration tools. 
  TEST_S6000POS.68.27 =
  (DESCRIPTION =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 172.25.68.27)(PORT = 1521))
  )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
  (SERVICE_NAME = S6S)
  )
  )
  S7000POS =
  (DESCRIPTION =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 172.25.68.28)(PORT = 1521))
  )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
  (SERVICE_NAME = S7S)
  )
  )

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Prerequisites

• For an operator to be able to set up the interface with Aristocrat, the following privileges must be enabled 
• Main Tab (General Settings) - Venue Maintenance
• All 'System Setup' Flags

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CALink Settings

Server Type: System 6000 / System 7000
DSN: This is the connection name in the tsnnames.ora (Above is TEST_S6000POS.68.27 or S7000POS)
Points Type: The Bonus Reward type; typically Bonus
Till Connection TCP Port: 11005 – This is always the setting
Send Dollar Amount: User Choice; typically Off
Percent Change: User choice; typically 100.00

• The Bepoz redeem points percent must be 10,000% and the redeem point value $0.01. (the Earn percent would be 400% to 1,000% - 25 to 1, 10 to 1)
• On Startup, CALink must connect to the Oracle Database
• When CALink is starting, it will attempt to connect to Oracle
• This timeout is 30 seconds
• If CALink cannot connect, the screen will not appear for that time
• When it either connects or times out, the connection status on the CALink screen will show whether it could connect or not. Any error message on connecting will be logged in the CALink.txt log file in the BEpoz Shared Data directory
• If there are any problems, the first place to check is the Oracle Client access