Compass Interface

1 | Compass CALink Setup

This article covers the CALink settings for the Compass Gaming interface in Bepoz.

This article covers the CALink settings for the Compass Gaming interface in Bepoz.

About

  • Compass (formerly Bounty) uses SQL Server for its database
  • The interface utilises Stored Procedures in their database to query membership and update Points data (sp_GWGetMemberPoints and sp_GWAdjustMemberPoints)
  • Typically, their SQL Server is a different instance – in fact, a different Server
    • As of writing this, the version was still SQL Server 2000

Prerequisite

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

CALink Settings

Server Type: Compass_Bounty

SQL Instance: Set this to the fully qualified SQL instance name
E.g. \\Compass-SC or \\Compass-SC\SQLExpress
Till Connection TCP Port: 11005 – This is always the setting
SQL Database: This is the database name; typically Compass
Send Dollar Amount: User Choice. Typically Off
Percent Change: User Choice. Typically 100.00
Pool ID: This is the Bonus Pool ID for Compass. Supplied by Compass;typically 1
POS ID: This is the Staff ID for the POS System; supplied by Compass

    •   On Startup, CALink must connect to the SQL Server
    • CALink uses SQL Logins (as specified in their Interface doc.)
    • Therefore the SQL Server must have the following set: (Case Sensitive)
      • Login Name: Gateway
      • Password: OEMGateway
    • When CALink is starting, it will attempt to connect to SQL Server Login
      • 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