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 ====== WEAR EXPLAINED ======     ====== WEAR EXPLAINED ======    
  
-===== For New Clients =====   
  
  
- +<note important>This document is also available as a FreshDesk Solution Article \\ 
-[[http://wws5.com/|{{http://wws5.com/images/topxxxgif-ani.gif  |Windward Software}}]]+</note>
  
  
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 Ideally the FTP should be configured across a VPN, but at a minimum it should be a Static (non changing) IP Address. If the IP Address changes, the polling application (S5Poll.exe) will not be able to find the FTP. A Hosted FTP is another alternative, because the hosted FTP will always resolve to a web domain such as wws5.com. This solves the problem of a changing IP address, because the domain name will always point to the correct or current IP Address.  Ideally the FTP should be configured across a VPN, but at a minimum it should be a Static (non changing) IP Address. If the IP Address changes, the polling application (S5Poll.exe) will not be able to find the FTP. A Hosted FTP is another alternative, because the hosted FTP will always resolve to a web domain such as wws5.com. This solves the problem of a changing IP address, because the domain name will always point to the correct or current IP Address. 
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 +The FTP Port must be set to 21 which is the standard port used for FTP. This port is coded into S5Poll.EXE which is the application that controls the flow of data to the FTP.
  
 The FTP MUST be a standard (Active or Passive) FTP. It **CANNOT** be Secure or SFTP.  This doesn’t mean that the FTP is accessible to everyone. Standard and Secure only relates to the protocols that software programs use to access the FTP. A standard FTP setup will allow a software program to send non-encrypted information back and forth between multiple locations. Secure or SFTP requires information to be encrypted and decrypted in both directions. and S5Poll.exe (Windward Software's Application that communicates with the FTP) cannot communicate using that secure FTP protocol.  The FTP MUST be a standard (Active or Passive) FTP. It **CANNOT** be Secure or SFTP.  This doesn’t mean that the FTP is accessible to everyone. Standard and Secure only relates to the protocols that software programs use to access the FTP. A standard FTP setup will allow a software program to send non-encrypted information back and forth between multiple locations. Secure or SFTP requires information to be encrypted and decrypted in both directions. and S5Poll.exe (Windward Software's Application that communicates with the FTP) cannot communicate using that secure FTP protocol. 
  
 The Windward S5Poll.exe program that is used for WEAR, does not encrypt the data going back and forth between the FTP, Main Dataset and Remote Locations. Instead, The S5Poll.exe application breaks the data up into XML and BTR files, and compresses them back into one small file before it sends them to the FTP, and then when it is receiving the new information, it receives the compressed file and extracts it back into XML and BTR files, then converts them back into useable information (invoices, inventory quantities, customer and supplier information) at each location.  The Windward S5Poll.exe program that is used for WEAR, does not encrypt the data going back and forth between the FTP, Main Dataset and Remote Locations. Instead, The S5Poll.exe application breaks the data up into XML and BTR files, and compresses them back into one small file before it sends them to the FTP, and then when it is receiving the new information, it receives the compressed file and extracts it back into XML and BTR files, then converts them back into useable information (invoices, inventory quantities, customer and supplier information) at each location. 
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 +Because sensitive credit card information isn't sent back and forth between locations, the WEAR application is PCI Compliant.
  
  
 ====== Other Links ====== ====== Other Links ======
  
-=== Detailed information On WEAR in the System Five Self Help ===+=== Detailed information On WEAR In The System Five Self Help ===
  
 http://mywindward.wws5.com/selfhelp/viewarticle.php?f=t&u=http://mywindward.wws5.com/selfhelp/helpfile/systemfive/index.html?polwearcontents.htm http://mywindward.wws5.com/selfhelp/viewarticle.php?f=t&u=http://mywindward.wws5.com/selfhelp/helpfile/systemfive/index.html?polwearcontents.htm
  
  
-=== WEAR - Remote Location_Dataset Recreation ===+=== WEAR - Remote Location Dataset Recreation ===
  
 http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=wear_location_recreation http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=wear_location_recreation
  
  
-=== Upgrading or Updating WEAR Environment ===+=== Batch Number Tip for WEAR Dataset Recreation (Employee Only) === 
 + 
 +http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=employee:batch_number_tip_for_polling_wear 
 + 
 + 
 +=== Upgrading Or Updating WEAR Environment ===
  
 http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=wear_upgrade_or_update http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=wear_upgrade_or_update
  
  
-=== Using Giftcards with WEAR ===+=== Using Giftcards With WEAR ===
  
 http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=gift_cards_with_polling_standalone_wan_wear http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=gift_cards_with_polling_standalone_wan_wear
  
 +=== Uninstalling WEAR (Employee Only) ===
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 +http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=employee:uninstalling_wear
 +
 +=== Auto Login File (ALF) (Employee Only) ===
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 +http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=employee:loginfile_alf_polling
 +
 +=== Creating a Local FTP on your PC for WEAR / Polling Testing (Employee Only) ===
 +
 +{{ :employee:wear:hosting_an_ftp_server_on_your_local_pc_with_filezilla_server_.doc |}}
  
  
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 ====== Troubleshooting ====== ====== Troubleshooting ======
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 +
 +After creating the datasets and attempting to log into s5poll.exe, you get an error saying **“no active server found” or “no active server setup”**. Could be that MSXML isn't installed. 
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 +
 +=== Troubleshooting WEAR ===
 +
 +=== Dataset is Not a Polling Dataset (Employee Only) === 
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 +http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=employee:dataset_is_not_a_polling_dataset
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 +
 +=== Invalid Emergency Dataset ID (Employee Only) === 
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 +http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=employee:invalid_emergency_dataset_id
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 +
 +=== Custom Setup For WEAR Without an FTP (Employee Only) === 
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 +http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=employee:wear_dataset_no_ftp_settings
  
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-Created by Steve Wind February 20 2018 +Created by Steve Wind February 20 2018 \\ 
 +Updated May 28 2019
  
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