Logging into an EDA Application

To access an application, touch the application’s icon with the stylus. For example, to access Lookup, touch the icon labeled Lookup.

If you are already in another application and you wish to return to the EDA’s main screen to select another application, touch the OK button in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

When you access an application, you will have the option of two buttons; the program name and configuration. If you press the button with the name of the program on it, the configuration screen will appear if you are not already logged in.

To configure a login for an application enter the appropriate information and then touch OK. To enter information, use the keyboard. If you wish to exit the Login Configuration screen without saving the date, touch Cancel.

The following is a description of what should be entered in each field.

Host:	Enter the IP address of the machine running WPServer.
Port:	Enter the ID of the port that has been configured for your EDA. For PrismCore the default port is 2000.
User:	Enter the login for the EDA. You may use your regular PrismCore login or you may use a login that has been created specifically for use with the EDA.
Password:	Enter the password that is associated with the login.
Retain Password:	If you wish your password to remain in the Password field until it is manually removed, check the “Retain Password” box. If “Retain Password” is checked, your password will be viewable at the Configure screen and usable by anyone in possession of the EDA. If you want your password to be cleared when the configuration screen is accessed, leave “Retain Password” unchecked. This will mean that the next person to use the application must enter an appropriate login and password. Important: Even when logged in with “Retain Password” unchecked, anyone who has possession of the EDA can use it as configured until the “Configure” screen is accessed again. Therefore, when ending your use with the EDA, it is a good idea to return to the configure screen to clear your login and password information so that the next person to use the EDA must enter his/her own login information. To quickly access the login configure screen from any application, touch OK in the upper right corner and then Configure.
Batch Mode:	Some of the EDA applications such as Inventory and Receiving will also have a “Batch Mode” checkbox. If “Batch Mode” is checked, communication between the EDA and ICS is not instantaneous. When you are in batch mode, communication from the EDA to ICS occurs only when you tell the EDA to transmit. Refer to the appropriate sections on those applications for more detailed information.

Note: Once logged into the EDA, your login will stay active in that application until it is changed or cleared.

If you want the entries for the host, port, user and password to be entered and set for all NBC applications, touch Set All. If you want the settings to be applied only to the application that you are accessing, do not touch Set All.

Once you have entered the appropriate login information touch OK.

When you touch OK, the selections for the application will be displayed and your login will appear at the bottom of the screen.

If you need to change the login, touch Configure to return to the Login Configuration screen. If you are ready to access the application, touch the application box.

If the messages Error: Unknown Code or Invalid password or username appear when you attempt to access an application, you have either entered the host or port information incorrectly or have entered an incorrect login or password. Touch Configure to correct the information.