47Configuration Options
Disbursement VALUE * PRICE CODE MULTIPLIER * QUANTITY TABLE MULTIPLIER *
QUANTITY
Quantity Table
Allows scalable charging based upon how many items are used, e.g. you may charge more per
page as more pages are copied on a photocopier to penalise for using an express copier too much,
or you may charge less per page the more pages copied as a ‘buying in bulk’ incentive. Ten
quantity break ranges are available for anything from 1 to 100000.
Variable Rates Tab
Type
There are seven options available, depending on what the disbursement is being used for, and what
kind of device is being attached to the terminal:
1) Non-Extended – A basic disbursement option that allows for simple operation such as a single
input into the terminal, normally a count pulse. There is one price line only available. This is the
disbursement type commonly used for a black and white photocopier.
2) Extended Standard – Very similar to count + 2 steering but with a few subtle differences:
Standard extended will Wait for a paper feed Delay before changing extension. i.e. A3 to A4 or
Colour to B&W. (Count +2 Steering does this immediately upon change of state from machine).
Extended Standard does not have Latching or Sample delay.
3) Price Lines Only – Turns all opto inputs into count lines. The terminal can now receive a count
pulse on any one of it’s input opto-couplers and the transaction will have a similar output as the
count + 2 steering except there will only be counts against ext1-ext3. Ext0 is not used.
4) Count + 2 Steering – For use when there are multiple variables from the device to take into
consideration, for instance B&W, Colour, A4, A3. The resulting transaction will have count items
and a disbursement extension ext0 – ext3 depending on the steering line output from the
photocopier. Steering lines can be ‘Latched’ so that if they appear co-incidentally with the count
pulse they will still be captured correctly. Sample delay is also available so that the steering lines
can be sampled at a certain time after the count pulse is seen.
5) Count + 3 Steering – The same functionality as Count + 2 Steering, but this mode supports the
additional steering line in the terminal, if enabled, the third steering line can be used for things
such as Duplex etc.
6) 32 User Defined – 32 steering line support for devices that connect to the terminal in a way other
than using the physical steering lines. Some brands of copier are able to communicate to the
terminals using a serial protocol.
7) 256 User defined – 256 steering line support for use when connecting Supervisor Net to a 3rd
party application using the SOAP interface. This mode is not available when connecting to a
physical terminal.
Fixed Price
If there is no Count Item Price defined, only a fixed price will be charged regardless of quantity of
count items. If a Count Item Price IS defined, the following formula will be applied: Fixed Price +
(count items * count).
Fixed Cost
The same as Fixed Price but for the Cost field.
Minimum Balance
This field sets the Minimum Available Balance (including credit limit) that a user must have to be
able to use this Disbursement at a Terminal. This may be useful in cases where an extended
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