The Timed Operations daemon (Agent) is a background process that executes operations automatically at intervals throughout the day, once each day, week, month or year. Operations scheduled within the Agent can be set to run exclusively or concurrently with other Agent operations. The Agent also allows for a chain of linked operations to be set up. Each operation in a chain waits for the previous one to complete before starting.
Note: A software daemon, as used within the AUTOLINE system, is a background process that is responsible for keeping various data files updated with sales and purchase information. By using a process that operates in the background, whenever you perform an operation, the terminal concerned is immediately released for further use rather than being delayed waiting for the various file updates that the transaction has generated to take place.
The Daemon (Agent) Controller form is displayed when you click System Utilities > Timed Operation Menu > Daemon Controller.
Buttons:
Start Daemon: Start the Agent (daemon) operation running in the background.
Stop Daemon: Stop the Agent (daemon) operation.
Foreground: Start the Agent (daemon) opertation and display the progress.
Close: Returns you to the SU TIMED OPERATIONS MENU.
