User manual POLAROID ID CARD MAKER ENHANCED

[. . . ] ID Card Maker Enhanced, Expert, and Elite Online User Documentation This file contains information about Polaroid ID Card Maker identification software version 6. 0 or higher. Please choose a title below to view the document, or click on the titles to the left of this page. Operator's Guide for ID Card Maker Version 6 Administrator's Guide for ID Card Maker Version 6 Polaroid PCID Printer and Magnetic Stripe Plug-ins Legal Notices Conventions Used in the Online User Documentation Comments?Suggestions? ID Card Maker Enhanced, Expert, and Elite Version 6 User Documentation Legal Notices The design and information contained in these materials is protected by US and international copyright law. [. . . ] The same process is used when a database record is updated if you have specified that the database table column associated with the auto sequence field be modified when the record is updated. Because the auto sequence field requires a database query before each record is inserted, inserting records will be slower. In addition, if multiple users attempt to insert records simultaneously, there is a chance that a duplicate value will be used and will result in a "duplicate key" error for all but the first user. If your database can generate an auto sequence number, allowing the database server to control the assignment of the value will reduce contention and improve performance. Such a database field should be connected to a Production Form text field. Conversely, you should use the Production Form auto sequence field if you want to use the value for naming an image file, either by itself or as part of a composite field. A database-generated number cannot be ID Card Maker Version 6 Administrator's Guide 69 Plan and Create a Production Form used because the number is not available when the file name is created. See the online help topic "Add an auto sequence field to a Production Form" for step-by-step instructions. Check Box Field Expert Edition and Elite Edition: Check box fields are available only in ID Card Maker Expert Edition and Elite Edition. The next relevant section for Enhanced Edition users is Static Text Field on page 73. Check box field The Production Form check box field provides a means for the Process application user to view, modify, and save the state of a database column value by selecting (checking) or clearing (unchecking) a check box control. 70 ID Card Maker Enhanced, Expert, and Elite User Documentation Plan and Create a Production Form The Production Form check box field can be used to switch between card designs for data driven production or graphics files for variable graphics. Binary Field Elite Edition: Binary fields are available only in ID Card Maker Elite Edition. For Expert Edition users, the next relevant section is Event Button on page 72. Binary fields Binary fields provide a way to collect and store data that cannot be displayed, such as smart card application code or biometric templates. Binary fields usually require that you write one or more additional programs using the Software Development Kit to capture and use binary data. You can specify a prompt for the field and the appearance of the field when it is empty and when it has data in it. ID Card Maker Version 6 Administrator's Guide 71 Plan and Create a Production Form You can specify where to store binary data, in the database or as a file outside of the database, on the Storage tab of the Edit Field Properties [Binary] dialog box. As with photo and signature fields, you can specify that the capture source of the data be started automatically when the Process application user enters the field by selecting Automatically When Field Selected in the Capture Initiation area of the Advanced tab. If this option is selected, the capture source you specified will automatically launch when the Process operator enters the binary field. If this option is not selected, the Process operator must make a menu selection or double-click after entering the field. See the online help topic "Add a binary field to a Production Form" for step-by-step instructions. Event Button Expert Edition and Elite Edition: Event buttons are available only in ID Card Maker Expert Edition and Elite Edition. The next relevant section for Enhanced Edition users is Static Text Field on page 73. The Software Development Kit lets programmers develop event handler programs that extend the capabilities of the ID Card Maker Process application. In most cases, an event handler program is associated with an existing Production Form field or application command. In that case, you can add a button to the Production Form that the Process operator will click to start the event handler program. You can specify the text that appears on the button as well as the font and size of the text. See the online help topic "Add an event button to a Production Form" for step-by-step instructions. 72 ID Card Maker Enhanced, Expert, and Elite User Documentation Plan and Create a Production Form You must train Process operators on the use of any event buttons you add to your Production Form. [. . . ] The Polaroid ID Card Printer Magnetic Stripe Configurations dialog box closes. Changing an Encoder Configuration Follow these steps to change an encoder configuration: 1. Open or create an ID Card Maker project that has a Card design with a magnetic stripe field. Select the magnetic stripe field and open the Edit Field Properties [Magnetic Stripe] dialog box. See the online help topic "Add a magnetic stripe field to a card" for step-by-step instructions. [. . . ]