PAL Features List of Categories
- PAL's Maximum Capacities:
What are PAL's maximum capacities?
- Using PAL without barcode scanner:
Do I need to use a barcode scanner to use PAL?
- Regenerating indexes:
What is "Regenerate All Indexes" feature?
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PAL's Maximum Capacities:
What are PAL's maximum capacities?
Data file size, 2 billion bytes Records per file, 16 million Index entries per data file, 16 million Index size, 8 Gigabytes. TXX file, 534,773,728 bytes A text ("memo")field may contain up to 64,000 bytes.
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Using PAL without barcode scanner:
Do I need to use a barcode scanner to use PAL?
PAL can be used with or without barcoding. However, for a good-sized library with lots of check-out activity use of a barcode scanner makes life easier. Our inexpensive CCD scanner(http://www.neuton.net/ccd.htm) is very easy to use. It makes a "Y" connection between the keyboard port and keyboard cable. In the Check-Out panel just scan in the student's library card, then scan in the item's barcode label. That's it. No need to even look at the computer screen or keyboard (unless a beep alerts you to a problem with the transaction, eg. if the student already has too many items checked out, or owes money, etc).
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Regenerating indexes:
What is "Regenerate All Indexes" feature?
PAL Library Automation Software is designed to accommodate the creation of hundreds of new database records on a daily basis. When databases get large (many thousands of records) indexes should be regenerated periodically (say, once a month or so) to improve performance.The time required to run this option will vary depending on the size of your database and the speed of your computer. You can reach the "Regenerate All Indexes" option from the Main Menu by pressing choice "11" ("Administration"), then "5" ("Admin.Reports"), then choice "5" ("Regenerate All Indexes").
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