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- Page 1 instruction manual i!-VotingManager i n t e g ra t i o n ! S o l u t i o n s...
- Page 2 CUSTOMER REMEDIES. AMX Corporation’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at AMX Corporation's option, either (a) return of the price paid, or (b) repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE that does not meet AMX Cor- poration's Limited Warranty and which is returned to AMX Corporation. This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE or hardware has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction .......................1 Supported Operating Systems ..................1 Minimum PC Requirements ....................2 Installing i!-VotingManager....................2 User Interface Layout ......................3 Using i!-VotingManager ...................9 Program Preferences ......................9 NetLinx Connection ......................10 Connection ..........................10 Advanced .......................... - Page 4 Table of Contents i!-VotingManager...
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Introduction i!-VotingManager™ is a PC based software for use with the Platinum Solution NSS-VOTE™. i!-VotingManager is designed to create and edit i!-Voting voting topic agendas. It is also designed to view, export, and archive i!-Voting agenda results. i!-VotingManager is comprised of two main components: the i!-Voting Agenda Editor and the i!-Voting Agenda Results Viewer. -
Page 6: Minimum Pc Requirements
Introduction Minimum PC Requirements Windows-compatible mouse (or other pointing device) At least 15 MB of free disk space (150 MB recommended) SVGA monitor, with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600 A Network adapter A Sound Card Installing i!-VotingManager 1. -
Page 7: User Interface Layout
Introduction User Interface Layout FIG. 1 displays the the graphical user interface (GUI) for i!-VotingManager. FIG. 1 i!-VotingManager User Interface 1. i!-VotingManager Components Selection: Click the tab of the component you wish to use (i!-Voting Agenda Editor or i!-Voting Agenda Results Viewer). 2. - Page 8 Introduction VIEW i!-Voting Agenda Editor – Views Agenda Editor. i!-Voting Agenda Result – Views Agenda Results Viewer. TOOLS Spell Check – Launches spell check utility. Thesaurus – Launches thesaurus utility. Topic Wizard – Launches the Topic Wizard dialog. FIG. 2 Topic Wizard Percentages in Quorum Value –...
- Page 9 Introduction CONNECTION Connect to NetLinx – Connects to the i!-Voting NetLinx System. Disconnect from NetLinx – Disconnects from the i!-Voting NetLinx System. NetLinx Connection Settings – Opens NetLinx connection settings dialog. Retrieve Agenda/Results File from i!-Voting – Uploads an existing agenda or results file from the i!-Voting System.
- Page 10 Introduction Send Agenda/Results File to i!-Voting – Downloads an agenda or results file to the i!-Voting System. FIG. 5 Send Agenda Launch Web Browser to i!-Voting System – Launches a Web browser to the i!-Voting NetLinx Master. HELP i!-VotingManager Help – Opens i!-VotingManager help file. About i!-VotingManager –...
- Page 11 Introduction 4. i!-Voting Agenda Editor: User interface to edit/create voting agenda files 5. Agenda Editor Toolbar: Open Opens Agenda file. Close Closes Agenda file. Save Saves Agenda file. Export Exports Agenda to File. Send to NetLinx Sends Agenda file to NetLinx. Downloads Agenda file from NetLinx.
- Page 12 Introduction 9. i!-Voting Agenda Results: User interface to view Agenda results file. 10. i!-Voting Agenda Results Toolbar: Open Opens Agenda file. Close Closes Agenda file. Save Saves Agenda file. Retrieve from NetLinx Retrieves Agenda file from NetLinx. Export Exports Results file. 11.
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Page 13: Using I!-Votingmanager
Using i!-VotingManager Using i!-VotingManager Program Preferences The program preferences dialog is divided in to three sections: GENERAL tab: Changes the agenda editor grid colors and font settings. Also, you can define the maximum number of voting stations in your i!-Voting system. FIG. -
Page 14: Netlinx Connection
Using i!-VotingManager DEFAULT OPTIONS tab: Specifies the default topic options that are applied when a new topic is created from the main agenda editor grid interface. If the value of the topic option is set to “SYSTEM”, when the topic is loaded in the i!-Voting system, the default body topic option will be applied to that topic option. -
Page 15: Advanced
Using i!-VotingManager The NetLinx Connection Mode selects the desired connection method to connect to your i!-Voting system. NetLinx Connection Modes NETLINX TO HOST (Listen) The i!-Voting NetLinx Master initiates the connection to your PC. To use this mode, the IP address of your PC needs to be in the NetLinx Master’s URL list. -
Page 16: I!-Voting Agenda Editor
Using i!-VotingManager FIG. 11 NetLinx Advanced i!-Voting Agenda Editor The i!-Voting Agenda Editor is designed to quickly and easily create and edit voting agendas for use with the i!-Voting system. These files can be created and edited offline. The actual connection to the i!-Voting NetLinx Master is only required to send or retrieve the files. -
Page 17: Topic Options
Using i!-VotingManager Topic Options that are set to the value “<System>” inherit the i!-Voting default body options of the voting body that executes this agenda. Topic Options The Topic Options are listed in the following table. Topic Options Topic Text The actual vote topic presented to the voting members. - Page 18 Using i!-VotingManager Topic Options (Cont.) Quorum Value This option specifies the quorum value or percentage required to pass a quorum enabled topic. This option is only used if the Require Quorum option is enabled. HOTKEY AVAILABLE OPTIONS <System> Enabled Disabled Vote Time Enabled This option enable/disables the voting timer for this vote topic.
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Page 19: Agenda Editor Components
Using i!-VotingManager Topic Options (Cont.) Display Names This option displays the vote cast be each member to the i!-Voting console. As each vote is locked, the totals are displayed if the Display Results in Progress is enabled. HOTKEY AVAILABLE OPTIONS <System>... - Page 20 Using i!-VotingManager Agenda Editor Components (Cont.) COPY Upon selecting COPY, if 1 or more cells in the grid interface are selected, then the current selected cells are copied to the topic clipboard, and the existing values remain intact. If no cells are selected, then the current selected text is copied to the Windows clipboard.
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Page 21: I!-Voting Agenda Results Viewer
Using i!-VotingManager i!-Voting Agenda Results Viewer FIG. 13 i!-Voting Agenda Results Main The following table lists the Agenda Results Viewer components: Agenda Results Viewer OPEN Opens an existing voting result file (*.vrf). CLOSE Closes any open voting result files. SAVE Saves the current voting results file. - Page 22 Using i!-VotingManager FIG. 14 Retrieve Results Upon attempting to RETRIEVE a voting result file, the software prompts you to delete the file from the i!-Voting NetLinx Master. It is a good idea to remove the file from the i!-Voting system, as i!-VotingManager is intended to retrieve these files for archival purposes.
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Page 23: Appendix
Appendix Appendix To add host entries to the NetLinx URL list: 1. Open a terminal session (via TELNET or SERIAL) to the NetLinx Master. 2. Type “echo on”, and press the ENTER button. 3. Type “url list” , and press the ENTER button. If no URL’s are in your NetLinx Master, it returns the following response: “No URLs in the URL connection list”... - Page 24 AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time. brussels • dallas • los angeles • mexico city • philadelphia • shanghai • singapore • tampa • toronto* • york 3000 research drive, richardson, TX 75082 USA • 469.624.8000 • 800.222.0193 • fax 469.624.7153 • technical support 800.932.6993...