Advanced POS UI - UI Debugger Tool

This article describes how to enable the UI Debugger Tool for the Advanced POS User Interface. This tool is used internally by PayFacto when troubleshooting issues with the Advanced POS User Interface. In a nutshell, this allows a web browser to connect to the Workstation's interface to see error messages that the POS is normally unable to display by itself.

IMPORTANT! Use this functionality in a lab environment and for troubleshooting purposes only. Please contact PayFacto support for further assistance using this feature.

Enable UI Debugger Tool

By default, the UI Debugger tool is disabled. This configuration is global, therefore it will apply to all the workstations on your Maitre'D POS system. Here is how to enable it:

Stop the Maitre'D Back-Office Server and close applications:

1. Logon to the Maitre’D Back-Office with appropriate credentials. (Distributor or System Owner)

Maitre'D Logon Screen

1. Start the Server Control module.

Back-Office Icon - Server Control

1. Click on the File menu and select the Stop Server option.

Server Control - File Menu

1. Once the server is stopped, close any open modules and logoff from the Maitre'D Back-Office.

Back-Office Icon - Logout

Edit the BO.INI file

1. Using FIle Explorer, browse to C:\POSERA\MaitreD\DATA and locate the BO.INI file.

File Explorer - Maitre'D\Data folder

1. Open the BO.INI file using any text editor, such as Notepad or Notepad++.

Notepad - BO.INI

1. Locate the [Miscellaneous] Section. Then, add the following line under the [Miscellaneous] section:

HtmlUIDebugger=True

NOTE: Setting this value to "True" enables the UI Debugger. Setting it to "False" turns it off. Omitting the line altogether is the same as setting it to "False".

1. Save your changes to the BO.INI file and close it.

2. You may also close the File Explorer window.

Make Workstation Data and Start the Back-Office server

1. Logon to the Maitre’D Back-Office with appropriate credentials. (Distributor or System Owner)

Maitre'D Logon Screen

1. Start the Server Control module.

Back-Office Icon - Server Control

1. Click on the Make Workstation Data quick link.

Server Control Module - Make Workstation Data

1. Wait for the process to complete. The entire process could take from a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on your system's performance and the number of workstations on your Maitre'D license.

Progress - Workstation Data

1. Click on the File menu and select the Start Server option.

Server Control - File Menu

1. Once the server is started, you may close any open modules and logoff from the Maitre'D Back-Office.

Back-Office Icon - Logout

Start the POS Workstations. There is no visible difference to the Advanced POS User Interface when the UI Debugger is running.

Related Topics

1. Enabling the Advanced POS User Interface

2. Advanced POS UI - Left-Handed Operation

3. Advanced POS UI - Dark Mode

4. Advanced POS UI - Hidden or Static Layout

5. Advanced POS UI - UI Debugger Tool