At Corporate logon with internet access, you can generate unpaid 6- and 9-digit tickets only. At the site level logon, you can generate 6-digit codes that can be paid and unpaid tickets that are available at all of your sites. The 9-digit wash codes must be Paid tickets and can only be randomly generated numbers. Expiration period can be assigned to both 6- and 9-digit wash codes.

See 5-digit wash codes for more information.

NOTE: Wash codes or ticket numbers are unique.  After the code is redeemed, that code cannot be used again.

Follow these steps at the Touch POS, to generate 6- and 9-digit wash codes or tickets:

1. Open WashConnect®, log on to the local wash site.
2. On the Touch POS menu, click Open Shift.
3. From the Touch POS sales screen, select the TicketGen button.

At the top of the POS Sales Screen, the "Please select services for ticket generation" message appears.

4. Select a Base Wash service for ticket generation.

5. Click the Generate button.
   The Generate Ticket dialog box appears.

6. In Type of Ticket, select 6 Digit Ticket or 9 Digit Ticket.
7. Choose the order of wash codes for the ticket: Random or Consecutive.

NOTE: 9-digit wash code tickets can only be randomly generated.

• Select the Random Ticket check box for randomly generated wash code numbers.  This is recommended to prevent theft.
  If Random Ticket is selected, the Start box will not appear.

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• Clear the Random Ticket box to activate consecutive numbering.

8. In Start Ticket Number box, type the first wash code number so the wash codes generate in sequential order. Type any starting 6-digit wash number between 100,000 and 999,999. Confirm the Random ticket check box is clear.

9. In How Many Tickets, type amount of tickets, and press the check mark button.
10. In Number of Days Ticket is Valid For box, type the number of days the wash codes will remain valid from the original wash code generation date. Maximum is 999 days. The default is 3 days. Then press the check mark button.
11. In Ticket Status box, select Unpaid or Paid. (At Corporate logon, you can only select Unpaid because there is no money drawer available.)
12. Click the Generate Tickets button.
    A warning message appears restating how many tickets are going to print as well as days to expiration.
13. Click OK.
14. If you receive the "Tickets successfully generated" message, click OK.
15. If you receive the "Do you want to open or save report?"message, click Open.
    Microsoft® Excel opens with the generated wash codes that are valid immediately.
    In Microsoft Excel, on the File menu, select Save As.
16. Confirm the following two steps to be certain that Customers can redeem wash codes at the Auto Sentry:

• Set up the Auto Sentry® Wash Code button
• Set up Auto Sentry Redemption of Wash Codes

Tip:  ICS can generate barcoded wash codes for you on printed Avery labels or in an electronic format.  Contact ICS Inside Sales or Technical Support to purchase barcoded wash codes and/or labels.