Easy Access to Your Data

For 30 years GA-ESI’s automation systems have provided remote access to enable terminal owners and Shippers to control credit risks, retrieve transaction files, create reports and maintain files. Dial-in connections remain the most common method of accessing TMS3000 systems despite their higher cost and lower reliability than network protocols.

Here’s an overview of the various methods of exchanging data with TMS3000 Systems:

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used over a network or the Internet to exchange files among corporate computer systems, TMS3000 and Grand Central. Files containing new orders, customers and credit limits are commonly downloaded to GA-ESI’s systems, which send files containing transaction data back to the corporate systems of terminal owners, Shippers and Marketers. File formats are tailored to our customers’ needs. TMS3000 is usually configured to create a file every time a transaction occurs.
TMS-WebStation is the network/Internet method that enables terminal owners, Shippers and Marketers to use any PC, anywhere, to manage their business at terminals worldwide. TMS-WebStation logs Users onto GA-ESI’s Grand Central Server or to individual TMS3000 systems. It provides a wide range or features including file maintenance, automatic e-mail reporting and FTP file exchange. TMS-WebStation is the enhanced alternative to the traditional dial-in methods of maintaining and exchanging files as described below.
TMS-Remote Access is the dial-in VT100 terminal emulation method of manually maintaining files and retrieving reports. This method of access has been available in all of our automation systems going back 30 years. Some customers now call this access “Ugly Remotes” in comparison with the new Web screens provided by TMS-WebStation.
TMS-Host Access is the dial-in method of connecting to TMS3000 for downloading and retrieving files. File formats are tailored to customers’ needs.
TABS and E.L.V.I.S. are methods that allow a remote computer system to pre-validate loads in real-time when drivers badge into TMS3000 at terminals. As soon as a transaction is completed, the data is sent to the remote computer, which may be owned by a Shipper (product owner) or by a third-party service provider. The TABS format is owned and administered by API.
Petroex is a batch process using a dial-in or network/Internet connection to transmit transaction data from TMS3000 systems directly to Shippers’ computer systems or to a third-party service provider. TMS3000 supports dial-in and network (FTP) connections. The Petroex file format is owned and administered by the API.
PetNet was formed by a handful of major petroleum companies that got fed up with the high fees they were paying to get their own Petroex data from third-party services like DTN. They agreed to send Petroex files from their terminal automation systems directly to each other’s corporate systems, thus eliminating the outside service fess. TMS3000 makes it simple to send Petroex files to anyone.

Easy Access To Your Data
For 30 years GA-ESI’s automation systems have provided remote access to enable terminal owners and Shippers to control credit risks, retrieve transaction files, create reports and maintain files. Dial-in connections remain the most common method of accessing TMS3000 systems despite their higher cost and lower reliability than network protocols. Here’s an overview of the various methods of exchanging data with TMS3000 Systems: FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used over a network or the Internet to exchange files among corporate computer systems, TMS3000 and Grand Central. Files containing new orders, customers and credit limits are commonly downloaded to GA-ESI’s systems, which send files containing transaction data back to the corporate systems of terminal owners, Shippers and Marketers. File formats are tailored to our customers’ needs. TMS3000 is usually configured to create a file every time a transaction occurs. TMS-WebStation is the network/Internet method that enables terminal owners, Shippers and Marketers to use any PC, anywhere, to manage their business at terminals worldwide. TMS-WebStation logs Users onto GA-ESI’s Grand Central Server or to individual TMS3000 systems. It provides a wide range or features including file maintenance, automatic e-mail reporting and FTP file exchange. TMS-WebStation is the enhanced alternative to the traditional dial-in methods of maintaining and exchanging files as described below. TMS-Remote Access is the dial-in VT100 terminal emulation method of manually maintaining files and retrieving reports. This method of access has been available in all of our automation systems going back 30 years. Some customers now call this access “Ugly Remotes” in comparison with the new Web screens provided by TMS-WebStation. TMS-Host Access is the dial-in method of connecting to TMS3000 for downloading and retrieving files. File formats are tailored to customers’ needs. TABS and E.L.V.I.S. are methods that allow a remote computer system to pre-validate loads in real-time when drivers badge into TMS3000 at terminals. As soon as a transaction is completed, the data is sent to the remote computer, which may be owned by a Shipper (product owner) or by a third-party service provider. The TABS format is owned and administered by API. Petroex is a batch process using a dial-in or network/Internet connection to transmit transaction data from TMS3000 systems directly to Shippers’ computer systems or to a third-party service provider. TMS3000 supports dial-in and network (FTP) connections. The Petroex file format is owned and administered by the API. PetNet was formed by a handful of major petroleum companies that got fed up with the high fees they were paying to get their own Petroex data from third-party services like DTN. They agreed to send Petroex files from their terminal automation systems directly to each other’s corporate systems, thus eliminating the outside service fess. TMS3000 makes it simple to send Petroex files to anyone.
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