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SECTION VIIB
TIS SOFTWARE
Techline Information System (TIS)
Techline Information System (TIS) is a component-oriented service information delivery system that allows
technicians to perform SPS, update the Tech 2, and view Tech 2 snapshot data in a Windows
environment. Refer to the model of a Techline information system in Figure VIIB-1.
Figure VIIB-1
Techline information system overview
TIS Application Selection and Toolbar Options
Launch Techline Information System (TIS) from your terminal by double clicking the TIS icon.
This will open the TIS Application Selection screen (Figure VIIB-2). An indicator light in the lower
right corner of the screen turns green when the PC is ready for input, and red when the PC is not.
TIS has four major applications: Tech 2 View, Service Programming System (SPS), Software Download,
and Snapshot Upload/Display. Subsection VIIB of this guide covers the Tech 2 View, Software Download
and Snapshot applications. Subsection VIIC covers the SPS application.
The following icons are located on the TIS toolbar (Figure VIIB-3):
• Exit TIS. Quits TIS and returns to the Desktop screen.
• Selection Page. Returns to TIS main screen, leaving current application open in background.
• Vehicle Context. Opens the Display Vehicle Data screen.
• Close Active Application. Quits the current application and returns to TIS main screen.
• Print a Screendump. Produces a printout of whatever is on the screen.
• TIS Newsletter. Provides overview of latest software changes.
• Help. Launches TIS’s built-in Help program.
Figure VIIB-2
TIS Application Selection main screen
Figure VIIB-3
TIS toolbar icons
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