Zeiss uses an XML-based web service which LMS systems communicate with. The lab will be provided with a URL to connect, as well as a lab ID and password. These settings are unique to each lab and must be set up in the Digital Types entry for the Zeiss calculator.
Zeiss does provide support for base curve requests for some designs, through the web service, so these designs should be set up with the “Use BRS to get BC from DS” option checked. Generally speaking, the AO and Sola designs support BRS requests, while the Zeiss designs do not. The LNAM values can be set up in the lens style, as they do not differ by material, coating, or treatment.
Zeiss digital designs do use Zeiss pucks – not regular SV blanks – so these Zeiss pucks must be set up in the lab’s inventory, and the blank selection alias should be set up to alias each design to the PUCK items, similar to:
If you are using Schneider equipment with the Zeiss designs, you will need to manually create sub-folders in the “Location of SDF files from digital surface” location to allow for machine dependent command files that are returned by the calculator.
The folders are machine dependent and are as follows:
HSC100 for the Schneider HSC 100/101, using example, “DS\ZEISS\SDF\HSC100”
HSCSMT for the Schneider HSC Smart, using example, “DS\ZEISS\SDF\HSCSMT”
HSCMST for the Schneider HSC Master, using example, “DS\ZEISS\SDF\HSCMST”
CCP101 for the Schneider CCP101 polisher, using example, “DS\ZEISS\SDF\CCP101”
CCP102 for the Schneider CCP102 polisher, using example, “DS\ZEISS\SDF\CCP102”
When using Schneider equipment, a user-defined VCA label is used to tell the equipment to look for “technology” files in the above folders. Each different model of device should be configured to look at the appropriate folder, so it gets the correct technology file for the device.
Zeiss requires a verification ticket to be printed, by the lab, for each job. This ticket can be printed in two ways – either manually from Rx-Universe, by scanning each tray, or automatically when the job is shipped.
To print these tickets manually (one at a time) from Rx-Universe, select the option from the Closing (Shipping) menu. From the screen (below), scan or enter the tray or order number to be printed. 
If the ticket is returned (from Zeiss) as a PDF document, this will be printed first; if the ticket is returned as a TKT file, the Zeiss-provided CZVTKTPRINT.EXE is used to print the verification ticket.
Alternatively, the verification ticket can be automatically printed when the job is shipped. To do this, the printer to print the Zeiss ticket on must be set up. This can be done from within the Workstation Setup screen for the Job Tracker, if only one printer is to be used:
If different printers are used depending on which job station is used to ship the jobs, then the Zeiss ticket printer should be set on the Job Station screen, as follows: