Job Accounting
What is Job Accounting?
The printer can store information about jobs printed in a log file. The log file is stored either in the printer's memory or on a hard disk, if one is connected to the printer. If the log file is stored in the printer's memory, it is lost when the printer is reset; therefore, it is recommended that a hard disk be used with this job accounting feature.
NOTE
It is best to access job accounting information only when the printer is idle.
For all fields in the job accounting log, the actual values reported vary depending on the protocol and print command used when each job was printed. For example, using
NPRINT
over NetWare provides the printer with the most information about the job being printed. When using Windows and NetWare, the job name is often
LST:
or
LST:BANNER. Other jobs from other ports may provide even less information about the job.
Performing job accounting functions
The Job Accounting page has links that allow you to browse, download, and clear job accounting records. For a detailed description of the printer's job accounting records, see
Reading job accounting records.
Reading job accounting records
The fields in the job accounting records are listed in the following table.
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Field
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Description
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Job Index
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Job identification number assigned by the print server.
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Protocol
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Network protocol used to send the print job.
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User name
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User name from the print server.
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Host name
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Print server name.
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File name
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Name of the print file.
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Job name
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Name of the print file.
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Pages (sheets) printed
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Number of pages (sheets) printed.
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Start time
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Time according to the printer's clock.
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End time
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Time according to the printer's clock.
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Interpreter duration
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Time required for the printer's PostScript interpreter to process the job. This value includes printer warm-up time and any printing delays, such as paper jams.
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Paper type
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The type of paper or other media used.
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Paper size
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The size of paper or other media used.
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Cyan used
Magenta used
Yellow used
Black used
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The percentage of the entire ink stick or toner cartridge for that color that was used by the job. For example, 1.00800 indicates that 1.008% of the contents of the ink stick or toner cartridge was used.
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Maintenance kit used
(Phaser 850 only)
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The percentage of the entire maintenance kit that was used by the job. For example, 0.003000 indicates that 0.003% of the contents of the ink stick or toner cartridge was used.
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Displaying the Job Accounting page
- On the left side of any PhaserLink page, click Settings.
- On the Settings page, in the REPORTS group, click Job Accounting.
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