Configuring print rules

To create a print rule, an InfoPrint Manager system administrator must follow this procedure:

  1. Connect to the InfoPrint Manager server using the InfoPrint Manager Web Administration Interface.
  2. In the left-hand Objects panel, click the Servers tab.
  3. Click the menu icon () and select Print Rules.
  4. Click the New button in the upper right corner.
  5. In the Create New Print Rule dialog, fill in or select these values:
    Name
    Type a meaningful name for the rule. InfoPrint Manager references the print rule name in print rule sequences that are associated with logical destinations.
    Server
    If not filled in, either type or select the InfoPrint Manager server on which you want to create the rule.
    Use Server Locale
    Specify whether to use the locale language of the server (On - default) or English (Off) for input and output of information.
    Description
    Type a description of this print rule to appear whenever you show this print rule through the InfoPrint Manager Web Administration Interface. A detailed description of the print rule can be helpful to users who need to determine which rule to use.
    Find items which
    Indicate the logical conditions between existing attribute values to trigger the actions to be performed. Choose one of the options:
    Match all conditions (AND logic)
    All conditions must be satisfied for the defined actions to be performed.
    Match any conditions (OR logic)
    At least one of the conditions must be satisfied for the defined actions to be performed.
    Add condition
    Define one or more conditions for a print rule. From left to right, each condition consists of:
    • a job or document attribute
    • a condition operator
    • a value
    attribute
    Select from the list the job or document attribute that you want to use for the condition.
    condition operator
    Specify the relation between the attribute and the value to decide whether a job meets the condition.
      Note:
    • The list of available condition operators depends on the selected job or document attribute.
    • All attributes allow the condition operators Has a value (set) and Has no value (not set), for which you cannot select or enter any value.
    • You can activate or deactivate the case-sensitive option for some attribute values.
    value
    Specify the value that InfoPrint Manager uses to decide whether a job meets the condition. Depending on the attribute, you can either choose from a list or enter an alphanumeric value.
      Note:
    • To define an additional condition, click the Add condition button. To delete a condition, click the delete button () to the right of the condition you want to delete.
    Add action
    Select one or more actions to be performed if the defined logical conditions are met. Choose one of the options:
    Hold job
    Change the state of the job to held.
    Set attribute
    Select a job or document attribute and specify a value to it. This action can be added multiple times.
    Run script
    Specify the custom script to be run if the defined logical conditions are met. You can use the supported substitution control sequences described in Running a Script in Print Rules.

    In the Script success return code box, enter the return code that indicates the custom script has been executed successfully.

    Route job
    Specify the actual destination where to move the job.
      Note:
    • You can select one value at a time from the list of possible destinations or enter a value.
    • The Route job and Split job actions are mutually exclusive.
    Split job
    Specify the actual destinations to which to split the job, based on the number of pages.
      Note:
    • This action is available only if the document format is MODCA-P and the condition Number of Pages Is Greater Than or Equals is applied. The maximum number of pages for each of the resulting jobs is equal to the number of copies multiplied by the number specified for the Number of Pages Is Greater Than or Equals condition.
    • The maximum number of pages for each of the resulting jobs cannot exceed the number of pages of the document.
    • The actual destinations attribute of the job is overwritten.
    • If you select specific printers from the list, those printers must be assigned to the same queue as the queue of the logical destination where the print rule is attached.
    Send email
    Send an email to a specific recipient. Choose one of the options:
    Send on error (default)
    The email is sent only when errors occur.
    Send always
    The email is sent on all jobs from the rule.
      Note:
    • For multiple recipients, use ‘,’ as a separator.
    Terminating rule
    Specify whether a rule is the last one in a sequence.
      Note:
    • This action is added automatically after the Split job and Route jobactions.
    • A terminating rule affects only the current print rule sequence. If a rule moves the job to a different logical destination, any existing print rule sequence assigned to that logical destination will still be run.
      Note:
    • For the Set attribute and Route job actions, you can use the following supported substitution control sequences:
      %%Jjob_attribute
      Passes the job attribute value from the job containing the document being processed.
      %%Ddoc_attribute
      Passes the document attribute value from the document being processed.

      If an attribute is multi-valued (such as %%Jattribute-name, %%Dattribute-name), only the first value of the attribute is used.

    • To define an additional action, click the Add action button. To delete an action, click the delete button () to the right of the action you want to delete.
  6. Click the OK button.
Parent topic: Using print rules