Syntax for RICOH ProcessDirector control files
Various parts of RICOH ProcessDirector use the information in control files or control file templates to set and pass values
for different properties. You can copy the control files and control file templates that RICOH ProcessDirector provides and modify them to meet the needs of the installation.
In this section:
- Sample control files for rulesRICOH ProcessDirector provides sample control files for rules that parse JCL parameters, LPD control file parameters, or JDF values to set workflows and to set job property values.
- Regular expression syntaxYou use regular expression syntax in RICOH ProcessDirector in several places: control files; step templates such as CompressFiles and SetJobTypeFromFileName; input device properties, and in RICOH ProcessDirector features and extended features. This section contains a summary of regular expression syntax and some examples.
- Content Expression Language (CEL)RICOH ProcessDirector Content Expression Language (CEL) lets you define expressions that specify content and placement of enhancements (barcodes, text, and hidden areas) to documents in AFP files. If you have the Inserter feature, CEL lets you define expressions in inserter rules files that write inserter control files, and analyze and interpret inserter results files.
- Sample control files for job audit informationRICOH ProcessDirector logs audit information when a step based on the WriteJobLog step template runs or when it deletes a job from the system. RICOH ProcessDirector deletes a job when its retention period expires or when it completes processing and has no retention period. It also deletes a job when it receives a specific request from an authorized user. The audit files for jobs are in the Comma Separated Value (CSV) format, and use RICOH ProcessDirector symbol notation to represent specific job properties.
- Sample control files for banner pagesYou can configure RICOH ProcessDirector to print banner pages for jobs. Banner pages can include a header page that prints before the first data page of the job and a trailer page that prints after the last data page of the job. For a multi-copy AFP job, banner pages can include a separator page that prints between copies.
- Sample control file templates for external programsRICOH ProcessDirector provides sample control file templates for use with external programs in the
/aiw/aiw1/samples/external_programs/
directory. - Sample control file templates for Passthrough printersRICOH ProcessDirector provides a sample control file template for use with Passthrough printers. This template is called
passthru.cfg
and is installed in:/aiw/aiw1/samples/passthru/
. - Sample control file for job audit information with Deadline TrackerThe Deadline Tracker feature provides a control file that writes job information specific to the checkpoint tracking function into audit files in the
/aiw/aiw1/audit/Job
(UNIX-based operating systems) orC:\aiw\aiw1\audit\Job
(Windows) directory. The audit files for jobs are in the Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. - Syntax for inserter rules filesThe system uses information in inserter rules files to write inserter control files and to parse and interpret inserter results files. You can copy the sample rules files that are provided and modify them to meet the needs of the installation.
- Font mapping filesRICOH Visual Workbench lets you customize installation font-mapping files to map custom AFP fonts to Java fonts. In the font-mapping files, you can also specify the default Java font that is used when an AFP font is not mapped to a Java font.
- Control file for restarting the Web serverRICOH ProcessDirector provides a control file that you can copy and edit to change the automatic Web server restart settings.
- Control files for the AFP Support featureIn addition to the control files for all document processing features, the AFP Support feature uses control files for processing AFP documents.
- Control files for document processing featuresDocument processing features use a variety of control files and properties files to manage document processing.
- File system mapping file for job ticketsThe sample
system_map.cfg
found in/aiw/aiw1/samples/config/
translates the file paths in JDF job tickets to the file paths of a mounted file system. You can copy this file into the/aiw/aiw1/control_files/config/
directory and edit it as necessary.
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