Reference information
Reference information includes sample files that RICOH ProcessDirector supplies, descriptions of files that RICOH ProcessDirector uses, and descriptions of the syntax that those files and other properties use.
In this section:
- Directory structureRICOH ProcessDirector uses specific directories and subdirectories on the system to store its files. At some point, you might need to access a directory or locate a specific file in a subdirectory.
- Supplied step templatesRICOH ProcessDirector supplies a set of step templates, which were installed with RICOH ProcessDirector. The supplied workflows contain steps created from these step templates. You can copy these templates to create customized steps that they can use when they build workflows.
- Supplied workflowsRICOH ProcessDirector provides workflows that you can use as examples for creating your own workflows.
- Supplied form definitionsRICOH ProcessDirector provides AFP form definitions, also called FORMDEFs, that you can use. They are installed in the
/usr/lpp/psf/reslib
(AIX and Linux) orC:\Program Files (x86)\Ricoh\PSF\reslib
(Windows) directory. - Supplied page definitionsRICOH ProcessDirector provides AFP page definitions, also called PAGEDEFs, that you can use when you use the line2afp transform to convert line data and mixed mode data to AFP. They are installed in the
/usr/lpp/psf/reslib
(AIX and Linux) orC:\Program Files (x86)\Ricoh\PSF\reslib
(Windows) directory. - Standard fonts that the AFP viewer usesAlthough you can map TrueType and OpenType fonts to any available Type 1 or Type 0 fonts, the AFP viewer recognizes a standard set. When you map to any of these fonts, you do not have to update the Type 1 and Type 0 font map.
- Supplied fontsFive sets of fonts are included with the RICOH ProcessDirector media package. The fonts are not available for download when you download RICOH ProcessDirector. You can request the RICOH ProcessDirector media package when you order RICOH ProcessDirector.
- Supplied input devicesRICOH ProcessDirector provides several input devices that you can use in the installation.
- Supplied data collectorsRICOH ProcessDirector supplies predefined data collector objects that you can use to configure the capture and data to store in the PostgreSQL database.
- Supplied Tableau workbookThe Reports feature includes a supplied Tableau workbook.
- Useful PostgreSQL commandsYou can use PostgreSQL commands to check the status and contents of the database that you store information in for reporting. Many commands exist; this topic provides a small subset.
- Supplied service policiesYou can use these sample service policies in your installation.
- Supplied no-service periodsYou can use these sample no-service periods in your installation.
- Supplied Passthrough printerA new installation of RICOH ProcessDirector provides a sample Passthrough printer that you can use to verify the installation.
- Supplied media objectsRICOH ProcessDirector supplies predefined media objects that you can use to schedule jobs to cut sheet printers.
- Supplied repositoriesArchive and other features provide repositories that you can use as examples for creating your own repositories.
- Supplied history record notificationsArchive and other features provide history record notifications that you can use as examples for creating your own notifications.
- Supplied web service notificationsWeb Services Enablement and other features provide web service notifications that you can use as examples for creating your own REST and SOAP web service notifications.
- Supplied inserter controller objectsSample inserter controller objects for several inserter manufacturers are provided. You copy the sample inserter controller object for the type of inserter in your installation and modify it to meet your needs.
- Supplied barcode formatThe Automated Verification feature includes a supplied barcode format named SampleFormat that includes two properties, Job number and Sequence in child job. Job number starts in byte 1 and contains 15 bytes. Sequence in child job starts in byte 16 and contains 4 bytes.
- Supplied barcode readerThe Automated Verification feature includes a supplied barcode reader named SampleReader.
- Supplied property mapping objectThe Preference Management feature includes a supplied property mapping object named DelimitedSample. This sample object works with the sample preferences file referenced by the PreferencesSample workflow.
- Print commands used with the LPD protocolThe LPD protocol defines a print command called lpr. You can use the lpr command, or several other commands that use the LPD protocol, to submit jobs to LPD input devices. You can also send jobs using the LPD protocol from other systems, such as z/OS. The parent server of the LPD input device can be the primary server or an AIX or Linux secondary server.
- Using RICOH ProcessDirector methodsWhen RICOH ProcessDirector creates a job, it also creates a spool directory. The spool directory contains a copy of the input file and other files that provide information about the job. Steps and commands can access the various files in the spool directory and use them during processing. They can also update existing spool files and write new files to the directory.
- RICOH ProcessDirector symbol notationYou can use RICOH ProcessDirector symbol notation in formulas to describe the information source that RICOH ProcessDirector evaluates to set the value of a job property.
- Syntax for RICOH ProcessDirector control filesVarious 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.
- Supplied utilitiesSome features provide utilities that help you configure RICOH ProcessDirector or troubleshoot jobs.
- Examples for processing orders in an XML fileThis topic contains examples of XML input files, XPath expressions, XSLT style sheets, and RICOH ProcessDirector overrides files produced by the XSLT style sheets. These examples work with the usage scenario for processing orders in an XML file.
- Default PostgreSQL database tablesBy default, one database containing these database tables are defined by the data collectors supplied with the Reports feature.
- Database property namesRICOH ProcessDirector messages might refer to properties by their database names instead of the field names that appear in property notebooks. Most of the database property names are similar to the names in the property notebooks, but they are written in a different format.
- Job properties that can be set from the job ticketWhen you submit a job with a job ticket, RICOH ProcessDirector sets some job properties from values in the job ticket.
- Supported Kodak printersKodak printer devices support the following printers:
- Supported RICOH printersThese printers can be defined in RICOH ProcessDirector as Ricoh PDF printers. Find your printer and controller/DFE below to determine which datastream and port values to use when you define the printer.
- Supported Xerox printersXerox printer devices support the following printers with DocuSP V1.0, V3.8, V4.2, or V5.0 drivers:
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Parent topic: Using RICOH ProcessDirector