Configuring to send job color information to Slingshot
You can send information about the color of the ink or toner used to print a job from
RICOH ProcessDirector to Slingshot.
- For Ricoh TotalFlow printer objects: RICOH ProcessDirector retrieves the values for number of full color and single-color pages printed in a job from RICOH TotalFlow Print server.
- For other printer objects: RICOH ProcessDirector reports that all pages of the job were printed in black or in full color.
- For Ricoh TotalFlow printer objects:
- Open the property notebook for the printer and click the Avanti Slingshot tab.
- Make sure the Job color to report value is set to From job.
- For all other printer objects:The recommended method is to create two printer objects that represent the printer. One object prints jobs that are printed in full process color and the other prints jobs that use only black ink or toner. Then, modify your workflows to send jobs through the correct printer object.
- Define two printer objects to represent the printer. Use the same property values for both except for Name and Job color to report.
- Edit any workflows that might process jobs containing either color or black pages
to send color jobs to the printer object with Job color to report set to Color and send jobs with only black pages to the printer object with Job color to report set to Black.
- Use a custom job property, such as Custom 1, to assign jobs a value of Black or Color.
For example, you can use a SetJobPropsFromTextFile step or an AssignJobValues step to set the value of the Custom 1 job property.
- To set the value for the Requested printer job property, make a branch in the workflow before the PrintJobs step.
- On one branch, add a rule that says when the value of Custom 1 is Black, use an AssignJobValues step to set the value of Requested printer to the printer object whose Job color to report property is set to Black.
- On the other branch, add a rule that says when the value of Custom 1 is Color, use an AssignJobValues step to set the value of Requested printer to the printer object whose Job color to report property is set to Color.
Note: You cannot use the Job color to report property to schedule jobs to printers.
- Use a custom job property, such as Custom 1, to assign jobs a value of Black or Color.