Defining inserter controller objects
Inserter controller objects are the RICOH ProcessDirector objects that represent the inserter controllers in your installation. The inserter
controller runs on another computer (for example, a Windows computer) and can manage
one or more inserter devices.
RICOH ProcessDirector provides sample inserter controller objects for several inserter manufacturers. You copy the supplied inserter controller object for your inserter manufacturer and modify its properties. If a different inserter manufacturer makes the inserters in your installation, you create a new inserter controller object.
- What reprint method does the inserter controller support: open-loop or closed-loop?
- If the inserter controller uses a control file to control insertion:
- What is the format of the inserter control file: fixed-length record (FLR), comma-delimited (DEL), or XML? For FLR format, what encoding is used (ASCII or UTF-8)?
- Does the inserter control file require a header record?
- Which script should RICOH ProcessDirector use to send the inserter control files to the inserter controller?
- What are the full path names of the rules file (or files) that you have created to write inserter control files?
- If the inserter controller writes results files after inserting jobs:
- Does the inserter controller write a job-specific results file (that is, one results file for each job)?
- What is the format of the inserter results file: fixed-length record (FLR) or comma-delimited (DEL)?
- Which script should RICOH ProcessDirector use to transfer inserter results file (or files) to RICOH ProcessDirector?
- What are the full path names of the rules files that you have created to interpret results files?