Starting and restarting jobs

In this section:

1. Holding jobs
   If you do not want jobs to move through their workflow without human intervention, you can configure the workflows to hold jobs at a given point. You can then have the operators do an action to release the jobs.
2. Sending jobs to a specific printer
   Sometimes, you want to make sure that RICOH ProcessDirector sends a job or a group of jobs to a specific printer. You can provide the name of a specific printer in the workflow or you can use the Schedule function to request a specific printer for a job.
3. Adding or removing scheduling properties
   You can use a scheduling properties configuration file to change the default set of scheduling properties used when assigning jobs to printers. The value in a job property must match the value in its corresponding printer property for the job to schedule to the selected printer.
4. Sending a preset request with a job
   If you print AFP jobs, you can send a requested preset for the printer to use when the job is printed. This function is only available for AFP jobs sent to AFP printer objects.
5. Moving a job to a different printer
   If the printer fails while a job is printing, you can move the job to another printer.
6. Moving a job to a different processing step
   Sometimes, you want to interrupt the flow of a job through the system and move it to a different processing step.
7. Scheduling a job using Output format
   Sometimes moving a job from one printer to another printer requires reformatting a job. For example, you might need to move jobs from a roll-to-roll printer to a roll-to-fold printer, or you might need to print PDF jobs on a PostScript printer.
8. Changing the workflow for a job
   You can change the workflow for one or more jobs. For example, you can change the workflow when you want to process the job through an extra step.
9. Reprinting jobs
   Sometimes, you might need to reprint some or all the pages of a job that has already passed through the PrintJobs step.
10. Replacing a file in a job
    RICOH ProcessDirector lets you replace the original file contained in a job. You can replace an existing file in a job with an updated version of the file without creating a new job. When the file is replaced, the job processes again from the beginning of the workflow you choose.
11. Printing from a specific point in a job
    When a job is in the Print phase and is actively printing on an AFP printer, you can stop the printer, jump to a different position in the job, and resume printing.
12. Making jobs process and print sooner
    Occasionally, you might need to give one or more jobs a higher priority so that they process through the workflow sooner than they would otherwise. You can use the Job priority job property to move the jobs through their workflow faster.
13. Promoting a job ahead of other jobs on the system
    Occasionally, you might need to process a job or a group of jobs ahead of all other jobs on the system. The Promote action causes RICOH ProcessDirector to process a job first, regardless of the priority of other jobs.

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