Capacity Planning (Impressions) Dashboard

All the time-related data from the Capacity Planning (Impressions) dashboard is displayed in the printer time zone set in RICOH Supervisor Data Collector.

The following visuals are included in the Capacity Planning (Impressions) dashboard:

ANNUAL VOLUME

Visual type: Radar chart

Displays the total number of printed impressions per year. Includes data from both cut sheet and continuous form printers.

MONTHLY VOLUME

Visual type: Bar chart

Displays the total number of printed impressions per month. Includes data from both cut sheet and continuous form printers.

PRINTERS WITH HIGHEST VOLUME FOR SELECTED DATES

Visual type: Bar chart

Displays the printers with the highest number of printed impressions for the time period specified in the Filters panel. Includes data for both cut sheet and continuous form printers.

You can use the slider to focus on a specific range of data.

PEAK PRODUCTION DAYS

Visual type: Area line chart

Displays the peak production days based on the total number of printed impressions. Includes data from both cut sheet and continuous form printers.

You can use the slider to focus on a specific range of data.

PEAK PRODUCTION HOURS BY AVERAGE IMPRESSIONS

Visual type: Line chart

Displays the overall peak production hours based on the average number of printed impressions. Includes data from both cut sheet and continuous form printers.

These filter controls are defined for the Capacity Planning (Impressions) dashboard:

Date

Lets you filter the data based on a specific data collecting period. By default, the data in the dashboard is limited to the last 2 quarters.

When you edit the filter, choose one of the following options:

• Relative date

  Choose how you want the filter to relate to the time frame. You can choose to report on previous quarter, this quarter, quarter to date, last number of quarters or next number of quarters.

  You also have the option to exclude time periods.

• Absolute date range

  Choose the date range from the calendar.

The data is selected based on the time zone of the web browser that accesses RICOH Supervisor.

Location Name

Lets you display data only for specific locations.

To view data per location, you must first group your printers by location in the Locations panel on the Settings tab.

Only the printers that are currently registered in RICOH Supervisor Data Collector can be associated with a location.

A location is displayed in visuals and filters only if it contains at least one printer and if data is available from the printers assigned to the location. If the location is associated with a shift, data must be available for the time interval covered by the shift.

Printer Name

Lets you display data only for specific printers in the locations selected for the Location Name filter.

Only the printers that have already sent job or status information are available in the list.

Shift Name

Lets you display data only for specific shifts associated with the locations and printers selected for the Location Name and Printer Name filters.

To view data per shift, you must first record your shifts in the Shifts panel on the Settings tab.

Shifts apply only to printers that are currently registered in RICOH Supervisor Data Collector.

Data is assigned to a shift based on the printers included in the shift location and the printer time zone set in RICOH Supervisor Data Collector. If a shift does not have a location specified, it applies to all the printers available in the system.

All the job data collected in the time interval covered by a shift is assigned to that shift, even if the job started printing or finished printing outside the shift interval.

A shift is displayed in visuals and filters only if data is available for the time interval covered by the shift. If the shift is associated with a location, data must be available from the printers assigned to that location.