Configuring Project Print Tracking

Overview

The following administrative tasks are required to be performed in order to configure Project Print Tracking.

Initial deployment

1

Make sure the SafeQ server is currently installed and running. (see YSoft SafeQ 5 installation procedure for more information).
 

2

It is also necessary to properly configure Identity management. SafeQ rejects all prints initiated by unknown user by default. (Unknown user is user which is not defined in the SafeQ Identity Database)
 

3

Install and configure YSoft SafeQ Client on every workstation you want to use for project billing.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: It is not possible to share the printer from the server.

SafeQ Client have to be already installed with the enabled settings in the safeq.ini reqistry installation file 

You can automate the configuration by using the YSoft SafeQ Client's deployment file, safeq.ini (located in SafeQ Client installation package) with option ProtocolLevel=4

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Configuration

1

Log in to the SafeQ Web Interface with sufficient rights to administer printers (for example, "admin")

Go to System > System settings and set billing-codes-enabled property to enabled.
images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/information.svg If enabled, billing codes feature is activated in SafeQ.  

2

If you are using Billing codes on devices which are connected to ORS servers, s et also billingCodesSyncCronRule property to choosen time.
images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/information.svg Cron rules for periodic check of billing codes update default value: 0 _/15 * * * ? (every 15 mins)  

3

Import projects list to SafeQ (see Billing Code Import CSV Format Specification) or Create Projects manualy (see Managing billing codes).

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: You can restrict projects visibility to user by Access Rights settings at Managing billing codes page.

4

Use Adding and editing printers in Web Administration. Section Using the Printers list to add device you wish to monitor. Make sure that IP address and Accounting Mechanism is correctly specified. (see Print tracking methods for more information).

5

For Costs Recovery, prices can be optionally defined in Devices > Printers > Edit printer > Price list tab.
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6

Go to Direct printing tab, if you want to monitor direct prints sent to the printer.

The direct queue name must match the queue name specified when you added the printer to the YSoft SafeQ system and in the workstation configuration. (See Adding and editing printers.)images/download/attachments/21955693/web3.png

7

To ensure that users are allowed to print to the defined printer, define access rights as described in Defining access rights.
 

8

If you want to define default billing codes for users, see Adding and configuring users, the "Billing code" section.