Overview

When you print a document from your workstation, YSoft SafeQ Client enables you to compare the price of making your print in color or in black-and-white and on available printers. You can then choose the best options for printing your document.

Prerequisites

Enable Print Job Parser in YSoft SafeQ web interface to "Render jobs ..." value

Using price estimation in YSoft SafeQ Client

1	Log in to the YSoft SafeQ web interface with sufficient administrator rights Go to System > System settings and set property clientDisplayPriceEstimation to enabled.
2	Print document from your workstation via SafeQ Client (device connected to SafeQ port).
3	The YSoft SafeQ Client windows with Price estimation tab opens. Other tabs can be displayed based on YSoft SafeQ settings. NOTE: In some environments, it can take around 30 seconds to YSoft SafeQ Client appears.
4	Prices estimation for your job appears as displayed on image. You can set few of finishing options here by clicking: Print B/W - to print the job in black-and-white Print color - to print the job in color Cancel print - to cancel the print Close window - to leave and let settings without changes. Closing of this window doesn't cancel the job. Price estimation window is displayed for secure and direct prints. User cannot adjust finishing options for direct prints. And only printer which has assigned direct queue used for printing is displayed, Additionally current balance on users money account is displayed, if YSoft Payment System is enabled. Then prices higher than current balance are grayed out.

Please note that price estimation has only informative character and final job price may differ. Following aspects can change job price after job reception on device:

rules defined in Rule-based Engine with trigger "Before job is released to the printer" or "On job's delivery to the printer".
changes in finishing options on terminal
paper type used for print
device capabilities (e.g. format or color limitations)

Limitations

A maximum of 10 printers where the user has access rights are displayed in the Price estimation window.
It is not possible to choose preferred printers.
Price estimation does not work with coverage accounting.
In order to support conversion of a color print job to B/W or a simplex job to duplex, associated rules must be defined in the Rule-based Engine printing feature.