Print Job Parser Configuration
About
This page contains detailed description of print job parser.
Print job parser is used by YSoft SafeQ to determine number of print job pages and for image preview rendering.
YSoft SafeQ comes with build in parser for PCL and HPGL print jobs. If you want to parse PostScript (PS) jobs, you need to download and install GhostScript parser on your own because due to licensing limitation it can not be included in YSoft SafeQ installation package.
General Parser Configuration
There are two ways how can parser be configured.
Top level
Navigate to the Settings page and choose Spooler category.
You can see panel with basic parser settings. This panel is visible only if your view is set to Basic or Advanced options. For more parser related configuration properties set view mode to Expert options.
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Disable all parsers | Print jobs will not be parsed, analyzed and no print preview would be rendered. This option provides the best system performance. |
Only analyse jobs (same parser for PS and PCL jobs) | This option will not render the print jobs. It would just analyze them and will not create job previews. Internal analyzer is highly accurate in number of pages estimations, less accurate in color detection and size detection (therefore suitable for offline accounting where mentioned limitations do not interfere). It consumes only few of system resources. Internal analyzer (YSoft Parser) will be used both for PCL and PS print jobs. Additionally this option enables parser of the XCPT print job headers to detect certain kinds of color jobs.
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Only analyse jobs (different parsers for PS and PCL jobs) | This option will not render the print jobs. It would just analyze them and will not create job previews. Internal analyzer is highly accurate in number of pages estimations, less accurate in color detection and size detection (therefore suitable for offline accounting where mentioned limitations do not interfere). It consumes only few of system resources.
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Render low-resolution images from jobs (36 DPI) | This option will render an image from every job, transform it to CMYK, and generate a preview. The image will be low-res (36 DPI) in order to conserve system resources. Suitable for offline accounting, and job preview. This option can worsen system performance. |
Render high-resolution images from jobs (150 DPI) | This option will render an image from every job, transform it to CMYK, and generate a preview. The image will be hi-res (150 DPI). Suitable for offline accounting, job preview, and coverage accounting. This option has significant impact on system performance. |
PS jobs must contain %%Page: comments. (Note that these comments should be not be confuse with overall %%Pages: comment which is often not filled and therefore not used)
XCPT header analysis
If job contains Xerox Common Print Ticket (XCPT) header and XPCT header analysis is enabled, print job information present in XCPT header are prioritized over information obtained by Print Job Parser (does not aply for job analysis) and thus information gathered by Print Job Parser are overridden by information present in XCPT header. Also XCPT header analysis can be configured regardless enabled parser to obtain basic job information without affecting system performance, see XCPT Header Analysis Configuration.
Low level
Navigate to the Settings page and choose Spooler category.
You can see panel with basic parser settings. Switch your view to Expert options. Panel with basic parser settings will be replaced with detailed settings.
Please consult any modifications of expert options with YSoft Support!
How to download and install GhostScript
If you want to parse PostScript (PS) jobs, you need to download and install GhostScript parser.
1 | Download GhostScript 8.61 installation package from http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/. Do not download 9+ versions because they are currently not supported.
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2 | Execute downloaded install package (for example gs861w32.exe) and click on Setup button. |
3 | Set installation directory to SAFEQ_DIRECTORY\bin\parser (for example c:\SafeQ5\bin\parser or c:\SafeQORS\bin\parser ) and click Install button.
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4 | When installation finishes everything is ready. Try to send PostScript print job to YSoft SafeQ server and check number of pages in job info details (page Reports > Job list). Number of pages should not be zero.
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