Rule-based Engine: Examples of usage

Customer is working in strict environment where control of employee activity is necessary. Customer is sensitive to costs of printing solution.

Convert all jobs into black&white

Many printers need to have also color toners filled in order to function even if only black&white printing is needed. Avoid usage of expensive color toner in environment where users do not need the color printing.

Delete large jobs above X pages

Notify user via SafeQ Client popup

Employees have alternatives when working with documents - to print them or to use them in electronic form. Employer can set up policy that will not allow printing of jobs above defined size in order to force employees to not print them out of habit.

Employee is confronted with SafeQ Client popup informing him about employer's policy.

Reject jobs if total amount of pages per period is higher than X pages

Notify user via SafeQ Client popup

Set up weekly / montly limit on printing to avoid misuse by employees used to unnecessary print large amounts of paper. The quota is useful to cut costs of most spending employees.

Employee is confronted with SafeQ Client popup informing him about quota being exceeded.

Customer's environment contains lots of MFPs with high cost of print and one central printer with low-cost printing. Customer wants to optimize low-cost printer usage.

Redirect all jobs above X pages to low-cost printer

Notify user via SafeQ Client popup

Redirect all large jobs to low-cost printer in order to maximize its benefit.

Inform employees with SafeQ Client popup that job was redirected so employee does not waste time by going to wrong device to pick up prints.