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Introduction
This document provides instructions for setting up printer routing using Group Controls. Using Group controls allows you to define specific rules for printer routing such as printing to a specific printer based upon account, coating, services, etc.
Procedure
From the Optifacts main menu:
Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.
Type 11 – Job Routing Menu and press enter.
Type 14 – Group control Menu and press enter.
Refer to the Group Controls & Job Routing Rules Setup for complete instructions on setting up each menu option within the Group Control Menu.
In this document we will set up an example for Printer Routing by Account.
Type 4 – Group Account Table and press enter.
- Add an entry for each of the account(s) that require special routing.
- Create a unique 'Account Name Set'
- Assign a priority number.
- Input the account number as the beginning and ending account code.
- Press Escape to save the entry.
- Type E to exit the screen.
The examples shown below should be fine for your entries, just make certain to use the account number for your location, not '100'.
Type 2 – Group Control Editor and press enter.
- Create a Control Name Set and priority value on this screen. For the 'Control Name Set' you will enter 'PRINTERPC0'.
- Input the Table 1 and Table 1 Name Set. The “Table 1 Name Set” is the “Account Name Set” from your entry in menu 3-11-14-4.
- Add ANOTHER record, this time use the Control Name Set of PRINTERLA0.
These few entries will allow you to us PC0 and LA0 in the printer routing controls. The conditions are only met if an account number you specified in the Group Account table is active. When this happens, the printing will first try to find and print to entry PC0/LA0. If PC0/LA0 cannot be found, then printing happens on PCL/LAY.
If an operator trying to print does not have a routing entry for printer PC0/LA0, then it does not matter if the account matches, printing will happen on PCK/LAY.
If you only desire the special routing to happen when the job is and incoming electronic order, then only do printer routing controls for PC0/LA0 for the ‘remot’ operator name.
