Configuring archiving

Archiving principles

In Watchdoc^®, the archiving function can be activate in order to save the spool files (.SPL and .SHD) on the server.

The archiving function is used to meet two specific needs:

• a user's need to quickly reprint a job that has been closed on the work station;

• an administrator's need to save the job spools for analysis in the event of a printing issue of unknown origin or that is difficult to reproduce.

 

Archiving can be:

• total, when automatically applied without differentiation to all print jobs

• targeted, when applied to specific print jobs selected by application of a rule (applied to a print queue or print queue group).

Prerequisites

The archiving function is deactivated by default on Watchdoc^® as it occupies disc space. Before activation, check that there is enough available disc space for storing the Archives.

Steps

To activate, the archiving function must be configured at:

• server level (as explained in this chapter),

• the level of a specific print queue or print queue group (see chapter on configuring a print queue or print queue group).