File menu options, Accounting file format – Xerox 5 User Manual
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VI PDF Originator User’s Guide
FreeFlow Variable Information Suite 5.0 (7/2006)
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File menu options
These options are available from the File drop-down menu:
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Hide Server — Returns the VIPO Local Server window to a task-bar icon.
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Pause Server — Pauses/unpauses the Server. You must pause the Server before
dumping an accounting file.
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Save Logfile — Used when reporting software problems.
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Clear Logfile — Used when diagnosing software problems.
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Dump Accounting File — Saves accounting information to a file, then clears. See
“
” for a list of fields included in accounting files.
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Show Billing Meters — Tracks the number of pages distilled, pages split, and PDF
files generated on the Server.
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Exit — Exits the Server; jobs will not be processed.
Accounting file format
The accounting file is a field delimited format file. There is no header on the accounting
file. Each record in the accounting file is delimited with commas. These fields are included
in each record:
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VIPO Server Name
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User Name
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Input Job Name
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Distill Start Date
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Distill End Date
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Distill Start Time
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Distill End Time
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Distill CPU Time Used — in seconds (this field is not yet available)
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Distill Result — “Completed” or “Failed”
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Distill Message — empty if Result is “Completed,” otherwise within double quotes
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Number Distill Pages
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Distill PDF Name
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Split Start Date
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Split End Date
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Split Start Time
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Split End Time
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Split CPU Time used — in seconds (this field is not yet available)
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Split Result — “Completed” or “Failed”
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Split Message — empty if result is “Completed,” otherwise within double quotes
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Number Split Pages
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Number Split Files
The following is an example accounting file record:
MYSERVER,John_Doe,bigjob.ps,2001-09-18,2001-09-18,16:35:39,16:36:19,0,
Completed,,1060,bigjob.pdf,2001-09-18,2001-09-18,16:36:20,16:37:05,0,
Completed,,1060,1060