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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)

VIPO-11

File menu options

These options are available from the File drop-down menu:

Hide Server — Returns the VIPO Local Server window to a task-bar icon.

Pause Server — Pauses/unpauses the Server. You must pause the Server before
dumping an accounting file.

Save Logfile — Used when reporting software problems.

Clear Logfile — Used when diagnosing software problems.

Dump Accounting File — Saves accounting information to a file, then clears. See

Accounting file format

” for a list of fields included in accounting files.

Show Billing Meters — Tracks the number of pages distilled, pages split, and PDF
files generated on the Server.

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:

VIPO Server Name

User Name

Input Job Name

Distill Start Date

Distill End Date

Distill Start Time

Distill End Time

Distill CPU Time Used — in seconds (this field is not yet available)

Distill Result — “Completed” or “Failed”

Distill Message — empty if Result is “Completed,” otherwise within double quotes

Number Distill Pages

Distill PDF Name

Split Start Date

Split End Date

Split Start Time

Split End Time

Split CPU Time used — in seconds (this field is not yet available)

Split Result — “Completed” or “Failed”

Split Message — empty if result is “Completed,” otherwise within double quotes

Number Split Pages

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