4 Task Manager - Print Daemon

4 PRINT DAEMON

The purpose of the Print Daemon is to transfer print files from the server to the workstation for printing. When the daemon is activated on the PC, it periodically looks for files in the print directory of a particular library that have a specific Print ID and prints them on the PC's default printer. It is also valid for storeroom and sdiresult.

The Print Daemon tab contains the tools for setup and activation of the Print Daemon.

5.0 PRINT DAEMON SETUP

To set up and activate the Print Daemon, follow these steps:

Define the PC workstation's default printer, using the standard Windows procedure for this task.
Add the Print IDs that you want to be recognized by the workstation. (for example if you wish to print the storerooms in the store print).

To do this, click the Setup button. The following dialog box is displayed:
- To add a print ID, place the cursor in the field at the bottom of the window labeled "Name of print ID to add" and enter a Print ID. Then click Add. If you do not want to make any additional changes to the list, click Close.
- To remove a Print ID from the list, highlight the Print ID and click Delete. If you do not want to make any additional changes to the list, click Close.
The Print-IDs are saved in the file ../Alephcom/Tab/Alephcom.ini in [General]:
```
[General]
Targets=storeroom,sdiresult
```
If you use the SDI service, (Web Service Module / SDI Service) the "sdiresult" Checkbox must be highlighted. If you work with Closed Stack Management , the "storeroom" Checkbox must be highlighted. The "Title" checkbox must always be highlighted. After you have made all desired changes, click Apply.
Activate the Print Daemon by clicking the Activate button on the Print Daemon tab. When the Print Daemon is active, the system will look periodically for files of a particular library that have a particular Print ID and will print them on the PC's default printer.

Following is an explanation of other options on the Print Daemon tab of the Task Manager window:

Lookup Interval

The Lookup Interval tells the system how often it should look for files that need to be printed by the Print Daemon. Enter a number between 001 and 300 (seconds). For example, if you enter 030, the system will check for files every 030 seconds. Values under 100 need leading zeroes (030 for a 30 second interval).

View Log

Click View Log to read the log of print jobs that have been processed by the Print Daemon or errors that have occurred. For example:

Clear Log

Click Clear Log to clear the log display.