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:ARKITEX PREPRESS 

Producer Reference Guide

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::ARKITEX PREPRESS Producer Reference Guide

Contents 

Preface ................................................................................ 7 

Audience ................................................................................................................................ 8 

Related Documents ........................................................................................................... 8 

Style Conventions .............................................................................................................. 8 

Note and Cautions ...................................................................................................... 8 

Style Conventions Used Within Text ................................................................... 8 

Chapter 1 Product Overview ............................................................... 9 

Overview ................................................................................................................................ 10 

Configuring Arkitex Producer ......................................................................................... 10 

Monitoring Arkitex Producer .......................................................................................... 10 

Chapter 2 Using the Activity Monitor ................................................ 13 

Overview ................................................................................................................................ 15 

The Animation Window ............................................................................................. 15 

The Queue Detail Window ....................................................................................... 15 

The Device Detail Dialog Box ................................................................................. 16 

Getting Started .................................................................................................................... 16 

Starting Activity Monitor .......................................................................................... 16 

Working with the Activity Monitor Window ............................................................ 17 

Menu Bar ........................................................................................................................ 17 

Toolbar ............................................................................................................................. 18 

Shortcut Menus ............................................................................................................ 18 

Working with the Animation Window ........................................................................ 19 

The Default Animation File ...................................................................................... 20 

Opening a Saved Animation File ........................................................................... 21 

Creating and Modifying Animation Files ................................................................... 22 

Creating an Animation File ...................................................................................... 22 

Modifying an Animation File ................................................................................... 33 

Deleting Queues and Devices ................................................................................ 33 

Moving Queues and Devices ................................................................................... 34 

Saving the File .............................................................................................................. 35 

Viewing System Status .................................................................................................... 36 

Queue Status ................................................................................................................. 36 

RIP Status ....................................................................................................................... 36 

Imager Status ................................................................................................................ 36 

Viewing Queue Status Details ....................................................................................... 37 

The Queue Detail Window ....................................................................................... 37 

The Queue Input List .................................................................................................. 41 

Viewing Job Status Details ............................................................................................. 42 


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Viewing RIP and Imager Status Details .................................................................... 44 

Managing Queues and Jobs ........................................................................................... 46 

Putting a Queue On Hold ......................................................................................... 46 

Taking a Queue Off Hold .......................................................................................... 47 

Taking a Queue Off Hold and Making Held Jobs Active ............................... 47 

Changing Queue Priority .......................................................................................... 48 

Resubmitting Jobs ...................................................................................................... 49 

Putting Jobs On Hold ................................................................................................. 49 

Taking Jobs Off Hold .................................................................................................. 49 

Canceling Jobs ............................................................................................................. 50 

Moving Jobs to Another Queue ............................................................................. 50 

Clearing Job Related History .................................................................................. 52 

Changing Job Priority ................................................................................................ 52 

Controlling Queue List Updating .......................................................................... 53 

Managing RIPs and Imagers .......................................................................................... 54 

Resetting Device Status ........................................................................................... 54 

Changing Device Status ........................................................................................... 56 

Clearing Imager Job History .................................................................................... 57 

Chapter 3 Using Job Browser .............................................................. 59 

Overview ............................................................................................................................... 60 

Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 60 

Starting Job Browser .................................................................................................. 60 

Stopping Job Browser ................................................................................................ 61 

Working with the Job Browser Window .................................................................... 62 

Menu Bar ........................................................................................................................ 62 

Toolbar ............................................................................................................................ 62 

Job List ............................................................................................................................ 63 

Status Bar ....................................................................................................................... 64 

Refreshing the Job List .................................................................................................... 64 

Manual Refresh ............................................................................................................ 64 

Automatic Refresh ...................................................................................................... 64 

Customizing the Display ................................................................................................. 65 

Choosing the Columns to View ............................................................................. 66 

Choosing the Jobs to View ...................................................................................... 67 

Finding Jobs ......................................................................................................................... 68 

Using Display Preferences ....................................................................................... 68 

Using the Find Job Command ................................................................................ 69 

Controlling Jobs ................................................................................................................. 71 

Canceling a Job ........................................................................................................... 72 

Holding a Job ................................................................................................................ 72 

Resuming a Job ........................................................................................................... 73 

Resubmitting a Job .................................................................................................... 73 

Reprocessing a Job ..................................................................................................... 74 

Controlled Reprocess ................................................................................................ 74 

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CONTENTS 5 

Printing Job Lists ................................................................................................................ 75 

Establishing a Printer ................................................................................................. 75 

Chapter 4 Using WebMon ................................................................... 77 

Overview ................................................................................................................................ 78 

Getting Started .................................................................................................................... 78 

Setup Configuration .......................................................................................................... 79 

Working with the WebMon Window ........................................................................... 81 

Arkitex Producer Servers ........................................................................................... 81 

Monitoring and Controlling Devices ........................................................................... 82 

Monitoring Device Status ......................................................................................... 82 

Controlling Devices .................................................................................................... 83 

Enabling Command ..................................................................................................... 84 

Idle/Waiting Command ............................................................................................ 84 

Disable Device Command ........................................................................................ 85 

Maintenance Device Command ............................................................................. 85 

Clear Related Job History ......................................................................................... 85 

Monitoring and Controlling Jobs in Queues ............................................................ 86 

Monitoring Jobs ............................................................................................................ 88 

Controlling Jobs ........................................................................................................... 89 

Index .................................................................................... 93 


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Preface 

Audience ...................................................................................................................... 8 

Related Documents .................................................................................................. 8 

Style Conventions ..................................................................................................... 8 

Note and Cautions ............................................................................................ 8 

Style Conventions Used Within Text ......................................................... 8 


8 AUDIENCE 

Audience 

This document is intended for system administrators and users who are responsible 

for monitoring the jobs and output devices used by Arkitex Producer. A 

knowledge of Windows 2000 is appropriate. 

Related Documents 

Arkitex Producer System Administration Guide .....................CG+0948910001 

Style Conventions 

This document contains a number of style conventions designed to make it 

easier to use. 

Note and Cautions 

Notes and Cautions are used for the following purposes: 

NOTE: Notes provide information that is important enough to demand special 

attention. The information may be relevant to the current discussion but 

awkward to include without disrupting the flow of information. 

CAUTION: Cautions advise of situations that might cause equipment 

damage or loss of information or work time. 

Style Conventions 

Used Within Text 

Font changes are used to increase clarity: 

: 

Italic 

Designates elements of the screen display (for example: click the 

Cancel button) or short displayed messages. 

Bold 

Courier 

Designates text entered by the operator using the keyboard (for 

example: “Enter Webmon”). 

Designates a lengthy message displayed on the screen. 


CHAPTER 

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Product 

Overview 

This document describes how to monitor your Arkitex Producer server. The 

topics include monitoring and control of graphics and print jobs and monitoring 

of RIPs and imagers. 

Overview .................................................................................................................... 10 

Configuring Arkitex Producer ............................................................................ 10 

Monitoring Arkitex Producer .............................................................................. 10 


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Overview 

Arkitex Producer is both a print and graphics server. As a print server it 

organizes, prioritizes, and routes PostScript ® language print jobs to multiple 

RIPs and imagers. As a graphics server it receives high-resolution image files and 

creates low-resolution view files. The view files are used by operators at page 

assembly workstations. The high-resolution graphics are stored on the server. 

When the finished pages are later printed to the server, Arkitex Producer 

replaces the view files with the original high-resolution graphics and sends the 

pages to the selected RIP. 

Arkitex Producer tracks incoming print and graphics jobs by logging the jobs to 

a SQL Server ® database. The system configuration information is also stored in 

the database. The status of each job is updated in the database as the job is 

processed. Once jobs have completed, their old database entries are purged to 

help keep the system running efficiently. 

Configuring Arkitex Producer 

There are several configuration steps involved in setting up the server. First, you 

describe the output devices the server will be sending print jobs to. Next, you 

define the output paths through the RIPs and imagers using RIP page setup 

names. Finally, you set up input queues that act as “processing maps,” steering 

the jobs through the server. The configuration details are described in the 

Arkitex Producer System Administration Guide (P/N CG+0948910001). 

Monitoring Arkitex Producer 

Once you configure the server, both server and client can monitor the system 

using three programs: Activity Monitor, Job Browser, and WebMon. Activity 

Monitor displays animated windows with icons representing queues, RIPs, and 

imagers and their respective status. Job Browser presents a list of all jobs in the 

database, regardless of type or destination. WebMon provides status of jobs and 

devices via a web browser. Together they provide local and remote monitoring 

and control of the Arkitex Producer server. 


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NOTE: While the server may be used to monitor Arkitex Producer activities, you 

may notice a drop in overall performance if, at the same time, it is executing a 

large number of server activities. To maximize processing speeds at the server on 

large systems, execute Activity Monitor and Job Browse on Arkitex Producer 

clients and execute WebMon on a web client. 


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CHAPTER 

2 

Using 

the Activity 

Monitor 

This chapter describes the Activity Monitor program and how you use it to 

monitor and manage queues, RIPs, network printers, and imagers. 

NOTE: Running the Activity Monitor on client Arkitex Producer systems rather 

than the server will speed system processes. 

Overview .................................................................................................................... 15 

The Animation Window ............................................................................... 15 

The Queue Detail Window .......................................................................... 15 

The Device Detail Dialog Box .................................................................... 16 

Getting Started ....................................................................................................... 16 

Starting Activity Monitor ............................................................................. 16 

Working with the Activity Monitor Window ................................................ 17 

Menu Bar ........................................................................................................... 17 

Toolbar ................................................................................................................ 18 

Shortcut Menus ............................................................................................... 18 

Working with the Animation Window ........................................................... 19 

The Default Animation File ......................................................................... 20 

Opening a Saved Animation File .............................................................. 21 

Creating and Modifying Animation Files ...................................................... 22 

Creating an Animation File ......................................................................... 22 

Modifying an Animation File ..................................................................... 33 

Deleting Queues and Devices ................................................................... 33 

Moving Queues and Devices ..................................................................... 34 

Saving the File ................................................................................................. 35 

Viewing System Status ........................................................................................ 36 

Queue Status .................................................................................................... 36 

RIP Status .......................................................................................................... 36 

Imager Status .................................................................................................. 36 

Viewing Queue Status Details .......................................................................... 37 

The Queue Detail Window .......................................................................... 37 

The Queue Input List ..................................................................................... 41 

Viewing Job Status Details ................................................................................. 42 

Viewing RIP and Imager Status Details ......................................................... 44 

Managing Queues and Jobs ............................................................................... 46 

Putting a Queue On Hold ............................................................................ 46 

Taking a Queue Off Hold ............................................................................. 47 

Taking a Queue Off Hold and Making Held Jobs Active .................. 47 


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Changing Queue Priority ............................................................................. 48 

Resubmitting Jobs ......................................................................................... 49 

Putting Jobs On Hold ................................................................................... 49 

Taking Jobs Off Hold ..................................................................................... 49 

Canceling Jobs ................................................................................................ 50 

Moving Jobs to Another Queue ................................................................ 50 

Clearing Job Related History ..................................................................... 52 

Changing Job Priority ................................................................................... 52 

Controlling Queue List Updating ............................................................. 53 

Managing RIPs and Imagers ............................................................................. 54 

Resetting Device Status .............................................................................. 54 

Changing Device Status .............................................................................. 56 

Clearing Imager Job History ...................................................................... 57 


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Overview 

There are three main monitoring and managing tools in Activity Monitor: the 

animation window, the queue Detail Window, and the device Detail Dialog box. 

The Animation 

Window 

The animation window displays user-generated system configuration diagrams 

that provide you with current system status. Icons represent the queues and 

devices in your production system. They become animated and change color to 

indicate changes in status. Each user may create his or her own customized 

configuration diagrams to display in the animation window. Pop-up menus 

within the window allow you to quickly perform management functions such as 

enabling and disabling devices, resetting devices that have error status, 

changing queue priority, and putting queues on hold. 

The Queue Detail 

Window 

When you double-click on a queue (such as the icon shown) 

in the animation window, you display a queue Detail 

Window. This window lists the active, held, and completed 

jobs within that queue. In addition to being able to view the 

status of the jobs, you can also perform job management tasks such as resubmitting 

jobs, putting jobs on hold, and canceling jobs. 


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The Device Detail 

Dialog Box 

When you double-click on a device in the animation window, you display the 

device’s Detail Dialog box. It gives you the name of the job that is currently 

processing, a list of the previous jobs, and the status of the device. You can use 

the dialog box to enable and disable the device and to reset it to clear an error 

status. 

Getting Started 

This section describes starting and stopping Activity Monitor. 

Starting Activity 

Monitor 

Starting Activity Monitor is slightly different depending on whether you are on 

the Arkitex Producer server or on a client station. The program is identical in 

either case. The only difference is that on a client you are remotely connected to 

the server, not running on the server itself. 

Before you can start Activity Monitor, however, the Arkitex Producer services 

must be running at the server (refer to the Arkitex Producer System Administration 

Guide, P/N CG+0948910001). 

To start Activity Monitor from the server: 

1 From the Windows 2003 Start menu select < Arkitex 

Producer>. The Service Controller displays. 

2 Click on the Monitor tab. 

3 Click the Activity Monitor button to start the program. The Activity Monitor 

window displays. 

To start Activity Monitor from a client station: 

From the Windows 2003 Start menu select < Arkitex 

Producer>. 

To stop Activity Monitor, do one of the following: 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Double-click the program’s control menu box at the far left of the title bar, OR 

Click the Close button at the far right of the program’s title bar. 

Select Exit from the File menu. 



4 The Arkitex Producer Activity Monitor Program dialog box displays, asking if 

you want to save changes to your animation file. Click Yes if you want to save 

the changes, and click No if you do not. For information on saving animation 

files, refer to “Creating an Animation File” on page 22 and “Modifying an 

Animation File” on page 33. 

Working with the Activity Monitor Window 

This section introduces the Activity Monitor window and its controls. 

Menu Bar 

The menu bar contains the following menus: 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

File — opens, closes, and saves animation files and exit the program. 

Devices — adds multiplexers, printers, RIPs, and imagers to animation files. 

Queues — adds queues to animation files. 

Layout — arranges device and queue icons so that they all display on the 

visible portion of the animation window. 

Window — arranges multiple windows in a tile or cascade format. 

Help — displays the program version number. 


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Toolbar 

Toolbar buttons are available for the most frequently used menu commands. 

Users can quickly execute these commands without opening a menu. The 

toolbar contains the following buttons: 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

New — opens a new animation window 

Open — opens an existing animation window 

Save — saves changes to the current animation window 

New MUX — adds a multiplexer to the animation window 

New Rip/Imager — adds a RIP/Imager pair to the animation window 

Add Printer — adds a network printer to the animation window 

New Queue — adds a queue to the animation window 

Pause Updates — stops updating the queue job list 

Resume Updates — resumes updating the queue job list 

About — displays the program version number 

Shortcut Menus 

Shortcut menus are available for devices, queues, and jobs. A shortcut menu is 

displayed by pointing to a device, queue, or job and clicking the mouse with the 

right mouse button (i.e., right-clicking). 

Queue Shortcut Menu 

The queue shortcut menu is used to put queues on and take queues off of hold; 

to change queue priority; to change the type of information displayed in the 

queue Detail Windows; to determine the origin(s) of queue input; and to delete 

a queue from an animation file. 



Device Shortcut Menu 

The device shortcut menu is used to enable or disable a device, to reset the status 

of a device, and to delete a device from an animation file. Device shortcut menus 

are available for both RIPs and imagers. 

Job Shortcut Menu 

The job shortcut menu is used to change job priority. 

Working with the Animation Window 

The animation window is a window within Activity Monitor that displays animation 

files. An animation file is a user-generated system configuration diagram. 

Icons represent queues and devices such as RIPs, multiplexers, imagers, and 


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printers. Lines connect RIPs, multiplexers, and imagers. Queues, RIPs, and 

imagers become animated when jobs are being processed. Lines between RIPs 

and imagers change color when jobs are transmitted between them. Queues and 

devices change color to indicate a change of status. 

Users can create as many animation files as they need or desire. They can choose 

to include all queues and devices or only the ones that they are going to monitor. 

They can accept Activity Monitor’s placement of the queues and devices, or they 

can rearrange them. 

The Default Animation 

File 

When Activity Monitor starts up, the last saved animation file displays within the 

animation window. If queue Detail Windows were saved with the animation file, 

they also display. Animation files are local to each station. If no animation file 

exists at the station, a blank screen labeled Anim1 displays. 



Opening a Saved 

Animation File 

Activity Monitor displays one animation file at a time. If there is already an 

animation file on the screen, you must close it before opening another. 

Closing a file removes it from the screen. If it is new or if you have made changes 

to it, you must save it to preserve your work. Refer to “Saving the File” on 

page 32. 

To close the current animation file: 

1 Click the Close button at the far right of the animation window’s title bar. (If 

the animation window is maximized and you do not see a Close button, 

select Tile from the Window menu.) 

2 The Arkitex Producer Activity Monitor Program dialog box displays asking if 

you want to save changes to your animation file. Click Yes if you want to save 

the changes, and click No if you do not. 

NOTE: You can also close an animation file by selecting Close from the File menu. 

However, the Close command does not prompt you to save changes to your 

animation file. To save changes, click the Save button on the toolbar before using 

the Close command. If there are queue Detail Windows open, select the 

animation window before executing the Close command. 

To open an existing animation file: 

1 Select Open from the File menu or click the Open button on the toolbar. 


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2 Locate and select the desired animation file. Animation files end with the 

three-letter extension. They are normally stored in the Arkitex Producer 

folder, the default folder at system startup. 

3 Click Open. The selected file displays in the animation window. 

Creating and Modifying Animation Files 

This section describes creating new animation files and modifying existing ones. 

Creating an Animation 

File 

You can create an animation file at any station that is running Activity Monitor. 

Creating an animation file consists of opening a new file, adding the desired 

device and queue icons, and saving the file. Animation files are stored at the 

station where they are created. 

To open a new animation file: 

1 If there is an animation file open, close it using one of the techniques 

described in the section Closing a file removes it from the screen. If it is new 

or if you have made changes to it, you must save it to preserve your work. 

Refer to “Saving the File” on page 27. 

2 Select New from the File menu or click the New button on the toolbar. 

3 A new animation file opens. 



The first time you open a new file during an Activity Monitor session, it is labeled 

Anim1. The second time, it is labeled Anim2, then Anim3, and so on. These are 

not file names. They are simply temporary labels that identify a file until you 

supply a file name during the saving procedure (refer to “Saving the File” on 

page 32). 

Adding a Hub 

Multiplexers (MUX’s) are “print switchers” that have RIPs and imagers 

connected to them. The RIPs can output to any of the connected imagers, rather 

than being tied to just one. 

The Add Hub config command adds a multiplexer and its connected RIPs and 

imagers to the currently displayed animation file. 

To add a hub: 

1 Select Add Hub config from the Devices menu or click the New Mux button on 

the toolbar. 

2 The SELECT A HUB dialog box displays. Select the desired multiplexer from 

the list and click OK. (If there is only one multiplexer, it is already selected.) 


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3 The MUX configuration dialog box displays as shown below. To hide a device 

that is connected to the multiplexer so it does not display in the animation 

window, uncheck the check box next to it. 

4 Click OK. (If you do not see the OK button, drag the dialog-box title bar to the 

left until it appears.) The selected multiplexer is added to the animation file. 

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until all desired multiplexers are displayed. 

Adding a RIP/Imager Pair 

A RIP/Imager pair consists of a RIP and one or two imagers. The RIP is directly 

connected to the imager(s) rather than being connected through a multiplexer. 



The Add RIP/IMG Pair command adds a RIP/Image pair that you select to the 

currently displayed animation file. 

To add a RIP/Imager pair: 

1 Select Add RIP/IMG Pair from the Devices menu or click the New Rip/Imager 

button on the toolbar. 

2 The RIP-Imager Pair Configuration dialog box displays. The Available RIP- 

IMAGER pairs field lists each pair that can be added to the animation file. 

Select and drag each of the desired pairs to the Monitored RIP-IMAGER pairs 

field at the bottom of the dialog box. 

3 If you add a pair to the Monitored RIP-IMAGER pairs field by mistake, simply 

drag it back to the Available RIP-IMAGER pairs field. 

4 Click OK. The selected RIP/Imager pair is added to the animation file. 


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Adding a Network Printer 

Network printers are AppleTalk ® proofing devices that attach directly to the 

network. A network printer contains a RIP (processing PostScript commands) 

and an imager (printing an image on paper). An Apple LaserWriter ® is one 

example of a network printer. Another is a computer acting as an AppleTalk 

print spooler that is connected to a printer over its serial port. 

The Add Printer Config command adds a network printer that you select to the 

currently displayed animation file. 

To add a network printer: 

1 Select Add Printer Config from the Devices menu or click the Add Printer 




2 The Printer Configuration dialog box displays. The Available Printers field 

lists each network printer that can be added to the animation file. Select and 

drag each of the desired printers to the Selected Printer(s) field at the bottom 

of the dialog box. 

3 If you add a printer to the Selected Printer(s) field by mistake, simply drag it 

back to the Available Printers field. 

4 Click OK. The selected network printers are added to the animation file. 

To add a workstation: 

1 Select Add Workstation from the Devices menu or click the Add Workstation 



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The Workstation Configuration window appears. 

2 In the upper box, highlight those workstations you wish to add to the 

configuration. 

3 Click OK when the list is complete. 

To rebalance imagers 

All imagers can be set to carry equal workload by using Rebalance Imagers. 



1 Select Rebalance Imagers from the Devices menu. 

2 A warning message displays that image balancing data will be cleared. 

3 Click Yes to clear the data, or No to exit. 

Adding Queues 

Input queues on Arkitex Producer are defined as “processing maps,” sets of 

instructions on where to find jobs and what to do with them. You can add these 

input queues to an animation file so that they can be viewed and monitored. 

There are three types of input queues: 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Print queues — process PostScript language print jobs and send them to 

appropriate device groups, or to a file, or both. 

Graphics queues — process incoming high resolution graphics and create 

low-resolution view files and thumbnails. 

Custom command queues — execute custom commands as a part of the 

processing of incoming print jobs and graphics files. 

NOTE: For more information about queues, see the Arkitex Producer System 

Administration Guide, P/N CG+0948910001. 

The Add Queue command lets you add queues to the currently displayed animation 

file. You can add existing queues or you can create your own by combining 


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existing queues into larger ones for monitoring purposes. You can also create the 

names (labels) that the queues display in the animation file. 

To add a queue: 

1 Select Add Queue from the Queues menu or click the New Queue button on the 

toolbar. 

2 The Create Queue dialog box displays. The Available Input List lists the queues 

that can be added to the animation file. Select and drag one or more of the 

queues from the Available Input List to the Selected input list at the bottom of 

the dialog box. If you move multiple queues, their jobs are combined into one 

queue in the animation file. 



If you add a queue to the Selected input list by mistake, simply drag it back to 

the Available Input List. 

3 In the Label field, enter the name that you want the queue to have in the 

animation file. If you do not enter a name, the name will be the Input Name 

of the last queue you added to the Selected input list. 

4 In the Capacity (warning) field, enter the maximum number of active jobs 

that you want to see accumulate in the queue. If the queue reaches the specified 

number, the queue icon in the animation window turns red and blinks. 

This is merely a notification or warning. Jobs will still accumulate in the 

queue beyond the “maximum” number specified, and the jobs in the queue 

will be processed normally. 

5 The Options button allows you to make changes to the queue Detail Window 

for this queue. By default, the queue Detail Window shows the Job Name and 

Submission Time for each job. You can specify that any of the following fields 

be added to the Detail Window: User Name, Target Device, Complete Time, 

Start Time, Deadline Time, Job Priority. In addition, you can control the 

number and age of jobs that display in the Completed Job list. To specify any 

of these options, click Options. (For further information, refer to “Viewing 

Queue Status Details” on page 37.) 

NOTE: You can specify these same options using the queue shortcut menu. Refer 

to “Changing Monitoring Options” on page 40. 

6 When you click the Options button, the QUEUE PREFERENCES dialog box 

displays. To add fields to the queue Detail Window that are not selected, click 

the check boxes next to them. To remove fields that are selected, do the same. 

7 To specify the total number of jobs that can appear in the Completed Job list, 

enter that number in the No. of completed jobs text box. 

8 Click OK. The Create Queue dialog box reappears. 

9 Click OK. The queue is added to the animation file. 


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Repeat this procedure until you have added all desired queues to the animation 

file. You can add as many queues as you wish. You can add an individual queue 

to an animation file, and then include the same queue as a part of a combined 

queue. 

Saving the File 

Two commands are used to save animation files: Save and Save As. The Save 

command saves a file under its existing name. The Save As command allows you 

to specify the file name and location. The first time you save an animation file, 

you must specify a file name. Therefore, the Save As command is executed and 

the Save As dialog box opens regardless of which Save command you select. 

Normally, animation files are stored in the Arkitex Producer directory on the 

local station. They are automatically given the three-letter extension, anm. 

NOTE: You do not have to wait until you have finished creating an animation file 

in order to save it for the first time. You can save it immediately after using the 

New command and at regular intervals after that. For instructions on saving a file 

with an existing name, see Saving the File in the next section, Modifying an 

Animation File. 

To save an animation file for the first time, perform the following: 

1 Select Save As or Save from the File menu, or click the Save button on the 

toolbar. 

2 The Save As dialog box displays, and the default folder, Arkitex Producer, 

appears in the Save in field. If you want to save the animation file in another 

folder, use standard Windows techniques to place the folder name in this 

field. 

3 Enter the desired file name in the File name field. 

4 Click Save. The name of the animation file appears in the animation window 

title bar. Activity Monitor automatically adds the three-letter extension anm 

to the end of the file name. 



Modifying an 

Animation File 

You can modify an animation file while you are creating it or at anytime afterward. 

Modifying a file encompasses adding, deleting, and rearranging devices 

and queues. Once you modify a file, you use the Save or Save As command to 

save it. 

Deleting Queues 

and Devices 

Deleting a queue or device from an animation file simply removes it from that 

file. It does not affect the operation of the queue or device in any way. 

To delete a queue from an animation file: 

1 Display the animation file. 

2 Right-click the queue. The queue shortcut menu displays. 

3 Select Delete. The queue is deleted from the screen. 

To delete a device (RIP or imager) from an animation file: 

1 Display the animation file and perform the following: 

2 Right-click the device. The device shortcut menu displays. 

3 Select Delete. The device is deleted from the screen. 

To enable/disable devices: 

To enable or disable device groups use Enable/Disable Devices. 


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1 Click Enable/Disable Devices. 

2 A table of the device groups is display. Check the devices to enable or disable. 

3 Click OK. 

Moving Queues 

and Devices 

You can redesign an animation file to suit your own taste by moving the queue 

and device icons to new locations (for example, all queues on the left, and all 

imagers on the right). The lines that connect the devices move when the devices 

move. Moving a device or queue icon does not affect the operation of the system. 

There are two ways to move devices and queues within an animation window: 

manually, and with the Arrange Icons command. 

Moving Queues and Devices Manually 

You manually move a device or queue by placing the cursor on it and dragging it 

to a new location. 

Using the Arrange Icons Command 

The Arrange Icons command has one purpose: to place all of the device and 

queue icons in an animation file within the animation window. You only need to 

use this command if you cannot see all of the devices and queues. This situation 

can occur when you add a large number of devices and queues to a file, and 

when you size your window manually or with the Tile and Cascade commands. 

To bring all device and queue icons in an animation file into view, open the file 

and perform the following: 

1 Select Arrange Icons from the Layout menu. 



2 The icons are placed within the animation window, but some may be 

overlapping others. Manually move the icons so they are all visible. 

Saving the File 

Two commands are used to save modified animation files: Save and Save As. 

The Save command saves a file under its existing name. If you make changes to 

an animation file and you want to preserve the changes to that file, use the Save 

command. 

The Save As command allows you to specify the file name and storage location 

for the file you are saving. If you make changes to an animation file but want to 

preserve both the original and modified versions, use the Save As command. If 

you specify a different name for the modified version, the original file is not 

overwritten; an updated copy of it is creaNname 

To save a modified animation file under its existing file name, select Save from 

the File menu, or click the Save button on the toolbar. The current version of the 

file replaces the previous version. 

Saving a File with a New Name 

To save a modified animation file with a new name or storage location, perform 

the following: 

1 Select Save As from the File menu. 

2 The Save As dialog box displays, and the folder that the original animation 

file is stored in appears in the Save in field. If you want to save the modified 

animation file in another folder, use standard Windows techniques to place 

the folder name in this field. 

3 Enter the desired file name for the modified version in the File name field. 

4 Click Save. The name of the animation file appears in the title bar. Activity 

Monitor automatically adds the three-letter extension, anm, to the end of the 

file name. 


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Viewing System Status 

When Activity Monitor is running and an animation file is 

displayed, it is easy to monitor the status of queues and 

devices by observing their colors and animation. And if you 

need more information about a queue or device, you can get 

status details from a queue Detail Window or a device Detail Dialog box (refer to 

“Viewing Queue Status Details” on page 37). 

Queue Status 

You can determine the status of a queue by its color and animation as described 

below: 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Empty, blue and gray tray — Queue is active; it is ready to process files, but 

has no active jobs. 

Paper settling into tray — Queue has active jobs. 

Yellow tray — Queue is on hold, inactive; jobs are received and held. 

Flashing red tray — Number of jobs in queue has reached the established 

warning limit; however, the queue is still active and jobs are processing. 

RIP Status 

The status of a RIP can be determined by its color and animation as described 

below: 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Turquoise monitor screen— RIP is active and waiting for a job. 

White monitor with scrolling text — RIP has been selected to process or is 

processing a job. 

Blank gray icon— An operator disabled this RIP in Activity Monitor. No jobs 

will be sent to it. 

Flashing red monitor — RIP failed. An attempt was made to send a job but the 

RIP did not respond. 

Lines connecting RIP and imager (directly or through a MUX) change from 

gray to bright color — RIP and imager have been selected to process or are 

currently processing a job. 

Imager Status 

The status of an imager can be determined by its color and animation as 

described below: 



■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Blue and gray imager — Imager is active and waiting for a job. 

Imager with material moving through it — Imager has been selected to 

process or is currently processing a job. 

Black and gray imager — An operator disabled this imager in Activity 

Monitor. No jobs will be sent to it. 

Flashing red imager — Imager failed. RIP attempted to make contact with 

imager and it did not respond. RIP reports that imager is down. 

Lines connecting RIP and imager (directly or through a MUX) change from 

gray to bright color — RIP and imager have been selected to process or are 

currently processing a job. 

Viewing Queue Status Details 

As was noted above, you can obtain general status information about queues by 

observing their colors and animation in the animation window. To provide more 

information about a queue, for each queue, there is a queue Detail Window and 

a Queue Input List. 

The Queue Detail 

Window 

The queue Detail Window contains information about the jobs in the selected 

queue. Depending on a job’s status, the job appears in the Active Job list, the 

Held Job list, or the Completed Job list. By default, the job name and submission 

time display for every job. You may choose to see additional information such as 

job priority and completion time. You can also control the number and age of the 

jobs that dis. 

CAUTION: Each queue window opened on the screen slows the operation of the 

computer (server or client). If the Activity Monitor is running on the Arkitex 

Producer server computer, the system’s overall processing speed may be 

affected. When queue windows are not in use, always minimize them. 


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To display a queue’s Detail Window, display an animation file and double-click 

the desired queue. The Detail Window displays. 

The name of the queue appears in the upper left corner of the title bar. The 

window is divided into the three lists described below: 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Active Job list — Lists the currently active jobs in the selected queue. The icon 

to the left of each active job is green. 

Held Job list — Lists the jobs on hold in the selected queue. The icon to the 

left of each held job is yellow. 

Completed Job list — Lists the completed, failed, and cancelled jobs in the 

selected queue. A blue icon to the left of a job indicates successful completion; 

a red icon indicates that the job failed or was cancelled. You can control 

the number and age of the jobs in this list. Refer to “Changing Monitoring 

Options” on page 40. 

By default, the Job Name and Submission Time fields appear in the queue Detail 

Window. You can add additional queue information fields to the window using 

the Queue Display Options command. For information on adding or removing 

fields, refer to “To add or remove fields from a queue’s Detail Window:” below. 

The following is a list of fields that can be displayed in a queue Detail Window. 



■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Job Name — The file name of the job. 

User Name — The “owner name” at the station where the job was submitted. 

Submission Time — The time (the date in month/day/year format and the 

time in 24-hour format) when the job was first entered in the database. 

Target Device — When a job is in the Active or Held list, the Target Device is 

the device group that the job is assigned to. When the job is in the Completed 

list, it is the name of the imager. 

Complete Time — The time the job was finished processing. 

Start Time — The start time assigned to the queue as part of Deadline Scheduling. 

This is the time the queue starts processing. 

Deadline Time — The deadline time assigned to the queue as part of Deadline 

Scheduling. This is the time the queue and its jobs have the highest priority. 

Job Priority — The priority is designated with a number from 2 (lowest 

priority) to 127 (highest). (This may be used to change job priority “on the 

fly.” It overrides any priority setting in the job name.) 

To add or remove fields from a queue’s Detail Window: 

1 Display an animation file. 


3 Select the Queue Display Options command. The QUEUE PREFERENCES 

dialog box displays. 


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4 To add fields to the queue Detail Window that are not selected, click the 

check boxes next to them. To remove fields that are selected, do the same. 

5 Click OK. 

Changing Monitoring Options 

To control the number and age of the jobs that display in the Completed Job list, 

perform the following: 

1 Using the procedure above, Changing Detail Window Preferences, display the 

QUEUE PREFERENCES dialog box. 

2 To specify the total number of jobs that can appear in the Completed Job list, 

enter that number in the No. of completed jobs text box. 

3 Click OK. 

Displaying Multiple Windows 

One animation window and multiple Queue Detail Windows can be open at one 

time. You can use standard Windows techniques to manually size and arrange 

the windows, or you can use the Tile and Cascade commands from the Windows 

menu. 

NOTE: Minimize any windows you’re not currently using. 

The Tile command re-sizes the windows so that they are all in full view. 

However, when an animation window is re-sized, you may not be able to see all 

of the queue and device icons within it. The Arrange Icons command attempts to 

make all of the icons visible within the window (see Using the Arrange Icons 

command in the Modifying an Animation File section earlier in the chapter). 



The Cascade command arranges the windows so that they overlap, or are stacked 

on top of each other. Each of their title bars is visible. To select a window, click 

on the window. It moves to the top of the stack. 

To use the Tile command or Cascade command to arrange multiple windows, 

select Tile or Cascade from the Window menu. 

The Queue Input 

List 

The Queue Input List displays the queue input name(s) and processing map(s)— 

or sets of instructions—for the selected queue. This information is helpful if you 

rename a queue or create a combination queue and then want to see the original 

queue name(s) and the type of input. 


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To display the Queue Input List for a particular queue: 

1 Open an animation file. Right-click the queue. The queue shortcut menu 

displays. 

2 Select Queue Input List. The Queue Input List displays. 

Viewing Job Status Details 

You can obtain status information about jobs by observing a particular job 

through a Job Dialog box available for each job. 

To display a job’s detail window dialog box: 

1 Select the queue containing the job. 



2 Double-click the job . The queue’s Detail Window box displays. 

The name of the queue appears in the upper left corner of the title bar. The 

dialog box contains the following fields: 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Status — Shows current job status; server; user; and submission time. 

Scheduling — Shows Start Time; Deadline Time; Priority; Workflow 

Devices — Show the RIP and output device selected by Arkitex Producer. 


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■ 

Errors — Viewing RIP and Imager Status Details 

Viewing RIP and Imager Status Details 

As was noted previously, you can obtain general status information about 

devices by observing their colors and animation in the animation window. If you 

need more information about a particular device, there is a Detail Dialog box for 

every device. 

To view a detail dialog box, display an animation file and double-click the 

device. The Detail Dialog box displays. 

The name of the device appears in the upper left corner of the title bar. The 

dialog box contains the following fields: 

■ 

Active Job Name(s) — The job or jobs that are currently being processed by 

the RIP or imager. 

NOTE: If the Detail Dialog box represents a RIP and if the PIP interface card in the 

RIP you have selected is equipped with the old Dual Output Port option, two jobs 

could appear in the Active Job Name(s) list. 



■ 

■ 

■ 

Previous Jobs — List of completed or cancelled jobs for the selected RIP or 

imager. 

Max number of jobs in list — Used to specify the number of jobs to display in 

the Previous Jobs list. 

Locked Jobs — Allows users to unlock jobs from an assigned imager and 

allows the job to be scheduled to another imager in the same logical group. 

NOTE: When job parsing is used for related job routing, then color jobs will 

track to the same imager. After the first separation of a CMYK job has 

completed imaging, the other separations of the same color job will track to 

the same imager. These other color separations are locked to that imager, 

and will not be rescheduled to another imager. 

■ Image All Layers of Job — 

If “Image All Layers of Job” is unchecked (disabled) 

In the Locked Jobs window, select one of the color jobs, then click the Unlock 

Jobs button. This will unlock the job and automatically unlock the other 

separations of the same color job. The other tracking jobs that have not 

imaged will be sent to another imager in the same logical group. 

NOTE: In the Locked Jobs window, you can select more than one job, and then 

unlock multiple color jobs at the same time. 

If “Image All Layers of Job” is checked (enabled) 

NOTE: Before “Image All Layers of Job” can be selected (enabled), “Keep Files 

after Printing” needs to be enabled in the input queue. 

In the Locked Jobs window, select one of the color jobs, then click the Unlock 

Jobs button. This will unlock the job and automatically unlock the other 

separations of the same color job, and automatically reschedule the previous 

completed (imaged) job(s). All of the CMYK layer jobs will be sent to another 

imager in the same logical group. 

NOTE: In the Locked Jobs window, you can select more than one job, then 

unlock multiple color jobs at the same time. 


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■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Device Status — Shows the current device status. Possible entries include: 

Waiting, Running, and Error. 

Description — Gives additional device status information. 

Clear Error — Resets the device status. Refer to “Resetting Device Status” on 

page 54. 

Scheduling mode — Contains three buttons: Disable, Enable, and Maintenance. 

These perform the same functions as the Sched-Mode entries in the 

device shortcut menu. Refer to “Changing Device Status” on page 56. 

Managing Queues and Jobs 

There are a number of ways in which you can use Activity Monitor to manage 

queues and jobs during your production cycle. These include putting queues and 

individual jobs on hold, changing queue and job priority, resubmitting jobs, 

canceling jobs, and moving jobs to another queue. 

Putting a Queue On 

Hold 

When you put a queue on hold, the active jobs in the queue are held rather than 

processed. New jobs coming into the queue are also held. When a queue is on 

hold, the queue icon in the animation window is yellow. 

To put a queue on hold: 

1 Display an animation file and perform the following: 


3 Select Hold/Resume and then select Hold. The queue icon turns yellow, and 

the jobs in that queue are held. 



Taking a Queue Off 

Hold 

When you take a queue off hold, it becomes active again. New jobs coming into 

it are processed. However, the jobs that were previously placed on hold remain 

on hold. When a queue is taken off hold, the queue icon in the animation 

window returns to blue and gray. 

To take a queue off hold and make all of the held jobs active, see the next topic, 

Taking a Queue Off Hold and Making Held Jobs Active. To take a queue off hold 

and make some of the held jobs active, refer also to “Taking Jobs Off Hold” on 

page 49. 

To take a queue off hold: 

1 Display an animation file and perform the following: 


3 Select Hold/Resume and then select Resume. The queue icon returns to blue 

and gray, and new jobs coming into the queue are processed. 

Taking a Queue Off 

Hold and Making 

Held Jobs Active 

When you take a queue off hold and make held jobs active, new jobs and held 

jobs are processed. This is referred to as “resume and unhold”. The queue icon in 

the animation window changes from yellow to blue and gray. 

To resume and unhold a queue: 




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3 Select Hold/Resume and then select Resume & Unhold. The queue icon 

returns to blue and gray. Held jobs and new jobs are processed. 

Changing Queue 

Priority 

You can prioritize queues so that their jobs process ahead of the jobs in other 

lower-priority queues. For example, when the server looks at the queues to see 

which has a job to spool to the RIPs, it first checks to see if any of the active 

queues is of a higher priority than the others. If not, the server starts with the first 

active queue and works its way down the list of active queues. If any queues have 

a higher priority, they are serviced first. Once the higher priority queues are 

empty, the lower priority queues are checked. 

You designate a queue priority with a number from 2 to 127, where 2 is the 

lowest priority and 127 is the highest. 

To change the priority of a queue: 



3 To give the queue the highest priority, select Queue Priority and then select 

Top Priority. The queue now has a priority of 127. 

4 To give the queue a priority between 2 and 127, select Queue Priority and 

then select Custom Priority. The Queue Priority dialog box displays. 

5 Enter a number between 2 (lowest) and 127 (highest) into the text box. 

6 Click OK. The queue now has the priority you specified. 



Resubmitting Jobs 

At times, you may need to resubmit one or more jobs for processing. For 

example, you may need to resubmit a PostScript print job to a RIP because the 

film output was damaged or the job was output on the wrong material. You can 

do this by opening the queue Detail Window that the job is in and moving the job 

from the Completed Job list to the Active Job list. 

NOTE: When you resubmit a job, you are actually resubmitting the database 

entry for that job (see Arkitex Producer System Administration Guide, 

CG+0948910001). The corresponding graphics or print file must still exist in 

order for the resubmitted job to process. If a graphics file has been deleted, you 

can resubmit the database entry for that job, but since the actual file is gone, the 

job will fail. 

To resubmit a job: 

1 Open an animation file. 

2 Double-click the queue with the job. The queue Detail Window displays. 

3 From the Completed Job list, select the job that you want to resubmit, and 

then drag it to the Active Job list. The job will process again. 

Putting Jobs On 

Hold 

There may be times when you want to put a job on hold to be processed later. 

You do this by opening the queue Detail Window that the job is in and moving it 

from the Active Job list to the Held Job list. 

To put a job on hold: 



3 From the Active Job list, select the job that you want to place on hold, and 

then drag it to the Held Job list. The job will not process. 

Taking Jobs Off 

Hold 

If you have a job on hold, you can take it off hold (activate it) so it will process. 

You do this by opening the queue Detail Window that the job is in and moving 

the job from the Held Job list to the Active Job list. 

To take a job off hold: 




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3 From the Held Job list, select the job that you want to take off hold, and then 

drag it to the Active Job list. The job will process. 

Canceling Jobs 

There may be times when you need to cancel an active or held job so that it never 

processes. Perhaps a job was mistakenly printed a second time. You cancel a job 

by opening the queue Detail Window that the job is in and moving it from the 

Active or Held Job list to the Completed Job list. 

To cancel a job: 



3 From the Held or Active Job list, select the job that you want to cancel, and 

then drag it to the Completed Job list. The job will not process. 

Moving Jobs to 

Another Queue 

You may want to move a job from one queue to another in order to send the job 

to another device group or because the job was originally sent to the wrong 

queue. You may move a job from another queue independent of the queue type. 

To move jobs from one queue to another: 

1 You must first establish a system-side standard of either copying or moving 

jobs across queues. 

a 

b 

Select Preferences from the Queues menu. 

Highlight and click Drag and Drop Options. The Drag and Drop Options 

window displays. 



a 

b 

Select the radio button for Move Job (Copy and Cancel) - the default, or 

Copy Job. Copy Job will leave the job in the original queue as well as the 

queue the job has been dragged to whereas Move Job removes the job 

from the original queue. 

Click OK. 

2 To move a job to another queue, open an animation file and perform the 

following: 

a 

b 

c 

d 

Double-click the queue with the job. The queue Detail Window displays. 

Visually locate the queue icon you want to move the job to. 

Select the job from the queue Detail Window and drag it to the desired 

queue. Release the job over the new queue’s icon. The Submission status 

box displays to report on the progress of the move. At the end of the move, 

the job is in the Active Job list in the new queue. 

If desired, double-click the queue icon in the animation window to verify 

that the job is in the Active Job list in the queue’s Detail Window. 

NOTE: You can also move a job from one queue to another by opening two 

queue Detail Windows and dragging the job from one to the other. You 

would use this method if you wanted to move a job to the Held Job list of an 

active queue instead of to the Active Job list. 

3 The Don’t show confirmation dialog box again option is used to control the 

display of a notification message. 

a 

If checked, the confirmation message will not display. 


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b 

c 

If unchecked, the confirmation message will display. 

Time notification message shown is used to set a timer for the message 

when displayed. 

4 The Don’t show menu option is used to control display of the right click and 

drag menu. 

a 

b 

If checked, a menu will be displayed after a right click and drag operation 

is performed. The options are Copy Here, Move Here, Copy Multiple, and 

Move Multiple. 

If unchecked, the menu is not displayed. 

NOTE: The Right Click Drag and Drop Options only affects Tiff or XML jobs. 

c 

Default copies controls the default number of copies that are put into the 

job after a Right Click and Drop is performed. 

Clearing Job 

Related History 

Sometimes, color jobs have been assigned to a specific imager when job name 

routing has been defined. To clear job related history so that a job is released 

from that previously assigned imager due to job name routing (see Name 

Parsing to understand Job Name Routing): 


2 Right-click the job. The job shortcut menu displays. 

3 Select Clear Job Related History. 

Changing Job 

Priority 

In addition to being able to change the priority of a queue, you can also change 

the priority of individual jobs within a queue. You may want to do this so that an 

urgent job processes sooner. 

To change the priority of an individual job within a queue: 





3 Right-click the job. The job shortcut menu displays. 

4 To give the job the highest priority, select Top Priority. The job now has a 

priority of 127. 

5 To give the job a priority between 2 and 127, select Custom Priority. The Job 

Priority dialog box displays. 

Enter a number between 2 (lowest priority) and 127 (highest priority) into 

the text box. 

6 Click OK. The job now has the priority you specified. 

7 Select Clear Related Job History when the job gets scheduled to the next available 

imager instead of the assigned imager due to color sep tracking. In 

addition, you will be prompted whether all or some of the assigned jobs 

should be re-outputted at that time. 

Controlling Queue 

List Updating 

Sometimes on a very busy system the queue Detail Windows update so much 

that it is difficult to select a file from the job list. You can stop the updating of the 

queue list to make job selection easier. You can then start the updating again 

when you are done. 

Pausing queue list updates: 

1 Double-click on the queue icon to open the queue’s Detail Window. 

2 From the Queues menu select Pause or click on the Pause toolbar button. 


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The queue list will not update until you start the queue list updating again. 

Starting queue list updates: 

1 Double-click on the queue icon to open the queue’s Detail Window. 

2 From the Queues menu select Start or click on the Start toolbar button. 

The queue list now resumes regular updates. 

Managing RIPs and Imagers 

There are several ways in which you can use Activity Monitor to manage RIPs and 

imagers during your production cycle. You can disable a device so that jobs are 

not sent to it, and enable it again so that they are. You can clear a device error 

(reset device status) so that the device can receive jobs. 

Resetting Device 

Status 

When you reset device status, you remove the error status from a particular 

device. When a job is sent to a RIP or an imager and the device does not respond, 

the RIP or imager is given an error status by Arkitex Producer. The device icon in 

the animation window flashes red. As long as the device flashes red, Arkitex 

Producer will not send a job to it. 

The Arkitex Producer’s Device Monitor service periodically checks RIP status. 

When the RIP is back online, its device icon will once again be turquoise or the 

imager bright blue, and Arkitex Producer will start sending jobs again. 



You can also reset the status of a device manually. There are two commands that 

reset the status of a device: the Reset Status command in the device shortcut 

menu, and the Clear Error command in the Detail Dialog box. Both commands 

perform the same function; however, the Detail Dialog box can provide valuable 

information about the error, for example, type of error or the current job name. 

The same commands that reset the status of a device also enable (reactivate) a 

device that was disabled using Scheduling Mode (refer to “Changing Device 

Status” on page 56). 

To reset the status of a device using Reset Status: 

1 Right-click the device icon. The device shortcut menu displays. 

2 Select Reset Status, and then Idle/Waiting. The queue icon returns to its 

normal color and jobs can be sent to the device. 

To reset the status of a device using the Clear Error command: 

1 Double-click the device icon. 


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2 On the Detail Dialog box that displays, click the Clear Error button. 

Changing Device 

Status 

You can give a RIP or imager a status of either Disabled or Maintenance to prevent 

Arkitex Producer from sending jobs to it. Both statuses have the same effect; 

both deactivate the device. Later you can give the device a status of Enabled to 

reactivate it. Arkitex Producer will then send jobs to it. 

To deactivate a device: 


2 Select Sched Mode and then Disabled or Maintenance. The device is deactivated. 

Jobs will not be sent to it. (Disabled imagers are marked with a red 

circle-slash. Disabled RIPs are gray.) 

NOTE: This same procedure can be performed by opening the device’s Detail 

Dialog box and selecting Disabled or Maintenance. (Refer to “Viewing Job Status 

Details” on page 42.) 

To activate a device: 


2 Select Sched Mode and then select Enabled. The device is activated. Jobs will 

be sent to it. (RIP icons return to turquoise when they are activated; on 

imager icons, the red circle-slash is removed.) 



NOTE: This same procedure can be performed by opening the device’s Detail 

Dialog box and selecting Enabled. (Refer to “Viewing Job Status Details” on 

page 42.) 

Clearing Imager 

Job History 

One of the features of Arkitex Producer is the routing of pre-separated color job 

layers to the same imager. This is done to ensure the best possible registration of 

the separate color layers. To do this, Arkitex Producer uses its database to track 

the imager that previous layers for the same job have been sent to. 

Sometimes you may need to clear this information. For example, if an imager 

goes down you will need to direct color layer jobs to a different imager. By 

clearing the related job history for an imager, you delete references to that 

imager from the Arkitex Producer database. New pre-separated layers coming 

into Arkitex Producer will then be sent to an imager that is operational. 

To clear the related job history for an imager: 

1 Right click on the imager icon and select Clear Related Job History. 

2 An alert displays. Click Yes to clear the job history. 

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CHAPTER 

3 

Using 

Job Browser 

This chapter describes using Job Browser to get information on jobs in Arkitex 

Producer’s database. The following topics are discussed: 

Overview ............................................................................... 60 

Getting Started ...................................................................... 60 

Starting Job Browser ..................................................................................... 60 

Stopping Job Browser ................................................................................... 61 

Working with the Job Browser Window ................................. 62 

Menu Bar ........................................................................................................... 62 

Toolbar ................................................................................................................ 62 

Job List ............................................................................................................... 63 

Status Bar .......................................................................................................... 64 

Refreshing the Job List ........................................................... 64 

Manual Refresh ............................................................................................... 64 

Automatic Refresh ......................................................................................... 64 

Customizing the Display ......................................................... 65 

Choosing the Columns to View ................................................................ 66 

Choosing the Jobs to View ......................................................................... 67 

Finding Jobs ........................................................................... 68 

Using Display Preferences .......................................................................... 68 

Using the Find Job Command ................................................................... 69 

Controlling Jobs ..................................................................... 71 

Canceling a Job ............................................................................................... 72 

Holding a Job ................................................................................................... 72 

Resuming a Job ............................................................................................... 73 

Resubmitting a Job ........................................................................................ 73 

Reprocessing a Job ........................................................................................ 74 

Controlled Reprocess .................................................................................... 74 

Printing Job Lists .................................................................... 75 

Establishing a Printer .................................................................................... 75 


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Overview 

Like Activity Monitor, Job Browser allows you to check the status of jobs and 

control their processing. When you use Activity Monitor to find a particular job 

you need to know what queue the job is in. With Job Browser, you can view a list 

of all jobs in the system regardless of the queues they are associated with. 

Some jobs that Arkitex Producer schedules do not show up in Activity Monitor. 

When you use the RIP Maintenance Utility to download fonts or get font lists, you 

are scheduling new jobs for processing (for more information, see Arkitex 

Producer System Administration Guide, P/N CG+0948910001). These font 

download and font list jobs are not associated with any input queue. If one of 

these jobs has an error that prevents it from completing, it may keep other jobs 

from processing. The only way to see these jobs is through Job Browser. 


This section introduces Job Browser by showing how you start it and stop it and 

how the basic controls work. 

Starting Job 

Browser 

Starting Job Browser is slightly different depending on whether you are working 

on the Arkitex Producer server or on a client station. The program is identical in 

either case. The only difference is that on a client the program is remotely 

connected to the server, not running on the server itself. 

Before you can start Job Browser, however, the Arkitex Producer services must 

be running (refer to the Arkitex Producer System Administration Guide, P/N 

CG+0948910001). 

On the Server 

To start Job Browser from the server: 

1 From the Windows 2003 Start menu, select Programs, Arkitex Producer, 

Arkitex Producer. The Service Controller displays. 

2 Click on the Monitor tab. 


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3 Click the Job browser button. The Job Browser window displays. 

To start Job Browser from a client station: 

1 From the Windows 2003 Start menu, select . 

2 The Job Browser window displays. 

Stopping Job 

Browser 

To stop Job Browser select Exit from the File menu. 


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Working with the Job Browser Window 

This section introduces the Job Browser window and its four main elements: 

menu bar, toolbar, job list, and status bar. 

Menu Bar 

The Job Browser menu bar has several commands for working with jobs and with 

the window itself. 

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■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

File — Prints the selected job and exits the program. 

Search — Finds jobs matching certain search options. 

Control — Cancels, holds, and resubmits jobs. 

View — Changes the view preferences and hides or displays the toolbar and 

status bar. 

Options — Displays job details and changes the display font used in the job 

list. 

Window — Refreshes the list manually or automatically. 

Help — Displays the program version number. 

Toolbar 

The Job Browser toolbar accesses several commands for working with jobs and 

with the window itself. 



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■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Print — Designed for re-directing jobs to different queues. Not implemented 

About — Displays the Job Browser version number 

Help — Not implemented 

Auto Refresh — Starts automatic refresh of the Job Browser list 

Cancel Auto Refresh — Cancels Auto-Refresh 

Find Job — Opens the job search window 

Job Details — Displays the selected job’s detail information 

Cancel Find — Cancels the current job search 

Cancel Job — Cancels the selected job 

Hold Job — Puts the selected job on hold 

Resume Job — Takes the selected job off hold 

ReSubmit Job — Reschedules a completed job 

Job List 

The focus of Job Browser is the job list. This list displays job records stored in the 

SQL Server database. (Your list may have different columns.) 


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Status Bar 

The status bar is located at the bottom of the Job Browser window. 

The status bar displays the following: 

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■ 

■ 

Number of jobs in the current list 

Whether Auto Refresh is on or off 

Current date and time 

Refreshing the Job List 

You have two options for updating or refreshing the job list window: manual or 

automatic refresh. Manual refresh is much less work for Job Browser as it does 

not have to poll the database regularly, only when you need an updated list. 

Manual Refresh 

To manually refresh the job list, select Refresh from the Window menu or press 

the F5 function key. 

Automatic Refresh 

To turn on automatic refresh: 

1 Select Auto Refresh from the Window menu. 

2 The Auto Refresh dialog box displays. Enter the number of seconds you wish 

between window updates. The greater the period, the less the load on Job 

Browser and the server. 



3 Click Set Auto Refresh to turn auto refresh on or click Cancel Auto Refresh to 

leave it off. 

4 To cancel auto refresh after it has been running, select Cancel Auto Refresh 

from the Window menu. 

Customizing the Display 

You can customize the Job Browser window by choosing which columns of information 

and which type jobs are displayed. 

Select your display options: 

1 Select Display Preference from the View menu. 

2 The Display Preference window displays. The window sets both the column 

preferences and job preferences. 


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3 Check the desired options and click OK. The job list refreshes. 

Choosing the 

Columns to View 

In the Display Preferences dialog box you can choose what columns of information 

to display in Job Browser by checking the options in Column Preferences. 

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■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

■ 

Job Name — For shared printer print jobs, the “%%Title” comment in the job 

(if any). For shared folder print jobs and graphics jobs, the file name. 

User Name — User name that printed the job 

Start Time — Time a job should become active 

Job Status — Current condition of job (active, held, completed, cancelled) 

System Name — Arkitex Producer server name 

Submit Time — Time the job first arrived on server and was submitted for 

processing 



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■ 

Deadline Time — Time a job should change to top priority 

Job Priority — Priority of job from 2 (lowest) to 127 (highest) 

In the figure below, only the Job Name and Job Status columns are checked on in 

Column Preferences. 

NOTE: The Job ID column 

displays the systemgenerated 

job ID numbers 

and cannot be hidden. 

You can resize the columns by dragging the vertical bar separating column 

heads. 

Choosing the Jobs 

to View 

You can choose the type of jobs to display in Job Browser by checking the options 

in Job Preferences, at the bottom of the Display Preferences window. 

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■ 

■ 

■ 

Job Templates — Part of the database structure, not the actual jobs being 

processed 

Held Jobs — Jobs currently on hold 

Scheduled Jobs — Jobs that have been scheduled but are not yet active 

Active Jobs — Jobs scheduled and active (not yet complete) 

Completed Jobs — Jobs that have successfully finished processing 

Cancelled Jobs — Jobs that did not complete normally but were cancelled 

manually 


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■ 

Error Jobs — Jobs that have completed but with error(s) 

When you are trying to find a particular job you should change the job preferences 

to only list the status of the job in question. Typically, the largest number 

of jobs are those marked Completed. Displaying completed jobs usually takes the 

longest as Job Browser must update its window with a very large list. 

NOTE: Regular purging of completed job entries from the database is the best 

way to improve Job Browser’s performance. For more information, refer to the 

Arkitex Producer System Administration Guide, P/N CG+0948910001. 

Finding Jobs 

You have two ways to find jobs in Job Browser. First, you can set the display 

preferences so that only jobs having a certain status are listed. Second, you can 

use the Find Job command to filter the list to display jobs that match other 

criteria, such as job name and user name. 

Using Display 

Preferences 

The most common way to find jobs having a certain status is to change the 

display preferences to list only jobs of that status. 

To change the display preferences: 

1 From the View menu, select Display Preference. 

2 The Display Preference dialog box displays. Under Job Preferences check the 

options for the job status you are looking for. 



3 Click OK. The job list updates to show only jobs of the chosen status. 

NOTE: Checking Completed Jobs typically generates the largest list. On a busy 

server you may have to wait several seconds for a list of completed jobs to 

update. 

Using the Find Job 

Command 

You can filter the job list using the Find Job command. Filtering limits the job list 

to those jobs with matching characteristics. 

For example, you can search, or filter, the list for jobs sent by a certain Macintosh 

user. As long as you do not cancel Find Job, the job list only displays jobs sent 

from that user. 

To use the Find Job command: 

1 From the Search menu, select Find Job or click on the Find Job toolbar 

button. 

2 The Find Job dialog box displays. Select the filtering options and click Find. 


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Filtering by Job 

There are four filter setting sections in the dialog box: Job Filter, 

User Filter, Status Filter, and Date and Time Filter. The options 

are described below. 

Job Filter filters based on either job name or job ID. 

1 Click on the All radio button for all jobs (no filtering) or Job Name or Job ID. 

2 Enter the job name or job ID you wish to search for in the text box. 

Filtering by User 

User Filter filters based on the name of the user that sent the job. 



1 Check the box next to User Name. 

2 Enter the desired name in the User Name field. 

Filtering by Status 

Status Filter filters based on job status. 

1 To filter for active jobs, click the Active checkbox. 

2 To filter for completed jobs, click the Complete checkbox. 

Filtering by Date and Time 

Date And Time Filter filters by either the time a job was first submitted or the job’s 

deadline time. 

1 Choose either Submission Time or Deadline Time by clicking the appropriate 

radio button. 

2 Set the date and time fields to filter jobs based on those times. Click the 

down arrow key. In the scroll bars that appear below, increment or decrement 

the value, or type in a new value and click on it. The value will be 

copied to the date/time field above. 

Controlling Jobs 

Once you locate the jobs you are looking for, you can use Job Browser commands 

to control how the jobs are processed: Cancel, Hold, Resume, Resubmit, or 

Reprocess. 


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After you select an option from the Control menu, Arkitex Producer will display 

a dialog box such as the one shown. Select Preferences, then click on OK to 

continue. 

Canceling a Job 

To keep an active or held job from being processed, you can cancel it. The equivalent 

action in Activity Monitor is dragging the job from the Active Job or Held 

Job list to the completed list in the queue Detail Window. 


1 Select the job from the job list. You must click on the job ID to select the job. 

2 From the Control menu, select Cancel Job or click the Cancel Job toolbar 

button. 

Holding a Job 

Putting an active job on hold means it cannot process until you take it off hold. 

The equivalent action in Activity Monitor is dragging the job from the Active Job 

list to the Held Job list in the queue Detail Window. 

To hold a job: 


2 From the Control menu, select Hold Job or click the Hold Job toolbar button. 



Resuming a Job 

To process a job that is on hold you must unhold or resume the job. The equivalent 

action in Activity Monitor is dragging the job from the Held Job list to the 

Active Job list in the queue Detail Window. 

To resume a job: 


2 From the Control menu select Resume Job or click the Resume Job toolbar 

button. 

Resubmitting a Job 

Once a job has completed, you can resubmit it for processing, generating a new 

job ID. The equivalent action in Activity Monitor is dragging the job from the 

completed job list to the active list in the queue detail window. (The difference 

is that in Job Browser, you cannot resubmit to a different queue. To resubmit to 

a different queue, you must use Activity Monitor.) 

To resubmit a job: 


2 From the Control menu, select ReSubmit Job or click the ReSubmit Job 

toolbar button. 


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Reprocessing a Job 

This option is similar to Resubmit Job, but uses the original job for processing. It 

does not copy the job to a new job ID. 

To reprocess a job: 


2 From the Control menu, select ReProcess Job. 

Controlled 

Reprocess 

Normally, all separations of a job are automatically sent to the same imager. 

However, an imager may run out of media or otherwise become disabled before 

all associated color layers are processed. If time is short you may want to temporarily 

cancel the normal response and send the separation to another imager in 

the same logical device group. Do this with the Controlled Reprocess Job item in 

the Control menu. 

1 Select the job from the job list. 

2 From the Control menu, select Controlled Reprocess Job. 

The system will prompt you, asking if you want to reprocess the associated 

layers, so they will all be done on the same imager. You may do so if time allows. 



Printing Job Lists 

Using Job Browser, job lists can be designed according to desired contents and 

column arrangements; previewed; re-arranged if necessary; and then printed to 

a specified printer. 

Establishing a 

Printer 

You must establish a printer before a job list can be printed. 

To configure a printer: 

1 From the File menu, select Print Setup. 

2 Click on Network... on the Print Setup dialog box. The Connect to Printer 

window opens. 


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CHAPTER 

4 

Using 

WebMon 

This chapter describes how WebMon, an internet browser program, provides the 

ability to control and monitor output devices and jobs within input queues from 

any defined Arkitex Producer system. 

Overview .................................................................................................................... 78 

Getting Started ....................................................................................................... 78 

Setup Configuration .............................................................................................. 79 

Working with the WebMon Window .............................................................. 81 

Arkitex Producer Servers ............................................................................. 81 

Monitoring and Controlling Devices .............................................................. 82 

Monitoring Device Status ........................................................................... 82 

Controlling Devices ....................................................................................... 83 

Enabling Command ....................................................................................... 84 

Idle/Waiting Command ............................................................................... 84 

Disable Device Command ........................................................................... 85 

Maintenance Device Command ............................................................... 85 

Clear Related Job History ............................................................................ 85 

Monitoring and Controlling Jobs in Queues ................................................ 86 

Monitoring Jobs .............................................................................................. 88 

Controlling Jobs .............................................................................................. 89 

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Overview 

Like Activity Monitor and Job Browser, WebMon allows the user to check the 

status of jobs and control their processing. In addition, WebMon, like Activity 

Monitor, provides the ability to check the status of devices and to control their 

processing. The advantage WebMon offers over Activity Monitor and Job 

Browser, is the flexibility of accessing the Arkitex Producer server via a Web 

Browser running the Java2 Virtual Machine. When using WebMon you can view 

a list of all devices or jobs. Jobs can be viewed in detail based on the job status of 

Active, Complete, Held, or Error. WebMon displays all jobs that can be viewed via 

Activity Monitor. 

NOTE: The following operating systems are supported: Windows 2003; 

Windows 2000; Windows NT; Mac OS X. 


This section describes starting WebMon through the WebMon browser interface. 

1 Foremost, make certain that the Arkitex Producer server system you want 

to monitor or control is operating. 

2 The Arkitex Producer WebBroker service must be started on the system 

running the IIS Web Server. 

3 Start your browser. 

4 Sign on to the desired WebMon website. 

e.g., \\IIS servername\WebMon 

NOTE: Once you are signed in, bookmark the location so that you can easily 

return. 

5 When your browser connects, the message: 

Loading Java Applet 


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will appear. The first time loading can take a few minutes while the Java 

Applet is downloading. 

6 The Arkitex Producer WebMon applet displays. The window layout is as 

follows: 

a 

b 

c 

Arkitex Producer WebMon title bar is located across the top. 

Arkitex Producer Servers, Devices, and Queues column is displayed on the 

left. 

Job and Device Information window is displayed on the right. 

Setup Configuration 

This section describes how to use Setup Configuration to tailor WebMon to fit 

your language and display specifications. 

1 Select the Setup Configuration button located on the top left corner of 

WebMon’s menu bar. The Set Configuration dialog displays. 


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2 The Locale box provides for language selection. Select the pull-down to 

display languages. 

3 Column Settings supply job status information. Check the columns you wish 

to display when viewing job statuses via Queue monitoring. 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status — Current condition of job (active, held, completed, cancelled). 

This field will always be displayed, therefore will appear as a forced selection 

(grayed out). 

Job Name — For shared printer print jobs, the “%%Title” comment in the 

job (if any). For shared folder print jobs and graphics jobs, the file name. 

User Name — User name that printed the job 

Start Time — Time a job should go active 

Submit Time — Time the job first arrived on the server and was submitted 

for processing 

Deadline Time — Time a job should change to top priority 

Job Priority — Priority of job from 2 (lowest) to 127 (highest) 

Imager — The imaging device used to output the job 

4 Click OK. 

Working with the WebMon Window 

This section introduces the WebMon window and its three main elements which 

provide system status viewing and control: 

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■ 

■ 

Arkitex Producer Servers 

Devices (Rips, Imagers, Network Printers) 

Queues (Jobs) 

Arkitex Producer 

Servers 

View multiple Arkitex Producer systems: 

1 Expand Arkitex Producer System to reveal which Arkitex Producer systems 

are available for monitoring and control. Click on the plus sign to the left of 

Arkitex Producer System. 


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2 To display devices and jobs for a specific Arkitex Producer system, expand 

the selected Arkitex Producer Server by highlighting and clicking on the 

plus sign to the left of the server. 

NOTE: When viewing an Arkitex Producer Cluster, the Arkitex Producer Server 

will be the Arkitex Producer HiRes Cluster name (i.e. Arkitex ProducerHIRES). 

3 Access to all Devices and Queues for the Arkitex Producer Server is now 

available by clicking on the Devices or the plus sign to the left of 

Queues. 

Monitoring and Controlling Devices 

Through WebMon, it is easy to monitor and /or control your Arkitex Producer’s 

output devices during your production cycle. In addition to viewing your output 

devices, you can disable a device so that jobs are not sent to it, and enable it 

again so that they are. You have the capability of clearing a device error (reset 

device status) so that the device can receive jobs. 

Monitoring Device 

Status 



Monitor the status of devices: 

1 Expand Devices by double-clicking on the word Devices or the device icon 

located on the left-hand side of the Arkitex Producer WebMon window. The 

device icons display. 

2 Monitor the status of devices by observing the icons. 

a 

When a device is offline, the icon is barred as unavailable. When the icon 

is moused over, Disable displays. 

RIP 

Imager 

b 

When a device is idle/waiting, the icon is in it’s original state.When the 

icon is moused over, Idle/Waiting displays. 

RIP 

Imager 

c 

When a device is running, the icon displays green. To identify which job 

is being processed, you can mouse over the icon and the job name will 

display. 

RIP 

Imager 

d 

When a device is in error, the icon displays red. 

Controlling Devices 

A device’s status can fluctuate greatly during a production run. When a job is 

sent to a RIP or an imager and the device does not respond, the RIP or imager is 


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given an error status by Arkitex Producer. The device icon in the WebMon 

window turns red. As long as the device is red, Arkitex Producer will not send a 

job to it. 

When the RIP is back online, its device icon will once again be viewed as idle or 

running. 

In addition to Arkitex Producer’s Device Monitor service resetting device status 

based on periodic check, you can also reset the status of a device manually. 

There are two commands that reset the status of a device: Enable and Idle/ 

Waiting. Both commands perform the same function of resetting the device 

status so that a new job can be received. Idle/Waiting is preferred when reactivating 

a device from an erred state. 

The Disable command manually sets a device offline. You can also set a device 

offline by selecting the Maintenance command. The difference between a Disable 

command and a Maintenance command is that all jobs will be prevented except 

job sent by the RIP Maintenance Utility (refer to Arkitex Producer System Administration 

Guide P/N CG+094890001). 

The Clear Related Job History command deletes the job history. 

Enabling Command 

To activate a device: 

1 Select the device. 

2 Either click on the blue Enable button located on the title bar above 

the devices or right-click the device icon. The device shortcut menu 

displays. 

3 Select Enabled. The device is activated. The device icon returns to its normal 

state and jobs will be sent. 

Idle/Waiting 

Command 

To reset the status of a device using the Idle /Waiting command: 




2 Either click on the green Idle/Waiting button located on the title 

bar above the devices or right-click the device. The device shortcut menu 

displays. 

3 Select Idle/Waiting. The icon returns to its normal state and jobs can be sent 

to the device. 

Disable Device 

Command 

You can give a RIP or an imager a status of Disabled to prevent Arkitex Producer 

from sending jobs. (Later you can give the device a status of Enabled to reactivate 

it.) 

To disable a device: 


2 Either click on the red Disable button located on the title bar 

above the devices or right-click the device icon. The device shortcut menu 

displays. 

3 Select Disabled. The device is deactivated. The red-circle slash appears and 

jobs will not be sent to it. 

Maintenance 

Device Command 

You can give a RIP or imager a status of Maintenance to prevent Arkitex Producer 

from sending jobs other than RIP Maintenance. 

To put a device in maintenance mode: 


1 Either click on the orange Maintenance button located on the 

menu title above the devices or right-click the device icon. The device 

shortcut menu displays. 

2 Select Maintenance. The device (RIP) will now only receive jobs sent by the 

RIP Maintenance Utility. Tool symbols will appear across the device icon 

and all other jobs will not be sent. . 

Clear Related Job 

History 

You can clear the history related to this job with this command. 


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To clear the related job history: 


2 Click Clear Related Job History. 

3 The history will clear immediately. 

Monitoring and Controlling Jobs in Queues 

Through WebMon you can obtain general status information about jobs sent to 

Arkitex Producer. Each queue contains information about the jobs in the 

selected queue. Depending on a job’s status, the job appears under Active, Held, 

Completed, or Error. You have the option of displaying tailored information 

such as job priority and completion time. You can also control the job priority of 

Active or Held jobs. 

To obtain job status: 

1 Expand Queues by clicking on the plus sign to the left of the queue icon. The 

Arkitex Producer input queues display. In addition, WebMon provides the 

queue, All Queues, which houses all jobs for all input queues. 



2 You can view all jobs simultaneously by selecting All Queues or jobs unique 

to individual queues by highlighting the specific queue. 


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Monitoring Jobs 

You can obtain general status information about queues by clicking on a selected 

queue. The main focus of the queue selection is to display a list of its jobs. 

Job Status can be displayed by color or by Status Tabs. The purpose of the status 

tabs is to display the job list of those jobs reflecting the tab heading. There are 

five tabs headings: 

All Jobs - shows all jobs for all states for the specific queue that would be 

found in Activity Monitor 

Active Jobs (Green)– shows all active jobs currently waiting to be processed 

Held Jobs (Yellow)– all held jobs 

Completed Jobs (Blue) - shows all jobs that have successful completed 

Errors Jobs (Red)– shows any jobs unable to be successfully processed 

Column Headings 

A table is displayed according to the Column Settings selected during Setup 

Configuration. (See “Setup Configuration” on page 79.) These columns can be 

rearranged according to the user’s preferences (see “Customizing the Display 

Table” below). 



Customizing the Display Table 

You can customize the WebMon window by resizing and rearranging columns. 

In this figure, the Priority and User Name columns have been switched. 

You can also resize the columns by dragging the vertical bar separating each 

column. 

NOTE: Status is fixed, always residing in the first column. 

When additional information is needed about a particular queue, there is a 

Properties window for each job. Double-click on the job to open the Job Properties 

window. 

Controlling Jobs 


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There are a number of ways you can use WebMon to manage jobs during your 

production cycle. These include putting selected jobs on hold, changing job 

priority, resubmitting jobs, canceling jobs and taking jobs off of hold. 

There are two commands that will allow you to submit a job: Resume and Reprocess. 

Both commands perform basically the same function. Resume is preferred 

when taking a job off of a hold status while Reprocess is preferred when resubmitting 

a job. 

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■ 

The Hold command manually puts a job in held state. 

The Cancel command stops the job from ever being processed. 

The Set Priority command provides for setting on-the-fly job priority. 

Resume Commands 

When a job is on hold, by manually issuing a Resume, Arkitex Producer will send 

the job. 

To resume a job: 

1 Select the job(s). 

2 Either click on the green Resume button located on the title bar 

above the jobs or right-click anywhere on the job. The job shortcut menu 

displays. 

3 Select Resume. The job is activated. 

When a job is on hold, by manually issuing a Resume, Arkitex Producer will send 

the job. 

Reprocess Commands 

When a job needs to be resubmitted, you can manually issue a Resume and 

Arkitex Producer will re-send the job. 

To reprocess a job: 


2 Either click on the blue Reprocess button located on the title bar 

above the jobs or right-click anywhere on the job. The job shortcut menu 

displays. 

3 Select Reprocess. The job is activated. 



Cancel Command 

There may be times when you need to cancel an active or held job so that it never 

processes. Perhaps a job was mistakenly printed a second time. 


1 Select the jobs). 

2 Either click on the Cancel red button located on the title bar above 

the jobs or right-click anywhere on the job. The job shortcut menu displays. 

3 Select Cancel. The job is deactivated. 

Hold Command 

There may be times when you need to put a job on hold for later processing. 

To put a job on hold,: 

1 Select the job. 

2 Either click on the yellow Hold button located on the title bar above 

the jobs or right-click anywhere on the job. The job shortcut menu displays. 

3 Select Hold. The job will remain held until manually released. 

Clear Related Job History Command 

Refer to “Clear Related Job History” on page 85. 

Set Priority Command 

Once a job has been submitted, on-the-fly priority changes can take effect on jobs 

that have an Active or Hold status. You can re-prioritize jobs via WebMon in four 

levels of priority: 

■ Highest (priority 127) 

■ High (priority 100) 

■ Medium (priority 50) 

■ Low (priority 2). 


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To change the priority of a job: 


2 Right-click anywhere on the job itself. The job shortcut menu displays. 

3 Select Set Priority. 

4 Select the desired priority. 

5 The newly selected priority will display in the Priority column for the 

selected jobs. 


Index 

A 

About Job Browser 

command 63 

About toolbar button 18 

Active Job Name(s) 44 

Active Jobs 67 

Activity Monitor 

animation window 19 

default animation 

file 20 

overview of 15 

starting 16 

stopping 16 

Add MUX config 23 

Add Printer Config 26 

Add Printer toolbar 

button 18 

Add Queue 29 

Add RIP/IMG Pair 25 

Anim1 animation file 20 

animation files 

arranging icons in 34 

closing 21 

creating new 22 

modifying 33 

opening 21 

saving 32 

where stored 22 

animation window 

description of 19 

displaying multiple 40 

Arrange Icons 34, 40 

Auto Refresh 63, 64 

C 

Cancel Auto Refresh 63, 65 

Cancel Find 63 

Cancel Job 63 

Cancelled Jobs 67 

Cascade 41 

Clear Error 46, 55 

Clear Related Job 

History 57 

Column Preferences 66 

Complete Time 39 

Completed Jobs 67 

Controlled Reprocess 74 

current job status 43 

custom command 

queues 29 

Custom Priority 48, 53 

D 

Date And Time Filter 71 

Deadline Time 39, 67, 71, 

81 

Default copies 52 

Description 46 

Device Status 46 

device status 

checking with 

WebMon 83 

devices 

show 43 

Devices menu 17 

Disabled 56, 85, 90 

Disabled status 85 

Display Preference 65, 68 

Don’t show confirmation 

dialog box again 51 

Don’t show menu 52 

Dual Output Port option 44 

F 

File menu 17 

Find Job 63, 69 

fonts 60 

G 

graphics queues 29 

H 

Held Jobs 67 

Help 63 

Help menu 17 

Hold Job 63, 72 

Hold/Resume 46 

I 

Idle/Waiting 55 

Image All Layers of Job 45 

imagers 

activating 56 

clearing job history 

of 57 

deleting, from 

animation 33 

resetting 54, 83 

shortcut menus 19 

status colors 36 

J 

Job Browser 

column preferences 66 

overview of 60 

starting 60 

stopping 61 

Job Details 63 

Job Filter 70 

Job ID 67 

job list 63 

Job Name 39, 66 

Job Preferences 67 

Job Priority 39, 67, 81 

Job Status 66 

Job Templates 67 

jobs 

canceling 50, 72, 91 

changing priority 52 

finding, in Job 

Browser 68 

holding 49, 72 

moving, to another 

queue 50 

resubmitting 49, 73 

resuming 73 

shortcut menu 19 

unholding 49 

93

94 

L 

Layout menu 17 

Locked Jobs 45 

M 

Maintenance 56 

Maintenance, status 85 

Max number of jobs in 

lis 45 

menu bar 

Activity Monitor 17 

Job Browser 62 

multiplexers 

adding, to animation 23 

N 

network printers 


defined 26 

New MUX toolbar 

button 18 

New Queue toolbar 

button 18 

New Rip/Imager toolbar 

button 18 

New toolbar button 18 

O 

Open toolbar button 18 

P 

Pause Updates toolbar 

button 18 

Previous Jobs 45 

Print 63 

print queues 29 

purging 68 

Q 

Queue Display Options 39 

Queue Input List 42 

QUEUE PREFERENCES 

dialog box 39 

Queue Priority 48 

queues 



animation 33 

Detail Window 38 

holding 46 

priority range 48 

resume and unhold 47 

shortcut menu 18, 39, 

42, 47, 48 


turning red 31 

Queues menu 17 

R 

red queue icon 31 

Refresh 64 

ReProcess Job 74 

Reset Status 55 

ReSubmit Job 63, 73, 74 

Resume 90 

Resume & Unhold 48 

Resume Job 63, 73 

Resume Updates toolbar 

button 18 

right-click 18 

RIP Maintenance Utility 60 

RIP/Imager pair 24 

RIP-Imager Pair 

Configuration 25 

RIPs 

activating 56 

deactivating 56, 85 


animation 33 

resetting 54, 83 

shortcut menu 19 


S 

Save 32 

toolbar button 18 

Save As 32 

Sched Mode 

Enabling 56 

Scheduled Jobs 67 

Scheduling Mode 43, 46 

Search 69 

Service Controller 

starting 16, 60 

Set Auto Refresh 65 

Start Time 39, 66, 81 

status bar 64 

Status Filter 71 

Submission Time 71 

Submit Time 39, 66, 81 

System Name 66 

T 

Target Device 39 

Tile 40 

Time notification message 

shown 52 

toolbar 

Activity Monitor 18 

Job Browser 62 

Top Priority 48, 53 

U 

User Filter 70 

User Name 39, 66, 81 

W 

WebBroker service 78 

WebMon 78 to 92 

WebMon window 

working with 81 

Window menu 17

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