Xerox Document Workstation with PlotWorks Support & Software User Guide
PlotWorks User Guide • Advanced Reporting Utility (ARU) • 10-3
3.
Select the Open menu item. The Open dialog box appears.
4.
Browse to the PlotWorks folder. This is usually located in C:\Program
Files\PLP\Plotworks.
Files\PLP\Plotworks.
5.
Select the DEF file you need to edit.
6.
Click on the Open button. The DEF file opens in your text editor application.
7.
The first line of the DEF file contains the data fields,
REPORT_DESTINATION. This data fields is used either to specify a:
REPORT_DESTINATION. This data fields is used either to specify a:
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log file and path to use. In Figure 10-1 we specify the ARUdefault.log
file. Edit the first line to use a different log file, or path. We recommend
you specify a new log file if you intend to edit the data fields list as spec-
ified in step 8. The log file does not have to already exist. It is created the
first time required. The syntax for this is
REPORT_DESTINATION=<filename and path>
file. Edit the first line to use a different log file, or path. We recommend
you specify a new log file if you intend to edit the data fields list as spec-
ified in step 8. The log file does not have to already exist. It is created the
first time required. The syntax for this is
REPORT_DESTINATION=<filename and path>
For example, REPORT_DESTINATION=C:\Program Files\PLP\Plot-
works
works
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a printer port to print job details. The syntax for this is:
REPORT_DESTINATION= <printer port>
REPORT_DESTINATION= <printer port>
For example, REPORT_DESTINATION=LPT1
8.
The data fields list continues on the second line of the DEF file. Edit this list
as needed. Keep in mind that each application (Printer Interface, Scanner In-
terface, and Publisher) can use only its specified DEF file. So this file must
contain data fields for all the data you want to collect.
as needed. Keep in mind that each application (Printer Interface, Scanner In-
terface, and Publisher) can use only its specified DEF file. So this file must
contain data fields for all the data you want to collect.
9.
Save and close the text editor ensuring you did not change the DEF file name.
The new log generated will only contain data for the specified data fields.
ARU Data Fields
Some data fields allow the user to limit the data size of values added to the log.
This is done by adding a colon (:) after the data fields. For example:
JOB_PATH:255 indicates that only the first 255 characters of the job path are
added to the log file. This functionality is provided in case you need the ARU
output to fit a specified form or a database field.
This is done by adding a colon (:) after the data fields. For example:
JOB_PATH:255 indicates that only the first 255 characters of the job path are
added to the log file. This functionality is provided in case you need the ARU
output to fit a specified form or a database field.
Most of the data fields are optional and the order in which they are listed in the
DEF file is the order the data is listed in the log file.
DEF file is the order the data is listed in the log file.