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General Notes (Accounting Manager) When using Accounting Manager, the following restrictions apply. Please familiarize yourself with them before using it. • See the Canon website for products that are compatible with Accounting Manager. • This guide primarily provides explanations using the screens that appear when you use OS X Yosemite v10.10. • When uninstalling Accounting Manager, stop the resident service first.
The Features of Accounting Manager Accounting Manager is a software program that constantly communicates with managed printers to collect job logs. The collected job logs are saved to the hard disk of your computer. You can use Accounting Manager to do the following actions. • Print Job Log Collection This allows you to check which documents were printed from each printer, who printed them and when.
Starting Accounting Manager Follow the procedure below to start the Accounting Manager. Execute any of the following: • Start from Quick Utility Toolbox ◦ Click the Accounting Manager button on the Management Tool sheet in the Quick Utility Toolbox. • Start from Application Icon 1. Open the Canon Accounting Manager folder. Open the folders in the following order: Applications > Canon Utilities > Canon Accounting Manager. 2. Double-click the Canon Accounting Manager icon. Accounting Manager starts.
Exiting Accounting Manager • Selecting Quit Canon Accounting Manager from the Canon Accounting Manager menu. Note • If the printer is being accessed when exiting, a message indicating that exiting is in progress appears. After exiting is completed, Accounting Manager exits. • If Start is set in Resident Service Settings, job logs are acquired regularly in the background even after exiting.
Accounting Manager Basic Procedures Accounting Manager Basic Procedures Registering Printer Configure unit costs, including the costs of ink and paper Setting Units Displayed Setting List Display Resident Service Settings Unregistering Managed Printer 20
Accounting Manager Basic Procedures The first time you use the Accounting Manager, use the following procedures to configure the settings. 1. Registering Printer For details on how to add a managed printer, see "Registering Printer." 2. Configure unit costs, including the costs of ink and paper For details on the unit cost settings, see "Configure unit costs, including the costs of ink and paper." 3. Setting Options Such as Units Displayed For details on the units setting, see "Setting Units Displayed." 4.
Registering Printer Register printers to be managed. 1. Click Printer Management button or select Manage Printer from Printer of File menu. The Printer Management dialog box appears. 2. Click Add Printer button. The Add Printer dialog box appears.
Note • For details on the Add Printer dialog box, see "Printer Management Dialog Box." 3. Select Auto (Network Connection) in Search Method, and click Search button. The -printers found appear in Printer List. Note • If the printer you want to register does not appear, check that the printer power is turned on and check the network status, and then search again. • If the printer still does not appear, select IPv4, IPv6, or USB in Search Method, and then search.
Note • If the job history is set to hide on the printer control panel, authentication information is required when acquiring job logs. • For details on passwords, refer to "Administrator Password" for your model from the Home of the Online Manual. After setting Password, click Auth. Test button to check authentication. 8. Click the Register button. Settings are applied and the Advanced Printer Settings dialog box closes. 9. Click the OK button. Information is acquired, and the printer is registered.
Configure unit costs, including the costs of ink and paper Configure unit costs, including the costs of ink and paper. Note • Unit costs are set for each printer being managed. Opening Unit Costs Dialog Box The Unit Costs dialog box opens. 1. Select printer you want to register unit costs for from printer list. 2. Click the Unit Costs button or select Unit Costs from Job Cost in the File menu. The Unit Costs dialog box appears. The Unit Costs dialog box consists of the following sheets.
To set different unit costs for each ink color 1. Select ink to be changed. 2. Edit Unit Costs and Ink Tank Capacity directly in list. To enable editing, double-click the item to be edited. 3. Click the OK button. To set the same unit cost for all the inks 1. Select ink color to be copied. 2. Click Apply to All Inks button. The selected ink unit cost and tank capacity are applied to all ink colors. 3. Click the OK button. Setting the Unit Cost for Paper Set paper unit costs using Paper sheet.
2. Set Media Type, Paper Size, and Unit Costs. Set Width, Height, and Number of Sheets as necessary. 3. Click Execute button. The unit cost settings you added are added to the Unit Cost List. Editing Paper Unit Costs The procedure for editing paper unit costs is shown below. Editing the Unit Cost List in the List 1. Edit Width, Height, Number of Sheets, and Unit Costs in Unit Cost List directly in list. To enable editing, double-click the item to be edited. 2. Click the OK button.
2. Edit item to be changed. 3. Click the Update button. When you finish editing, click Update button and close Edit screen. 4. Click the OK button. Setting the Unit Cost for Items Other Than Ink and Paper Set the costs other than ink and paper costs on the Others sheet. Click Others tab to display it.
Adding Other Unit Costs 1. Click the Add button. The Add Other Unit Costs dialog box appears. 2. Set each item. Set Name, Unit Costs, and Add to Tabulation. 3. Click the Execute button. The unit cost settings you added are added to the Unit Cost List. Editing Other Unit Costs The procedure for editing other unit costs is shown below. Editing the Unit Cost List in the List 1. Directly edit in list. Edit Unit Costs and Allocate in Unit Cost List directly in list.
Edit items to be changed. 3. Click the Update button. When you finish editing, click Update button and close Edit screen. 4. Click the OK button. Copying Unit Costs Clicking the Copy Unit Cost button in the Unit Costs dialog box displays the Copy Unit Cost dialog box. You can copy unit costs set on a printer to another printer. 1. Select printer to copy from. Select the printer from which the unit costs will be copied in Copy From. 2. Select printer to copy to.
Setting Units Displayed Set the units displayed in Accounting Manager. To open the Preferences dialog box, select Preferences in the Canon Accounting Manager menu. Setting Units Set the units displayed in Accounting Manager on the Unit sheet in the Preferences dialog box. Date Display Format Use this option to select the display format for dates. "YYYY" indicates the year, "MM" the month and "DD" the day. Currency Unit Enter the currency unit. Enter a text string up to 3 characters long.
Decimal Symbol Use this option to select the symbol used as a decimal point. Paper Width Use this to select the unit used for paper width. Height Use this to select the unit used for paper length. Area Display Format Use this to select the unit used for paper area.
Setting List Display Configure settings related to Accounting Manager display. To open the Preferences dialog box, select Preferences in the Canon Accounting Manager menu. Setting Category to Be Displayed Set the items displayed in the Job Cost list on the main screen. Configure the settings in Category to Be Displayed on the View sheet in the Preferences dialog box. Print Jobs Shown Per Page Specify the number of display items per page for job costs displayed in the Job Cost list.
Note • You can display job logs for each period set in Tabulation Period and Tabulation Start Date. Category to Be Displayed Specify the job log items to be displayed in job cost. Selected items appear in the Job Cost list on the main screen starting from the left according to the list's sort order.
Resident Service Settings Configure the Resident Service Settings. The resident service must be started to acquire job logs regularly. Starting the resident service enables the resident service to start automatically when the user logs in. Note • For details, see "Resident Service Settings Dialog Box.". • The resident service must be configured for each logged in user. To acquire job logs regularly, remain logged in with the user name that started the service.
Unregistering Managed Printer Unregisters managed printers. 1. Click Printer Management button or select Manage Printer from Printer of File menu. The Printer Management dialog box appears. 2. Select printer to unregister. Select the printer you want to unregister from the printer list. 3. Click Unregister button. The Select Unregistration Method screen appears. To keep the selected printer in the printer list even after it was unregistered, select the Keep this on the printer list check box.
• If you selected Keep this on the printer list, the printer remains in the printer list labeled as (unregistered). You can view job logs acquired prior to unregistration even after the printer is unregistered. If it is not necessary to view the job logs, leave the Keep this on the printer list check box cleared. • To re-register a printer to be managed that was unregistered with the Keep this on the printer list setting, delete it from the list, and then re-register it.
Various Accounting Manager Features Filtering Settings Tabulating Costs Exporting Cost Tabulation Results to CSV File Exporting/Importing Job Logs as File 38
Filtering Settings You can display filtered items by configuring the Filter Job Logs. 1. Click Filter Job Logs on main screen. The Filter Job Log dialog box appears. 2. Select objects to be displayed. Select the items to be displayed in the Job Cost list on the main screen. Specify a range for Printer, Period, and Account ID/Owner for each item. 3. Click OK. The job log selected in the Job Cost list on the main screen appears.
Tabulating Costs You can specify the tabulation criteria and display the cost tabulation results in the Cost Tabulation dialog box. Click the Cost Tabulation button or select Cost Tabulation in Job Cost from the File menu to open the Cost Tabulation dialog box. Setting Tabulation Criteria and Tabulating Cost 1. Specify tabulation criteria. Specify the criteria for tabulation targets in Printer, Period, and Account ID/Owner. 2. Click the Tabulate button.
You can check the items without unit costs by clicking Unspecified Unit Cost. • If an overflow of records for a tabulation target has occurred, "Cannot calculate the values to be tabulated because a unit cost has not been set." also appears. Important • If "Cannot calculate the values to be tabulated because a unit cost has not been set." appears because an overflow occurred in the records of the tabulation target, nothing appears in Unspecified Unit Cost List.
Exporting Cost Tabulation Results to CSV File You can export cost tabulation results to a file in CSV format. You can use this file when you want to perform detailed analysis using tools such as spreadsheet software. You can export the cost tabulation results to a CSV file by clicking the Export button in the Cost Tabulation dialog box. 1. Open Cost Tabulation dialog box. Select Cost Tabulation in Job Cost from the File menu to open the Cost Tabulation dialog box. 2. Set tabulation criteria.
4. Export cost tabulation results. Click the Export button. Specify a file name and destination, and then click the Save button. You can export the tabulation results to a file in CSV format. Note • If the tabulation results do not appear, the Export button is disabled.
Exporting/Importing Job Logs as File You can export and import collected job logs as a file. This file can be used if you are replacing the computer used for management, changing the job log destination, or increasing hard disk capacity. Exporting Job Logs You can export collected job information with the Export sheet in the Job Log Management dialog box. 1. Open Export sheet in Job Log Management dialog box. Select Manage Job Logs from the File menu.
Click the Execute button. Job logs are saved in the folder specified in Destination. Importing Job Logs You can import an exported job information file with the Import sheet in the Job Log Management dialog box. 1. Open Import sheet in Job Log Management dialog box. Select Manage Job Logs from the File menu. Click the Import tab in the Job Log Management dialog box. 2. Specify file. Specify the file to be imported in File. Click the Browse button to open the dialog box for specifying a file. 3.
Displaying Various Information Checking Unit Costs Set on Printer Checking Consumption Checking Errors During Job Log Acquisition 46
Checking Unit Costs Set on Printer You can display a list of unit costs set for the selected printer in the Specified Unit Cost dialog box. 1. Select printer whose unit costs will be checked. 2. Display Specified Unit Cost dialog box. Select Specified Unit Cost in Job Cost from the File menu. The Specified Unit Cost dialog box appears. Note • For details on Specified Unit Cost, see "Specified Unit Cost Dialog Box.
Checking Consumption You can check the ink and paper consumed for each printer or for each job. Checking Ink and Paper Consumed Per Printer You can check the consumed ink and paper up to present for the selected printer in the Ink and Paper Consumed dialog box. Note • For details, see "Ink and Paper Consumed Dialog Box." Checking Consumption Per Job The Job Properties dialog box displays detailed information about the selected job, including cost information.
Checking Errors During Job Log Acquisition You can display errors that occur during job acquisition in the Check Job Log Acquisition Status dialog box. Click Show Scheduled Acquisition Information in the Tools menu to display errors. Note • For details, see "Check Job Log Acquisition Status Dialog Box.
Description of Accounting Manager Screen Main Window Filter Job Log Dialog Box Cost Tabulation Dialog Box Specified Unit Cost Dialog Box Ink and Paper Consumed Dialog Box Job Properties Dialog Box Unit Costs Dialog Box Resident Service Settings Dialog Box Printer Management Dialog Box Check Job Log Acquisition Status Dialog Box Preferences Dialog Box Job Log Management Dialog Box 50
Main Window The Accounting Manager main screen consists of the title bar, main menu (toolbars), job cost list area, printer list area, status bar, and target period and filtering button area. (1) Toolbars (2) Printer List Area (3) Target Period/Filtering Button Area (4) Job Cost List Area (5) Status Bar Main Menu (Menu Bar) (1) Toolbars The toolbars include the Standard toolbar and the Navigation toolbar. You can opt to either show or hide the toolbars with Toolbars in the View menu.
• Unit Costs button The Unit Costs Dialog Box appears. Set unit costs for ink, paper, and other unit costs. Enabled when the target printer is selected in printer list. • Export Job Cost Data button Export the selected job cost information to a CSV file. Enabled when job cost is selected in the Job Cost list. • Cost Tabulation button The Cost Tabulation Dialog Box appears. Specify the criteria and tabulate cost. • Refresh button Acquire and display the latest job logs.
(2) Printer List Area A list of printers registered as currently managed printers appears. (3) Target Period/Filtering Button Area Target Period Target Period displays the current display criteria for the Job Cost list. Configure the period in Filter Job Log. Note • If the specified target period is a consecutive period, this period appears.
If non-consecutive periods are specified, the period appears with an * (asterisk) appended to the end. Filter Job Logs button Click the Filter Job Log button to display the Filter Job Log Dialog Box. Filter Job Log dialog box Select the items to be displayed in the Job Cost list on the main screen. Select a range per item for Printer, Period, and Account ID/Owner.
(4) Job Cost List Area Items including Cost, Account ID, Document Name, Printing Results, Media Type, and Paper Consumed appear. Cost The cost of printing. • Total cost of job: (ink + paper + other costs) If the cost cannot be calculated because the ink and paper unit costs have not be set, *** appears. Printer Name The name of the printer that printed the job appears. Account ID The Account ID set for the job appears.
The paper name based on the information acquired from the printer appears. Note • Displays Unknown Paper if the relevant paper name cannot be acquired. Printer Paper Size Size indicating the print area of the job. Paper Consumed This is the area of paper used in printing. Paper Width This is the width of paper used in printing. Paper Height This is the length of paper used in printing. Ink Consumed Amount of ink used in printing (total consumption for each color).
Print Priority The Print Priority settings selected when printing appear. Paper Source The Paper Source when printing appears. Note • The items shown vary depending on your model. • In the Preferences Dialog Box, set the number of jobs, items, and sort order displayed in the Job Cost list. • If all of the jobs extracted based on the filtering criteria do not fill up the configured number of jobs, they all appear on one page.
Canon Accounting Manager Menu About Canon Accounting Manager The About dialog box appears. Preferences The Preferences Dialog Box appears. Specify your preferences (settings related to displayed content and displayed items) for Accounting Manager. Quit Canon Accounting Manager Close the main window and exit Accounting Manager. Note • If Start is set in Resident Service Settings, job logs are acquired regularly in the background even after exiting.
Enabled if a printer is selected in the printer list. Job Cost Cost Tabulation The Cost Tabulation Dialog Box appears. You can specify tabulation criteria and tabulate costs here. Export Job Cost Data Export cost information in CVS format for jobs selected in the Job Cost list on the main screen. Enabled when a job is selected in the Job Cost list. Unit Costs Displays the Unit Costs Dialog Box for the printer of the job selected in the Job Cost list on the main screen.
Show or hide Toolbars. Toolbars include the Standard Toolbar and Navigation Toolbar, and you can show and hide each toolbar. Status Bar Show or hide Status Bar. Messages including notification for job log acquisition errors settings, descriptions of functions, job selection status, and last update date/time appear. Go Navigate between pages. Choose from the following methods of navigation. • Show First Page Several pages comprise the Job Cost list and this button is enabled except on the first page.
Tools Menu Resident Service Control The Resident Service Settings Dialog Box appears. Displays the operating status of the resident service, and controls the start and stop of the resident service. Show Scheduled Acquisition Information The Check Job Log Acquisition Status Dialog Box appears. Displays a list of errors that occurred during job log acquisition from the printer. Help Menu Instructions Displays the Accounting Manager guide. Disclaimer Displays a disclaimer.
Filter Job Log Dialog Box Select Filter Job Logs from the View menu to open the Filter Job Log dialog box. Printer Displays the list of All printers or printers registered as managed printers in the Printer Management dialog box. Period Displays a period list created based on All or Tabulation Period and Tabulation Start Date settings and the print date for the oldest record among the job logs saved to the local database.
Cost Tabulation Dialog Box Select Cost Tabulation in Job Cost from the File menu to open the Cost Tabulation dialog box. You can specify tabulation criteria and tabulate costs. Printer All and the list of printers registered as managed printers in the Printer Management dialog box are displayed. Period Displays a period list created based on All or Tabulation Period and Tabulation Start Date settings and the print date for the oldest record among the job logs saved to the local database.
Total Ink Consumed The total ink consumed for extracted jobs appears. Total Paper Cost The total paper costs for extracted jobs appears. *** appears if jobs for which the cost cannot be calculated because the unit cost is not set are included in the target jobs. Total Paper Consumed The total paper consumed for extracted jobs appears. Total of Other Costs The total costs other than ink and paper for extracted jobs appears.
Unspecified Unit Cost List Printer The printer name appears. Item Ink or Paper appears. Details The details for target items appear. Important • If "Cannot calculate the values to be tabulated because a unit cost has not been set." appears because an overflow occurred in the records of the tabulation target, nothing appears in Unspecified Unit Cost List.
Specified Unit Cost Dialog Box You can check a list of unit costs set for this printer in the Specified Unit Cost dialog box. Select Specified Unit Cost in Job Cost from the File menu to open the Specified Unit Cost dialog box. Specified Unit Cost List Item Item names such as ink, paper, and other unit costs appear. Details The details for items appear. Unit Costs The unit costs for items appear. Allocate Yes appears, if this configured unit cost is used in job cost calculation.
Ink and Paper Consumed Dialog Box You can check the ink and paper up consumed to the present for this printer in the Ink and Paper Consumed dialog box. To display the dialog box, click Ink and Paper Consumed from Printer in the File menu. Ink and Paper Consumed List Item Item names appear. Value For ink • Ink consumed based on the units settings appear. For paper • The print area consumed for paper appear based on the units settings. • The number of sheets printed in A4 appears.
Job Properties Dialog Box The Job Properties dialog box displays detailed information about the selected job. To open the Job Properties dialog box, select Job Properties in the View menu. Document Name The name of the job appears. Printer The name of the printer that printed the job appear. Printing Results The printing results for the job appears.
Owner The name of the owner of the job appear. Account ID The Account ID for the job appears. Print Job Start Time The print start time for the job appears. Print Time The print time for the job appears. Calculates the print time based on the print start time and the print completion time included in the job cost. Pages The number of pages for the job appears. Print Quality The level of print quality for the job appears. Output Image Size The output image size for the job appears.
Displays the logical paper width information and the width information for paper used, according to the unit settings based on the information acquired from the printer. Paper Height The length of the paper used by the job appears. The cut sheet length information and the width information for paper used appears according to the unit settings based on the information acquired from the printer. Job Cost and Consumption Details The cost and total consumption per ink color and per media type appear.
Unit Costs Dialog Box Set the unit costs used to calculate job cost in the Unit Costs dialog box. Set the unit costs for ink, paper, and items other than ink and paper. Select Unit Costs in Job Cost from the File menu to open the Unit Costs dialog box. The Unit Costs dialog box consists of the following sheets. Ink sheet Paper sheet Others sheet Common to All Sheets Ink sheet Ink Color Ink Color and an icon indicating the ink color appear. The ink list that appears is acquired from the selected printer.
Paper sheet Media Type The paper name appears. The name that appeared in the printer driver is applied. Size General Purpose, Regular Size Name, or Roll Paper Width Name appears. Width The paper width appears according to the units setting. You can edit the list directly if Size is General Purpose. Height The paper length appears according to the units setting. You can edit the list directly if Size is General Purpose or Roll Paper Width Name.
Deleted paper unit costs are deleted from Unit Cost List. Others sheet Item Item names set for unit costs appear. Unit Costs The unit costs for item names appear. Allocate Yes or No appears for whether to include this unit cost setting when calculating job costs. To change the settings, change them directly in the list. Add button Adds a new other unit cost setting. The unit cost settings you added are added to the Unit Cost List. Edit button Enables editing of the settings for this unit cost.
Copy Unit Cost button Copies unit costs. For details on Copy Unit Cost, see "Copy Unit Cost Dialog Box." Acquire Printer Information button Acquires printer information. OK button Saves changes to the unit cost settings and closes the Unit Costs dialog box. Cancel button Discards changes and closes the Unit Costs dialog box. Add Paper Unit Cost Dialog Box Adds a new paper unit cost. Media Type Specify Media Type for paper unit cost. A list of the media types supported by the target printer appears.
Paper Size Set the size type for the paper unit cost. Select General Purpose, Roll Paper, or Cut Sheet for the size type. Width Specify the paper unit cost width. If Roll Paper or Cut Sheet is selected in Paper Size, it is entered automatically. Height Specify the paper unit cost length. If Cut Sheet is selected in Paper Size, it is entered automatically. Number of Sheets Specify the count per paper package (number of sheets). Unit Costs Enter the unit cost for paper.
Note • If you copy unit costs, all the unit cost settings on the printer copied to will be overwritten with the unit cost settings on the printer copied from.
Resident Service Settings Dialog Box You can display the operating status of the resident service, and control the start and stop of the resident service in the Resident Service Settings. To open the Resident Service Settings dialog box, select Resident Service Control in the Tools menu. The resident service must be started to acquire job logs regularly. Start button Starts the resident service. The resident service starts automatically at login. Stop button Stops the resident service.
Printer Management Dialog Box You can register and unregister managed printers. You can also change settings, and export and import information for managed printers. Printer Management Dialog Box Click the Printer Management button or select Manage Printer in Printer from the File menu to open the Printer Management dialog box. Printer List Displays the list of managed printers. Printer Name The printer name appears. Connection The found printer address information (connection) appears.
Unregister button The selected printer is removed (unregistered) from the managed printers. You can also leave unregistered printers in the printer list and continue to check job costs. Disabled if no printers are selected or if multiple printers are selected. Advanced Settings button The Advanced Printer Settings Dialog Box appears. You can check and change Printer Name, check Serial Number, check Scheduled Acquisition Settings, set Authentication Password, and perform Auth. Test.
Search Method Select the printer search method. IP Address Enter an IP address. Disabled if something other than IPv4 or IPv6 is selected in Search Method. Search button Searches for printers using the selected Search Method. Printer List A list of printers found appears. Printer The model names of the printers found appears. Serial Number The serial numbers of printers found appear. Connection The found printer address information (connection) appears.
Advanced Printer Settings Dialog Box You can configure advance settings for managed printers. Printer Name Specify the printer's display name in Accounting Manager. Serial Number The serial numbers of printers appear. Scheduled Acquisition Settings Set whether to perform scheduled acquisition of job logs. To stop regular acquisition of job logs, clear the Run scheduled job log acquisition option. Important • Scheduled acquisition settings are enabled when the printer is registered.
Auth. Test button To perform an authentication test for job log acquisition, enter the Password and click the Auth. Test button. The authentication test results for job log acquisition appear in a message dialog box. Register button Changes the settings for the managed printer, and then closes the Advanced Printer Settings dialog box.
Check Job Log Acquisition Status Dialog Box A list of errors that occurred during job log acquisition appear. To display, select Show Scheduled Acquisition Information from the Tools menu. Job Log Acquisition Status The acquisition status in a list appear. Printer The printer name appears. Time of Error The time the error occurred appears according the display format setting. If the same error occurred multiple times, displays the time the error last occurred. Details A description of the error appears.
Preferences Dialog Box Specify your preferences (settings related to displayed content and displayed items) for Accounting Manager. This dialog box consists of the View, Unit, and Others sheets. To display, select Preferences from the Canon Accounting Manager menu. View sheet Print Jobs Shown Per Page Specify the number of display items per page for job costs displayed in the list. Tabulation Period Set the units for the tabulation period.
Note • If you specified Annually, "1-12" (January to December) is listed. Category to Be Displayed Specify the job log items to be displayed in job cost. Selected items appear in the list on the main screen according to the list's sort order. Up button Moves up the selected item one row. Down button Moves down the selected item one row. Unit sheet Date Display Format Use this option to select the display format for dates. "YYYY" indicates the year, "MM" the month and "DD" the day.
Enter a text string up to 3 characters long for the currency unit. 1000 Separator Use this option to select the symbol used as a separator in numbers. Decimal Symbol Use this option to select the symbol used as a decimal point. Paper Width Use this to select the unit used for paper width. Height Use this to select the unit used for paper length. Area Display Format Use this to select the unit used for paper area.
Import button Imports preferences. Information that can be set in Preferences is imported. Export button Exports preferences. Information that can be set in Preferences is imported.
Job Log Management Dialog Box Executes operations related to job logs (Import, Export, Move, and Delete). This dialog box is used if you are replacing the computer used for management, changing the job log destination, or increasing hard disk capacity. To display, select Job Log Management from the File menu. Import sheet Imports job logs. File Specify the file to be imported. Browse button A dialog box for specifying a file appears. Execute button The job log specified in File is imported.
Destination Specify an export destination. Browse button A dialog box for specifying a file appears. Target Printer Select the printer for export. Note • Previously managed printers that have been unregistered appear with their MAC addresses. Target Period Specify an export target period. Execute button Exports the job logs to the specified destination. Move sheet Changes the location where job logs are saved.
Save Location Specify the location where job logs are saved (move destination). Browse button Specify the move destination path (folder) with the dialog box. Execute button Moves the job logs to the specified location (move destination). Delete sheet Deletes the job logs. Target Printer Select the printer for which job logs are deleted. Note • Previously managed printers that have been unregistered appear with their MAC addresses. Target Period Specify the period for deletion.
