Prevent jobs being released from a Standard Release Station when a printer is in error

To block the release of jobs from a Standard Release Station when a printer is in error:

• Step 1: Update the Release Station configuration file
• Step 2: Copy the block release on printer setting to each Standard Release Station.
• Step 3: (Optional) Change the default printer errors that will hold released print jobs.

Step 1: Update the Release Station configuration file

1. On the Application Server, open the following file in a text editor:

   /<install folder>/release/config.properties
   

2. Locate the following text:

   ##block-release-on-printer-error

   ##

   ##When enabled, the print job will not be released if the printer is in error. A message will be displayed in the

   ##interface stating that the job has not been released, and what action is required to fix the printer error.

   ##Options: Y/N

   ##Default: N

   ##

   block-release-on-printer-error=N

3. Change the value for block-release-on-printer-error to Y; then save the file.

Step 2: Copy the block release on printer setting to each Standard Release Station

1. Copy the following block of text from the config.properties file.

   ##block-release-on-printer-error

   ##

   ##When enabled, the print job will not be released if the printer is in error. A message will be displayed in the

   ##interface stating that the job has not been released, and what action is required to fix the printer error.

   ##Options: Y/N

   ##Default: N

   ##

   block-release-on-printer-error=Y

2. Paste the text into the config.properties file on each Standard Release Station; then save the file.

3. Restart the Release Station.

Step 3: (Optional) Change the default printer errors that will hold released print jobs

PaperCut NG/MF gives you the flexibility to roll out the prevention of job release to printers in error in a manner that suits your unique requirements. For example, if there is always a supply of paper next to the printers, you might not want to block the release of jobs when a printer is out of paper.

By default, the following reported printer errors will block the release of jobs:

• PAPER_JAM
• PAPER_OUT
• PAPER_PROBLEM
• OUTPUT_BIN_FULL
• NOT_AVAILABLE
• OUT_OF_MEMORY
• OFFLINE
• DOOR_OPEN
• USER_INTERVENTION

We recommend using the default list of errors, but if you need to exclude any of these errors or add any additional errors, follow the steps below.

1. Click the Options tab. The General page is displayed.

2. In the Actions menu, click Config editor (advanced).

   

   The Config Editor page is displayed.

3. In Quick find, enter release-station.block-release-on-printer-error.error-list. The default value is DEFAULT, which includes all of the errors listed above. You can customize this list by either adding extra error types, or removing some of the default error types.by copying the list and then removing individual errors.

4. In Value:

   1. Paste the following full list of error types:
      PAPER_JAM, PAPER_OUT, PAPER_PROBLEM, OUTPUT_BIN_FULL, NOT_AVAILABLE, OUT_OF_MEMORY, OFFLINE, DOOR_OPEN, USER_INTERVENTION, ERROR, UNKNOWN,NO_TONER
   2. Delete any error types you do not want to use.

5. Click Update.

To reset the printer errors to the default list

1. Click the Options tab. The General page is displayed.

2. In the Actions menu, click Config editor (advanced).

   

   The Config Editor page is displayed.

3. In Quick find, enter release-station.block-release-on-printer-error.error-list.

4. In Value, enter DEFAULT.

5. Click Update.

6. Release a test print job to a printer in error to check if there were no copy and paste mistakes.