Checkpoint times
For each job that has an associated service policy, Ricoh
ProcessDirector records planned checkpoint times. In addition, it
records actual checkpoint times for all jobs, even for jobs that do not
have an associated service policy.
The checkpoint times are:
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Planned
checkpoint time: The date and time when the job is expected
to complete a phase. Ricoh ProcessDirector
calculates each planned checkpoint time by adding the time
interval for the phase to the checkpoint start time. If the checkpoint start time changes, the planned
checkpoint times change accordingly.
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Actual
checkpoint time: The date and time when the job actually
completed the phase.
Ricoh ProcessDirector displays these
checkpoint times in the property notebook for each job that is in the
system. After a job is removed from the system, the audit file for the
job (jobnumber.yy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss.positional_attributes.csv)
contains the checkpoint times.
This example shows sample planned and actual checkpoint times for a
job that has completed the Print phase and is currently in the
Complete phase.
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Receive:
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1/8/07
09:20:22
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Prepare:
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1/8/07
12:00:00
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1/8/07
10:00:30
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Print:
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1/8/07
14:00:00
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1/8/07
12:00:59
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Complete:
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Sometimes, checkpoint times are blank:
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Planned checkpoint time: The service policy does not define a
checkpoint for a phase. In this example, the Receive and Complete
checkpoint times are blank because the service policy does not
define a Receive or Complete checkpoint.
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Actual checkpoint time: A job has not completed a phase, or a job
does not flow through a phase. The actual checkpoint time for the
Complete phase is usually blank when the job is still in the
system.
Ricoh ProcessDirector can update the planned
and actual checkpoint times when you reprocess a job:
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Planned checkpoint times: If you use the Process
Again action to reprocess a job from the first step and the
properties of the service policy or no-service periods have
changed, Ricoh ProcessDirector
calculates new planned checkpoint times for the job.
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Actual checkpoint times: If you use the Print Again
or Process
Again action to reprocess a job and the service policy
specifies Yes
in the Reset
on reprocess property, Ricoh
ProcessDirector records new actual checkpoints for the
phases that the job completes again.