Destinations
Destinations are used only for outbound data. They route files from Barr EOM to a physical destination, such as a laser printer, a host, or other locations on the LAN. You can control destinations from the EOM Console using the following procedures.
Use one of the following methods to enable a destination.
From the Destinations grid, right-click a destination and select Enable.
From the Destinations tree, right-click a destination and select Enable.
Use one of the following methods to disable a destination.
From the Destinations grid, right-click a destination and select Disable.
From the Destinations tree, right-click a destination and select Disable.
The Barr EOM SNMP Service uses SNMP to continuously monitor the specific device/printer status for each destination. All SNMP alerts will display in the Destinations grid for the appropriate destination. You can quickly view the SNMP alerts and details by right-clicking the destination and clicking Alerts. The Alerts for Destination dialog box displays all pending SNMP alerts for the selected destination.
To configure the frequency that SNMP is checked for the destination, use the Configure SNMP Utility.
You can use the Alert
Rules Manager to configure
Barr EOM to take an action when specific alerts occur.
Use one of the following methods to open a destination.
From the Destinations tree, click a destination. The destination will open in the current tab.
From the Destinations tree, right-click a destination and select Open. The destination will open in the current tab.
From the Destinations tree, right-click a destination and select Open in New Tab. The destination will open in a new tab.
Destinations can be organized into destination groups. Once groups are created, destinations and groups can be easily moved in the tree as necessary. Complete the following steps to move a destination.
From the Destinations tree, select the destination or destination group you want to move.
Use drag and drop functionality to place the item in the desired tree location. As you drag the item a yellow arrow will appear to the left of the tree to indicate where the item will be placed.
Complete the following steps to rename a destination.
From the Destinations tree, right-click a destination and select Rename.
In the edit field, type the new destination name and press ENTER. To cancel the rename, press ESC.
Destinations can be copied into multiple destination groups. Complete the following steps to copy a destination.
From the Destinations tree, select the destination you want to copy and hold down the CTRL key.
While pressing CTRL, use drag and drop functionality to place the destination in the desired tree location. As you drag the item a yellow arrow will appear to the left of the tree to indicate where the copy will be created.
Complete the following steps to view the output history of destinations or destination folders. You can choose from one of the predefined output history time frames or create a custom query.
From the Destinations tree, select a destination or destination folder.
Right-click and select Output History. From the submenu choose one of the predefined output history time frames or create a custom query. To create a custom query, complete the following steps.
In the submenu, select Custom query. The query tool dialog display.
Click the plus button next to the AND operator.
To select the column, click the column name link in the condition and select the appropriate column from the list. All available columns will display in the list.
Click the operator link in the condition and select the appropriate comparison operator from the list. The comparison operator list displays only the operators supported by the current column's data type. For example, the Priority column is of the numeric type so the operator list doesn't display the 'Begins with' operator and other operators that are related to the string type.
Click the <enter a value> link and enter a value in the box.
To add additional conditions, click the plus button next to the group's AND operator. This will create new conditions below the current one. Complete each condition statement using the steps above.
Click OK to query data using the created query statement.
You can create more advanced queries
containing multiple logical (Boolean) operators. To change the root logical
operator, click the current AND operator and select the appropriate operator
from the list. You can then add a new query statement group by clicking
the operator and selecting Add Group.
You can add multiple groups containing multiple conditions. Complete each
group using the steps above.
To cancel the query, click the Cancel
Query Mode button below the grid.
From the Destination Output History window, review the output history for the selected destination or folder.
Use the following procedures to change the output history as needed.
In the Destination tree, click destinations and folders as necessary. The grid will update to match the new tree selection.
Click a new history time period as necessary. The grid will update to match the new time period selection.
Click Refresh Query below the grid to update the grid with the latest information.
Tips:
Search the tree: In the Search box below the tree, type the text you want to find and press ENTER or click the search button. If the text is found, your focus will be moved to the first occurrence. New buttons will appear near the Search box that allow you to move to the previous occurrence and move to the next occurrence.
Search the grid: In the Search box below the grid, type the text you want to find, click the column in the grid you want to search, and then press ENTER or click the Search button. If the text is found, your focus will be moved to the first occurrence. New buttons will appear near the Search box that allow you to stop searching, move to the previous occurrence, and move to the next occurrence.
Print the output history: Click the Print button below the grid to print the output history.