The Account Log File - Canon varioPRINT 135 Series Operation Manual

The Account Log File

The Account Log File
The Name of an Account Log File
NOTE
Accounting requires a license. Contact your local authorized dealer for more information.
An account log file has the following name format:
<serialnumber><yyyy><mm><dd><extension>, for example 012345678920120115.CSV.
Item
<serialnumber>
<yyyy><mm><dd>
<extension>
Data Records
An account log file consists of data records. The data records contain information about the use
of the varioPRINT 135 Series. For each job, a new data record is added to the current account log
file.
The first record of an account log file is the header record. The header record always starts with
4302. Every subsequent data record starts with 4303. These records contain the actual accounting
information for each job.
The Fields of an Account Log File
The following table describes the fields of each data record in an account log file.
Field name
<recordtype>
Canon varioPRINT 135 Series
Description
The serial number of the device.
This number is a text string with a maximum length of 10 characters
(A-Z, a-z, 0-9). The serial number is provided by the PRISMAsync con-
troller at the moment the account log file is created.
The year, month and day the account log file was created.
The file extension, either .CSV (Comma Separated Values) for inactive
log files, or .ACL (ACtive Log) for the active log file.
For the current day, the file has the extension .ACL. At midnight,
the .ACL file is converted into a .CSV file.
The PRISMAsync controller can store a maximum of 99 .CSV files +
1 .ACL file. When the limit is reached, the oldest .CSV file is removed.
You can retrieve the account log files from the Settings Editor ([Config-
uration] -> [Accounting] -> [Save account log files]) and import the files
into Microsoft® Excel, for example.
Specification
4303
Description
A number that identifies a data record.
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