User`s guide

How do I set up Printer Inventory?

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• What is the lifetime page count of our printers?

Enable printer inventory

1 Select Printer Inventory from the All Tasks menu.

2 Select the database you want to use.

3 Enter the username, password, and connection path (URL) for the database you plan to use.

Note: The URL is the path to the database used to monitor this server. MarkVision

currently supports the following databases: Access, Oracle, and SQL Server, as

well as CSV format (Comma Separated Variables).

4 Add the printer(s) from which you would like to collect printer inventory to the Selected

Printers box. You can select printers from folders or perform a quick find to locate the printers

you need. (Select multiple printers by using the Ctrl or Shift key.)

5 Click Apply.

If you would like printer inventory to run at a specific time, select Scheduling from the All Tasks

menu.

The following table shows the path styles used for each type of database.

Database Description

Oracle The default is the path to the MarkVision Server. If the database is installed on a different

server, change the URL field appropriately, using the path style below:

<database driver>@<database server's IP address>:<database port>:<database

instance (memory area)>

For example: jdbc:oracle:thin:@117.124.46.113:1521:orcl

Access,

SQL Server

For example: jdbc:odbc:yourdsn

DSN is a Data Source Name, which must be created prior to using Job Statistics or Printer

Inventory. Use your ODBC configuration in Windows' Control Panel to create a DSN.

Note: Exporting this information through an ODBC interface is only supported in a

Windows environment.

CSV CSV format provides you the option to export your printer data into a text file formatted to

accommodate database fields. Enter the directory address where you want the text file to

be created on your network or computer.

For example: C:\temp\printerinventory\home