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Columns and Filters Detail

CONTENTS

Overview ................................................................................................................................. 2

Feature Navigation and Control .................................................................................................. 2

Obsolete Columns .................................................................................................................. 5

Examples .............................................................................................................................. 5

Viewing and Using HP Web Jetadmin’s Device Data ..................................................................... 6

Exporting HP Web Jetadmin’s Device Data .................................................................................. 7

Viewing & Filtering Device Configuration Details .......................................................................... 9

Counters Category – Viewing Page Counts ................................................................................ 10

Impressions Counting ............................................................................................................ 10

Print Usage Counter Selection ................................................................................................ 11

Print Usage Counters vs. Print Sheet Counters .......................................................................... 11

Older HP Device Models and Print Counters ........................................................................... 13

Engine Cycle Count .............................................................................................................. 13

Counter Examples ................................................................................................................ 14

Supplies Column Category ....................................................................................................... 15

using HP Web Jetadmin Filtering ............................................................................................... 16

Filtering Complex Device Details ............................................................................................... 17

Gotchas .............................................................................................................................. 21

Summary ................................................................................................................................ 21

Appendix A—Naming schema ................................................................................................. 22

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HP WEB JETADMIN Columns and Filters Detail CONTENTS Overview ................................................................................................................................. 2 Feature Navigation and Control .................................................................................................. 2 Obsolete Columns .................................................................................................................. 5 Examples ...........................................
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OVERVIEW HP Web Jetadmin has many columns that can be displayed in device lists and are settable criteria elements within filtering features. As of HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 5, many improvements and changes have been made in this area. This document focuses generally on the Columns and Filters functionality for HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 5 and later.
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In Figure 2, the expanded SNMP Traps Destination Table configuration element is shown with two columns beneath it. The Maximum Entries and Number of Entries columns allow viewing specific properties of the HP Jetdirect SNMP Trap Destination Table. These more complex properties can be found under many top-level elements (columns) throughout the Available Columns selection. Complex columns are discussed later in this document. Filters is another area that changed in HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 5.
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Many device properties now contain sub-selections that are not available in HP Web Jetadmin device list columns. In Figure 4, observe the SNMP Trap Destination Table, All Entries item selection under Device Property. All Entries represents the actual content of the SNMP Trap Destination Table at the device. This is the case for device properties that are complex or have a table characterization, as is the case with SNMP Trap Destination Table.
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Obsolete Columns Many columns in HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 5 and later have been categorized as obsolete. These columns continue to exist and also function, but will be removed from the software in a future revision (not yet determined). These columns are now located in the Obsolete category within HP Web Jetadmin selection interfaces.
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VIEWING AND USING HP WEB JETADMIN’S DEVICE DATA Newer versions of HP Web Jetadmin (version 10.2 Service Release 5 and later) offer device details through both parent columns and sub-columns. Device details have been placed into this propertiesbased feature set to make finding columns and acquiring data much easier. In this section, we will look at viewing these details in HP Web Jetadmin device lists and exporting the data to both XML and CSV formats.
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EXPORTING HP WEB JETADMIN’S DEVICE DATA HP Web Jetadmin makes it possible to export device data to a file on the local client hard-drive, to an email, or to a specific hard-drive location on the HP Web Jetadmin server. One way to initiate an export through any device list selection is to right-click and select Export. Through the resulting dialogues (not shown), the user can export the top-level list details to CSV or XML file formats.
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Some complex columns exist in a tabular form and provide no clear way of selecting specific instances or settings within the complex detail. The SNMP Traps Destination Table column is a good example of a complex column of this type. In this case, the only selectable complex column details are Maximum Entries and Number of Entries. The entries themselves are not selectable due to the potential variety of SNMP trap tables available in HP Jetdirect print servers.
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here that isn’t visible when adding regular columns called Storage Mediums. Adding this column to the export will include all the complex data that is seen when hovering over the value in the column. VIEWING & FILTERING DEVICE CONFIGURATION DETAILS HP Web Jetadmin is capable of showing many different device configuration attributes and settings values in device list columns.
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Second, device details in HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 5 underwent a good deal of improvement and simplification. In doing this, HP has created another set of configuration items with the “replaced by” label. Again, these items can be found in the Obsolete category in the Columns Selection interface.
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Print Usage Counter Selection As discussed previously in the Feature Navigation and Control section, HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 5 has organized column detail so that it is easier to find and understand. This is true with the many usage counters now presented through the new Counters section in both columns and filtering tools. Figure 12 shows the columns selection tool with items under Print Sheet Counters exposed.
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HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 5 implemented two major print counter columns—Print Usage Counter and Print Sheet Counter. Let’s focus on the Print Usage Counter column first. The Print Usage Counter column can be activated in any device list through the Layouts feature or by simply accessing Customize through the right-click menu on any column header.
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Older HP Device Models and Print Counters HP devices, such as the HP Color LaserJet CM4730 or HP LaserJet M4345, are capable of providing sheet or impressions counts, depending on the firmware revision and the Duplex Impressions feature setting. Duplex Impressions, when enabled, forces the device to count only impressions, not sheets. If this feature is enabled, Print Sheet Counter is marked and only Print Usage Counter reflects device impression values.
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different unit values depending on the manufacture, device model, and firmware. Always consult the device manufacturer’s documentation for more information about this device counter. HP Web Jetadmin simply reflects the value as represented by the device object. Counter Examples After all of the discussions on sheets vs.
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Engine Cycle Count = 2480, which is more or less considered an odometer for the device, includes any blank sheets that pass through the printer. FutureSmart device Newer FutureSmart devices provide accurate billing of color vs. mono while preserving the ability to track simplex vs. duplex sheets and blank impressions.
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By moving the mouse cursor over the overview value in the device list, the underlying supplies detail is exposed. Each item with a magnifying glass symbol can be further expanded to expose even more details. In this case, the tool tips show that the device has eight supplies. The next tool tip shows a listing of each of the eight supplies. The next tool tip shows a specific listing of the black supply details.
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under Filter Editor named Function. This control (shown in Figure 18) allows the user to select any data column and then design a filter action. The Status device property and the many tokens or states that are offered for Status are shown in the example. In this case, the Device Communication Error status is selected and, if used as a stand-alone function of the filter, displays any device that meets this criteria.
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Figure 20 – Adding SNMP Trap Destination Table, All Entries Item With this item added, we begin to see how filtering has changed in Service Release 5 and later. In the next steps you will be using Filter Function and the new “…“control just to the right of Value field. These are both shown in Figure 21.
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Figure 22 – Filtering at the Secondary Level Figure 22 shows the sequence to start editing a secondary filter that allows the action to take place within table detail. The first filter being built here is represented by this simple expression: AnyItem([SNMP Trap Destination Table.All Entries], [EQ(\[Trap Table Entry.IP Address\], \[192.168.0.254\])]) This is the exact text you would observe by using the Advanced editing selection on the primary filtering editor.
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complex. This topic might be reserved for a different document because it does extend beyond the scope of the topic in this document. We will now return to our scenario and the administrator’s task at hand. We have established our first filter action that locates devices that have a trap destination IP address of 192.168.0.254. Now we will establish our second filter action by starting the whole process again. See the illustration in Figure 24.
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Now two filter items are created with an AND joining them. Figure 25 shows these filters along with an advanced representation shown in Notepad editor. Gotchas We will take a moment to consider the complexity of this area of HP Web Jetadmin. This portion of the HP Web Jetadmin interface provides a literal logic interface that can be used to build pretty much any test for detecting devices and populating lists and groups.
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APPENDIX A—NAMING SCHEMA 22
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