Log/Alarms Files Configuration

	Log/alarms configuration files.
	Row format in the configuration files
	Device pause/offline.

Log/alarms configuration files

Configuration files for log/alarms are:

File	Configurationfor:
Printer_AlrNLogConfig.csv	Errors on the Printer.
Job_AlrNLogConfig.csv	Errors in individual jobs.

The two configuration files are located in the [CIMPLICITY Install]\RCO directory.

Row format in the configuration files

Each row in the configuration file has the following data:

|ErrorCode|Log-0/Alarm-1/Both-2|DFO-1|Message|ErrorCodeInHex

Where elements are:

Element		Description
First	ErrorCode	Indicates an error in the printer/job.
Second	Log-0	Log a particular error.
	Alarm-1	Generate an alarm for the error.
	Both-2	Log an error and generate an alarm.
	DFO-1	No alarming or logging
Third	Message	Actual message when the corresponding error occurs. The message: Is seen in the log or alarm based on the user setting Provides a description of the error at the printer or job Recommendation: Keep the default settings.
Fourth	ErrorCodeInHex	Hex code returned by the printer/job.
	1	Perform automatic device fail over.
	0	Do not perform automatic device fail over.

Note: The printer_alrnlogConfig.csv and job_alrnlogConfig.csv files are available in the ...<CIMPLICITY install>\/rco folder

Example

1|2|1|PRINTER_STATUS_PAUSED|0x00000001

Device Pause/Offline

The following happens when a user pauses the device or sets it to off line.

Pause/Offline

Result

Pause

Logging and/or alarms respond immediately.

Offline

The status is not updated immediately.

It will take a noticeable period of time to respond; the behavior of different devices will differ for the same error condition.

As a result, you need to do the configuration settings.

Currently the:

Error Configuration setting applies to all the printers/devices.

Setting is common for all Broadcast projects on a system; it is not project specific.

More information

Broadcast troubleshooting.