Accounting and Billing
6 Accounting and Billing
The following section explains the various accounting log versions that are available for systems configured with accounting and billing capability. It also lists the billing meters for each region and an explanation of each meter.
Accounting
The Accounting function in the Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server software produces a number of reports that enable the administrator to accurately bill customers.
Auto exporting accounting log
The Accounting function will automatically export and purge the accounting data when the database reaches 80% capacity. This will protect data from being overwritten before the log runs out of space. The export function is performed automatically and then the file is saved automatically to a designated directory. The default file directory where the accounting log is saved is: /export/ home/xrusr/accountingexportfiles.
NOTE: When purging, the oldest entry is purged first.
Accounting exported values
The Accounting feature tracks all jobs that have been processed and printed, enabling your site to charge for use of the Xerox printing system.
There are various versions of the accounting log supported by the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server for exporting. The following list describes each version. Refer to online Help for more details.
•Version 2: This is the most common version that is supported for the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server printing system. If this version is selected to be exported, it will not include any new accounting entries.
•Version 3: This version will export all entries that are new and old, having zero and
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