Configure the ability to allocate accounts to print jobs at the device

To allow or prevent users from allocating accounts to print jobs at the device:

Click the Options tab. The General page is displayed.
In the Actions menu, click Config editor (advanced).

The Config EditorThe Config Editor stores information used by PaperCut to configure advanced options and functions. This information is stored in config keys, which are editable by an administrator. page is displayed.

Edit the following config keyA config key stores information about a specific advanced setting in PaperCut. Config keys are editable by an administrator in the Config Editor.:

Config name	Description
release-station.allow-account-selection	Allow or prevent users from allocating accounts to print jobs at the device. Values: DEFAULT: Y IMPORTANT If upgrading from PaperCut MF 18.1.4 or earlier and Advanced Print Scripting is detected, then the default is NOT to allow users to change the attributes of held print jobs at the device. As a result, the default is also NOT to allow users to allocate accounts at the device. For more information, see Configure the ability to change attributes of print jobs at the device Y: users can allocate an account to print jobs sent from a computer or from a mobile device (such as a smart phone or a tablet) using the Mobility Print environment. NOTE Held print jobs without accounts are displayed on the Admin web interface's Jobs Pending Release page as Account needed. For more information, see Hold/release usage scenarios. After the User ClientThe User Client tool is an add-on that resides on a user's desktop. It allows users to view their current account balance via a popup window, provides users with the opportunity to confirm what they are about to print, allows users to select shared accounts via a popup, if administrators have granted access to this feature, and displays system messages, such as the "low credit" warning message or print policy popups. timeout, any held print jobs without accounts: are not canceled are no longer available via the User Client continue to be available at the device are canceled only after the Unreleased Held Jobs timeout. For more information see Configure a Release Station . The number of held print jobs reported also includes held print jobs without accounts, even if the ability to allocate accounts at the device is unavailable. Held print jobs without accounts that are deleted or canceled, are displayed in the Job Logs page's with the user's name in the Charged To column. MOBILITY: users can allocate an account to print jobs sent ONLY from a mobile device (such as a smart phone or a tablet) using the Mobility Print environment. IMPORTANT This requires: Print ProviderA Print Provider is a monitoring service installed on a secondary print server to allow PaperCut to control and track printers. This monitoring component intercepts the local printing and reports the use back to the primary Application Server. version 100.5.0 or above. Mobility Print version 1.0.2137 or above. N: users cannot allocate an account to print jobs.

Config name

Description

release-station.allow-account-selection

Allow or prevent users from allocating accounts to print jobs at the device.

Values:

DEFAULT: Y

IMPORTANT
If upgrading from PaperCut MF 18.1.4 or earlier and Advanced Print Scripting is detected, then the default is NOT to allow users to change the attributes of held print jobs at the device. As a result, the default is also NOT to allow users to allocate accounts at the device. For more information, see Configure the ability to change attributes of print jobs at the device
Y: users can allocate an account to print jobs sent from a computer or from a mobile device (such as a smart phone or a tablet) using the Mobility Print environment.
NOTE
- Held print jobs without accounts are displayed on the Admin web interface's Jobs Pending Release page as Account needed. For more information, see Hold/release usage scenarios.
- After the User ClientThe User Client tool is an add-on that resides on a user's desktop. It allows users to view their current account balance via a popup window, provides users with the opportunity to confirm what they are about to print, allows users to select shared accounts via a popup, if administrators have granted access to this feature, and displays system messages, such as the "low credit" warning message or print policy popups. timeout, any held print jobs without accounts:
  - are not canceled
  - are no longer available via the User Client
  - continue to be available at the device
  - are canceled only after the Unreleased Held Jobs timeout.
  For more information see Configure a Release Station .
- The number of held print jobs reported also includes held print jobs without accounts, even if the ability to allocate accounts at the device is unavailable.
- Held print jobs without accounts that are deleted or canceled, are displayed in the Job Logs page's with the user's name in the Charged To column.
MOBILITY: users can allocate an account to print jobs sent ONLY from a mobile device (such as a smart phone or a tablet) using the Mobility Print environment.
IMPORTANT
This requires:
- Print ProviderA Print Provider is a monitoring service installed on a secondary print server to allow PaperCut to control and track printers. This monitoring component intercepts the local printing and reports the use back to the primary Application Server. version 100.5.0 or above.
- Mobility Print version 1.0.2137 or above.
N: users cannot allocate an account to print jobs.

IMPORTANT

If you use a Site ServerSite Servers take over the role of a Primary Application Server in the event of network outages. Key roles taken over include authentication, copy and print tracking and Find-Me printing. Site Servers ensure continuous availability of printing resources to support key business functions over unreliable network links or during unplanned network disruptions., then during an Application ServerAn Application Server is the primary server program responsible for providing the PaperCut user interface, storing data, and providing services to users. PaperCut uses the Application Server to manage user and account information, manage printers, calculate print costs, provide a web browser interface to administrators and end users, and much more. outage, the account allocated to print jobs is based on the Site Server Offline Policy for Account Selection. For more information, seeConfigure the ability to change attributes of print jobs at the device Offline operations. However, if the config key system.site.offline-change-print-job-settings.enabled is set to Y, then users are allowed to change this account at the device during an Application Server outage. For more information, see Configure the ability to change attributes of print jobs at the device.