Example 4: Refunding a print job (for staff)

Selected staff members have been granted access to refund print jobs in the new print control system.

Reasons for refunding a print job may include:

As a staff member you will need to make an assessment about whether or not to issue a refund. A print job may be fully or partially refunded. A full refund is the more common scenario.

Full Refund

To issue a full refund:

  • Log in to the PaperCut NG administration interface at http://servername:9191/admin using your network username and password.

  • Find the user to refund from the Users tab by entering their username in the Quick find box or clicking on their username.

  • Click on the Print History tab. This will list recent print jobs printed by the user, with the most recent at the top.

  • Look for the print job that needs refunding and click the refund link next to it.

    Print History

    Figure H.10. Print History

Partial Refund

A partial refund may be issued in special situations such as:

  • A user printed a 20 page document and only the last 2 pages did not print correctly (e.g. due to the toner running out).

  • A user printed (and was charged for) 2 copies of a document but only 1 copy was printed due to a hardware failure.

To issue a partial refund:

  • Log in to the PaperCut NG administration interface at http://college:9191/admin using your network username and password.

  • Find the user to refund from the Users tab by entering their username in the Quick find box or clicking on their username.

  • Click on the Adjustments & Charges tab.

  • Enter the positive adjustment in the Adjustment to apply box and enter an appropriate comment - the reason for the refund.

  • Click Apply to perform the adjustment.

Issuing a partial refund using Adjustments & Charges

Figure H.11. Issuing a partial refund using Adjustments & Charges