BarTender: Print Jobs View

Each document that you print from BarTender produces information about the print job. This information, such as the time the print job was executed, the status of the print job, and the printer, can be stored in the BarTender System Database. Using the BarTender: Print Jobs view, you can filter, sort, and view print job information returned by BarTender.

The BarTender print job records that are displayed include general information about the print job, a preview image of each printed item, a detailed report describing the print job, all messages associated with the print job, and detailed information about each item printed. You can use this information to:

Check the status of BarTender print jobs.
Verify the content of your printed items.
View the item's print history from the time the job is created to the time when it is sent to the printer.

To display BarTender print job information, select one of the filter options under the BarTender: Print Jobs header in the View Selector pane. You can choose from the following built-in filters, or customize your own.

All BarTender Jobs: Displays all of the print jobs processed by BarTender.

Cancelled Jobs: Displays the print jobs that were cancelled.

Jobs with Errors: Displays the print jobs that contain any errors in their status history.

Jobs by Printer: Displays the print jobs grouped by the printer that processed them.

Jobs by Document: Displays the print jobs grouped by BarTender document.

Jobs by Computer: Displays the print jobs grouped by the computer that processed them.

Jobs by this Computer: Displays only the print jobs processed by the local computer.

Custom: Create custom filters to display only print jobs that meet a specific criteria. When clicked, the Custom Filter controls display at the top of the BarTender: Print Jobs view. For more information, see Creating Custom Filters.

After selecting the desired link, BarTender print job information appears in the different panes that make up the Main View. You can customize the display by sorting, grouping, or filtering data in the BarTender System Database; additionally, you can reposition the panes to customize the appearance of the Main View.