Print History Page |
Click Print History in the left navigation pane to display this page, which you can use to view, sort, and filter your print history data from the date range that you specify. You can also use this page to reprint items and to export print history data to an external file.
Print history data is displayed in one of four views that are organized by printed item or by print job or page in either image or list format. By default, the "list by job" view is displayed when you open the Print History page.
The components of the Print History page include the toolbar, the table that includes the print history data according to the view that you select, and a dashboard that displays global print history information, such as total number of items printed in the specified date range.
Toolbar
The options that are available vary depending on the view that is displayed and include the following:
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Date Range: Specifies the date range by which to filter the print history data. For example, you can select Last 3 Days in this list to view the data from the last three days.
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Group By: Specifies the column to group the data by. For example, you can select Printer in this list to group data by the printer name. Not all columns support grouping. Available when List is selected.
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: Sorts the items or pages in ascending or descending order by the date when they were printed. Available when Image is selected.
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: Specifies the size of the item preview or page preview. Available when Image is selected.
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: Filters the data by the search term that you enter.
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: Filters the data by the barcode that you scan. Available when By Item is selected.
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or : In a list view, hides or shows the filter row in the data table. In an image view, hides or shows the filter buttons in the toolbar.
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: In a list view, displays the column chooser list so that you can select the columns that you want to be displayed at the top of the table. In an image view, displays the filter chooser list so that you can select the filter buttons that you want to be displayed in the toolbar.
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By Job: Displays the print history data by print job, in a list. Available when List is selected.
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By Page: Displays the print history data by printed pages of items, as images. Available when Image is selected.
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By Item: Displays the print history data by printed item, whether in a list or as images.
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List: Displays a list of the printed items, whether by individual items or by print job.
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Image: Displays images of the printed items, whether by individual items or by pages.
View: List by Job
This view displays print history data as a list of print jobs in a table. The top row of the table has columns that you can show or hide by using the column chooser list () and a filter row that you can show or hide by clicking the filter button ( or ). Each column header also includes a "more options" menu that you can display by clicking .
The following column headers are available:
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Job: Displays the ID of the print job. Job IDs are displayed in a date/job number format (for example, 2024-08-12/2). By default, this column is always displayed and cannot be hidden.
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Document: Displays the name of the BarTender document that was printed.
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Submitted: Displays the date and time when the print job ran.
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User: Displays the name of the user who sent the print job.
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Printer: Displays the name of the printer that was used for the print job.
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Size: Displays the size of the stock that was used for the print job.
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Items: Displays the number of printed items in the print job.
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Status: Displays the print job status, such as Completed or Preparing.
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Reprinted: For original print jobs that were reprinted, displays the ID of the reprint job (for example, "Reprinted in: <Job ID>"). For reprinted items, displays the ID of the original print job (for example, "Reprint of: <Job ID>").
The following options are available:
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: Displays column-specific options that you can use to perform operations such as sorting data, clearing filters, resetting the column size, hiding the column, and so on.
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Filter: Displays column-specific options for filtering the data in the selected column. Available when you click on the toolbar.
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Job ID: Filters the print history data to display only that print job.
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: Opens the reprint dialog so that you can reprint the selected print job. (You can reprint only original items, not reprinted items.) For more information, refer to Reprinting Items.
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Export: Opens the Export Print History dialog, which you can use to export the displayed print history data to an external file. For more information, refer to Viewing Print History Data.
View: List by Item
This view displays print history data as a list of individual printed items in a table. The top row of the table has columns that you can show or hide by using the column chooser list () and a filter row that you can show or hide by clicking the filter button ( or ). Each column header also includes a "more options" menu that you can display by clicking .
The following column headers are available:
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Job: Displays the ID of the print job. Job IDs are displayed in a date/job number format (for example, 2024-08-12/2). By default, this column is always displayed and cannot be hidden.
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Document: Displays the name of the BarTender document that was printed.
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Submitted: Displays the date and time when the item was printed.
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User: Displays the name of the user who sent the print job.
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Item: Displays the number of the individual printed item in the order that it was printed (for example, "2 of 10").
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Printer: Displays the name of the printer that was used for the print job.
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Size: Displays the size of the stock that was used for the print job.
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Reprinted: For original print jobs that were reprinted, displays the ID of the reprint job (for example, "Reprinted in: <Job ID>"). For reprinted items, displays the ID of the original print job (for example, "Reprint of: <Job ID>").
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Preview: Displays a thumbnail preview of the item.
The following options are available:
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: Displays column-specific options that you can use to perform operations such as sorting data, clearing filters, resetting the column size, hiding the column, and so on.
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Filter: Displays column-specific options for filtering the data in the selected column. Available when you click on the toolbar.
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: Expands the individual printed item so that you can view its details.
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: Opens the reprint dialog so that you can reprint the selected item. (You can reprint only original items, not reprinted items.) For more information, refer to Reprinting Items.
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Export: Opens the Export Print History dialog, which you can use to export the selected print history data to an external file. For more information, refer to Viewing Print History Data.
View: Image by Page
This view displays print history data as images of printed pages (not print jobs) in a scrollable card format.
The filter button row is displayed above the page image cards (if you clicked on the toolbar to hide the filter buttons, you can display them again by clicking ). The following options are available:
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Job: Filters the pages by the ID of the print job. Job IDs are displayed in a date/job number format (for example, 2024-08-12/2). By default, this filter is always displayed and cannot be hidden.
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Document: Filters the pages by the name of the BarTender document.
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User: Filters the pages by the name of the user who sent the print job.
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Printer: Filters the pages by the name of the printer that was used for the print job.
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Clear Filters: Resets the filters to their default status. Available when one or more filters are selected.
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Show All Filters: Displays filters that were hidden. Available when one or more filter buttons are hidden.
Each page image card includes a preview image of the printed page and details about each page, including the following:
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Job: Displays the ID of the print job.
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Submitted: Displays the date and time when the print job ran.
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Document: Displays the name of the BarTender document that was printed.
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Size: Displays the size of the stock that was used for the page.
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Page #: Displays the number of the page in the order that it was printed (for example, "2 of 10").
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Object/Value: Displays the template objects and their values in a table.
The following options are available in the page image card area:
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Deselect All: Clears the Reprint checkboxes for all of the pages. Available when one or more Reprint checkboxes are selected.
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Reprint : Specifies the pages to reprint. You can select the checkbox for one or more pages, or you can click and then use the list to reprint only the selected page, a range of pages, or the entire print job that the item is part of.
Note: You can reprint multiple pages only when they are part of the same print job. Also, you can reprint only original items, not reprinted items.
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Reprint: Opens the reprint dialog so that you can reprint the selected page. For more information, refer to Reprinting Items. Available when one or more pages are selected.
View: Image by Item
This view displays print history data as images of individual printed items in a scrollable card format.
The filter button row is displayed above the item image cards (if you clicked on the toolbar to hide the filter buttons, you can display them again by clicking ). The following options are available:
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Job: Filters the pages by the ID of the print job. Job IDs are displayed in a date/job number format (for example, 2024-08-12/2). By default, this filter is always displayed and cannot be hidden.
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Document: Filters the pages by the name of the BarTender document.
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User: Filters the pages by the name of the user who sent the print job.
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Printer: Filters the pages by the name of the printer that was used for the print job.
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Clear Filters: Resets the filters to their default status. Available when one or more filters are selected.
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Show All Filters: Displays filters that were hidden. Available when one or more filter buttons are hidden.
Each item image card includes a preview image of the item and details about the item, including the following:
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Job: Displays the ID of the print job.
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Submitted: Displays the date and time when the print job ran.
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Document: Displays the name of the BarTender document that was printed.
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Size: Displays the size of the stock that was used for the page.
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Page #: Displays the number of the page in the order that it was printed (for example, "2 of 10").
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Object/Value: Displays the template objects and their values in a table.
The following options are available:
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Deselect All: Clears the Reprint checkboxes for all of the items. Available when one or more Reprint checkboxes are selected.
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Reprint : Specifies the items to reprint. You can select the checkbox for one or more items, or you can click and then use the list to reprint only the selected item, a range of items on the page, or the entire page that the item is part of.
Note: You can reprint multiple items only when they are part of the same print job. Also, you can reprint only original items, not reprinted items.
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Reprint: Opens the reprint dialog so that you can reprint the selected item. For more information, refer to Reprinting Items. Available when one or more items are selected.
Dashboard
The dashboard at the bottom of the Print History page displays the following information about your BarTender Cloud account print history:
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The total number of items that have been printed
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The number of items that have an error severity level of Warning
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The number of items that have an error severity level of Error
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The average number of items that are printed per day
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