Xerox FreeFlow User Manual - page 30

Using the Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server IPS Manager

Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server

IBM® IPDS User Guide

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To map the bins to stackers:

1.

Open [IPS Manager] Stacker Mappings tab.

2.

Select [Host Specified Stacking] from the Stacking Specification pull-down menu.

3.

For each virtual Bin used by the host application, select the pull-down menu on the Output 

Location column entry for the bin, and select the appropriate Stacker or Group.

4.

Select [Save & Apply] to save your settings and apply them immediately or select [Save] or [Save 

As] to store your changes in an existing or new Job Profile for future use.

Creating Stacker Groups

Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server allows the user to define stacker groups by name so that they can be 

referenced both from the Queue Manager / Job Manager GUI, as well as from the IPS Manager GUI. 

Stacker Groups allow multiple destinations to be assigned to a virtual bin. This allows the job to switch 

between the different assigned destinations improving throughput and allowing the operator to 

unload the stacker while the job continues to be delivered to another destination. This is similar to 

Printer Specified Stacking but the difference is that the system will only switch among the stackers in 

the group rather than among all enabled stackers. 

Stacker Groups are created in the print server using the Stacking selection from the Printer drop down 

menu. Select [Create Stacker Group] to create a new group or right click on a group and select 

[Properties] to change the stackers within an existing group. After a stacker group is created in the 

Printer dialog, the IPS Manager Stacker Mappings tab includes stacker groups in the pull-down menu 

for the Output Location.

The Output Location column shows the mapped output destination for the IPDS virtual bin. This 

location is a particular stacker, a stacker group, or another output location, such as a Top Tray, or DFA 

device. If the output location is a stacker group, the Stacker columns show which stackers belong to the 

group. This allows the operator to see at a glance how the active stacker groups correspond to the 

available physical stackers.

Saving the Job Profile

Users may save a group of settings in the Job Profile Editor. The Job Profile can then be retrieved and 

opened, populating the IPS Manager tabs with the saved settings.

After making the necessary selections on the Job Settings, Tray Mappings, and Stacker Mappings tabs, 

save the Job Profile.

To save a new IPDS Job Profile:

1.

Select [System: IPS Manager]. The IPS Manager window appears.

2.

Select [Manage Job Profile].

3.

Modify the selections for Job Settings, Tray Mappings, and Stacker Mappings.

4.

When finished, select [Save As] to store your changes in an existing or new Job Profile for future 

use.

5.

Type a unique name in the Job Profile Name field. You may use a maximum of 64 characters for 

the job name.