Gathering Information About Printers - Lexmark MarkVision Professional User Manual

Database Description
Access, <database driver>:<DSN>
SQL Server For example:
DSN is a Data Source Name, which must be created prior to using Job Statistics or Printer
Inventory. Use your ODBC configuration in Windows' Control Panel to create a DSN.
Note: Exporting this information through an ODBC interface is only supported in a
Windows environment.
CSV CSV format provides you the option to export your printer data into a text file formatted to
accommodate database fields. Enter the directory address where you want the text file to
be created on your network or computer.
For example:

Gathering information about printers

You can use MarkVision Professional to gather and store information about the devices in your
organization. You can then view the collected information (printer inventory) using a database tool or
an application, such as MarkTrack, specifically designed to interpret and display the information.
Use the information gathered by the printer inventory process to answer questions such as:
• How many printers do we have on our network?
• What types of printers do we have?
• What options are installed on our printers?
• What is the lifetime page count of our printers?
• What are the print job statistics for our printers?
Enable printer inventory
1
Select Printer Inventory from the All Tasks menu.
2
Select the database you want to use.
3
Enter the username, password, and connection path (URL) for the database you plan to use.
Note: The URL is the path to the database used to monitor this server. MarkVision
currently supports the following databases: Access, Oracle, and SQL Server, as
well as CSV format (Comma Separated Variables).
4
Add the printer(s) from which you would like to collect printer inventory to the Selected
Printers box. You can select printers from folders or perform a quick find to locate the printers
you need. (Select multiple printers by using the Ctrl or Shift key.)
5
Click Apply.
If you would like printer inventory to run at a specific time, select
menu.
jdbc:odbc:yourdsn
C:\temp\printerinventory\home
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Scheduling from the All Tasks