Ordering supplies
If you have an automated ordering system on your network, you can set up an Action to automatically order supplies for all devices attached to the server.
For example, you can configure an Action to automatically order toner when the first Supply Low event occurs. You can also use the Delay Time option to tell your command to ignore Supply Low and Supply Empty messages for 10 days after the first event. This lets your Action invoke the automated ordering system to order toner for the printer, and allows time for the new toner to arrive and be installed before more Supply Low and Supply Empty messages are logged.
To create an Action to order supplies:
- From the MarkVision Messenger home screen, click Create New.
- Enter your Action information in the setup screens that follow, and then click
.
- From the Event Type screen, choose Printer Device Status Alerts, and then click
.
- From the Events screen, choose Supplies Alerts from the Categories: list.
- Select Supply Low and Supply Empty, and then click
to add them to the Selected Events: list.
- Click Next when you're ready to continue.
- Select the devices you want to monitor, and then click
.
- Select Execute a Command Line on the MarkVision Server, and then click
.
- Enter the path to the automated ordering system program in the Command Path: field.
- Select the keywords to pass to the automated ordering system and click
to add them to the Command Line Parameters: field.
Note: Make sure you insert the keywords in the correct order.
- Click
when you're ready to continue.
- From the Filter Type screen, choose Trigger on Active.
- Under the Delay Time option, enter 10, and then select Day(s) from the list box.
- Click
, and then complete the remaining steps.