StatusSearch Print Jobs

To search the database of print job records for print jobs with specific characteristics, use the following procedure.

  1. In StatusStatus, click Jobs .
  2. In the View group, select whether to search for Jobs or Job Details from the drop-down list.
  3. Enter criteria by which to search for jobsClosed What is submitted for processing. A job is separated into print jobs and print job details based on the processing rules. A job defines which processes to use. or job detailsClosed A digital representation of a label generated by a print job. Job details can be altered during the print job by using Formula data sources, Script data sources, and business rules.. You can limit the jobs or job details displayed to only those with specific IDs, names, or statuses, submitted by a particular user, for a particular label template, or assigned to a particular target device. You can also limit the jobs or job details based on when they were last modified, whether they included successes, or whether they included failures. For more information, see User Interface: Jobs.

    Important! When creating a search, a job target folderClosed A folder in Spectrum that contains status information about print jobs. For print jobs performed via an integration, you can specify the job target folder. For on-demand print jobs, the default Job Target folder is used. must be selected in the Job Target field. Searching a job target folder provides you only with status information for jobs associated with that specific job target folder and does not include information from any of its subfolders.

  4. Click Search . A list of print jobs is displayed, filtered by the criteria that you entered.

    Note: Data displayed in StatusStatus is not dynamically updated. To update the displayed data, click Search .

  5. To save this search criteria for future use, enter a name in the Search Name field and then click Save Save.
  6. To download these search results to a comma-delimited text file that can be viewed in most spreadsheet applications, click Download Results , specify a file name and location, and then click Save.
  7. To see additional information about a job, double-click the job or click the job and then click Inspect Job . The Job Inspector window is displayed.