History Report Files and Log

For each PDF document successfully or unsuccessfully processed by Mail Markup Pro, an entry is added to a history report file and an entry appears in the History Log (Fig. 34) on the System Status tab (Fig. 33).

Fig. 34 History Log

NOTE:

A new history report file is created at 00:00 server time or as soon as the Mail Markup Pro service is started after this time.

File Name and Format

History report files are in the comma separated value (CSV) format and have the following file name structure:

YYYYMMDD_MarkMarkupReport.csv

Location

The default location of the folder where history report files are stored is:

C:\Mail Markup Pro\Reports

Changing

To change the location of the folder where history report files are stored, perform the following actions:

1.	Open the System Status tab (Fig. 33).

2.	In the System Settings panel click the Browse for Folder button (…) located to the right of the Reports Folder edit box.

3.	In the Browse dialog (Fig. 15) select the folder to be used as the reports folder. Alternatively, create a new folder then select it.

4.	Click the OK button.

The path and name of the selected folder now appears in the Reports Folder edit box.

Storage Period

Following creation of a history report file, the default length of time it is retained is 120 days. Following this it is permanently deleted.

Changing

To change the number of days a history report file is retained, perform the following actions:

1.	Open the System Status tab (Fig. 33).

2.	In the System Settings panel click inside the Reports Maximum Days edit box.

3.	Delete the existing value.

4.	Type a new value (minimum = 1, maximum = 999).

Opening History Report Files

The content of history report files can be viewed using any application that can open a CSV file (e.g. Microsoft Excel).

Viewing the History Log

To view the History Log (Fig. 34) open the System Status tab (Fig. 33).

Content

Each entry in a history report file and the History Log (Fig. 34) contains the following information:

Name	Value(s)	Description
Time	dd/mm/yyyy mm:hh	Date and time the processing of a PDF document was completed.
Class*	Success Error	Indicates whether processing of a PDF document was successful or if an error occurred.
Task	Task name	Name of the Task used to process a PDF document.
Type	Immediate Scheduled	Indicates whether the Task was released immediately or at a scheduled time.
File	File name	File name of a PDF document.
Output	Name of printer Path, output folder and output file name	Indicates where a PDF document was output.
Pieces	Number of pieces	Indicates the number of mail pieces contained in a PDF document.
Description		Description associated with the processing of a PDF file.

*NOTE:

The History Log also contains green and red icons to indicate whether the PDF document associated with an entry was processed successfully or if an error occurred.