Oce PRISMAproduction - Web Client; Introduction

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4.7 Web Client
4.7.1 Introduction
Although it is much easier and much more comfortable to access the full functionality of
PRISMAproduction from outside via Java Web Start (see Administrators Guide), the older
Web Client is still supported in this version.
The Web Client represents the network version of the Print Job Manager (PJM). It allows
you to access the PRISMAproduction server via a web browser.
Note: The Web Client for PRISMAproduction V3.02 has been tested and released for
the browsers Netscape Navigator (version 4.x, 7.0) and Microsoft Internet Explo-
rer (version 4.01, 5.0 and 6.0) on Windows platforms. The functionality with new-
er version of the browsers will be tested along with the further development of
PRISMAproduction. The release notes will always reflect the current situation.
The Web Client has different user levels:
• QuickPrint - 'Easy': Printing without the possibility of storing data.
• QuickPrint - 'Advanced': Printing with the possibility of storing data and access to Print
File Libraries.
• PJM Web: Functionality as PJM under Linux except web conditional restrictions.
• APA Print: Special user interface to submit APA print jobs.
The Web Client offers functions to generate and manage job tickets and to start and monitor
the print process. Because the browser does not depend on a special platform, the same
Web Clienet can be used on all systems, which support the browser.
Design of the Web Client
The design of QuickPrint - 'Easy' and of QuickPrint - 'Advanced' differs completely from the
design of the PJM. Main target was to offer an easy web based handling. These user levels
are implemented in HTML, Java Script and Java. As a result the posess elements which
are not part of the Linux-PJM (like tables, HTML input fields and HTML buttons). If you are
used to working with browsers you will be familiar with these elements.
The PJM web client differs from the Linux version in the following key points:
• No application software is installed on users workstations. The PJM is installed only on
the web server, and communicates with PRIMSAproduction only from this server.
• Data (job tickets and print data) is stored only on the web server.