Nprinting Client Scheduling vs...

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siu laikuen

Nprinting Client Scheduling vs Nprinting server Scheduling capability Mar 25, 2015 12:42 AM
I would like to ask Nprinting Client its own have task scheduling function, what's the difference of it as compare
to the Nprinting server's report scheduling capability?
Tags: server, nprinting, client, schedule

Miguel Angel Baeyens de Arce 6,858 posts since Nov 5, 2009

Re: Nprinting Client Scheduling vs Nprinting server Scheduling capability Mar 25, 2015 5:35 AM
Hi Siu,
NPrinting Designer requires you to manually run each task, pretty similar as what you can do with QlikView
Desktop vs. QlikView Server.
Moreover, NPrinting Designer needs a session exclusivity, meaning that you need a computer running
NPrinting in the foreground, and only one task at a time.
While this could be enough for you, this is not its intended purpose, again, as with QlikView Desktop you can
run scripts, but when you need a serious deployment, you use QlikView Server.
Miguel

Andrea Bertazzo
Re: Nprinting Client Scheduling vs Nprinting server Scheduling capability Jul 9, 2015 2:44 AM
Hi Siu,
Very few to add to what Miguel wrote.
NPrinting Server consists in a Windows service running in session 0 that you can use to have your schedule
run automatically according to the settings you choee in the .nsq files.
The service runs in the background so you will be able to use NPrinting Designer at the same time.
Moreover NPrinting Server is required to use NPrinting On-Demand.
This article may help http://community.vizubi.com/knowledgebase/articles/261244-how-to-configure-nprintingservice

Adam Krepistman
Re: Nprinting Client Scheduling vs Nprinting server Scheduling capability Jul 16, 2015 3:30 PM
There are a lot of limitations to the scheduling on the client side - the client must be up and running at the time
the schedule kicks off, cannot have a screen saver running or the machine being locked.

Nprinting Client Scheduling vs...

The scheduling feature on the client is a great way to test your job and schedule but should not really be used
for production - that is what the server is used for

Frank Savino
Re: Nprinting Client Scheduling vs Nprinting server Scheduling capability Jul 16, 2015 6:38 PM
All of the answers above are correct.
The NP designer is a limited way to schedule and distribute NPrinting reports.
It can only deliver reports from a SINGLE nsq
It must remain 'logged on'
It must NOT have screen savers or slept timers
It can NOT be used to design reports when being used as a scheduler
NP Server
Allows you to automate and monitor the distribution reports from Multiple NSQs
Runs as a background service and does NOT require the NPrinting designer
NP Server can be lock while the NP service runs in the background
Primary system for distribution of NPrinting reports throughout the business enterprise