The multifunction printer system reports printer usage monthly to system administration. Monitoring plays an important part when printing services are develop by the following means:
- Finding the right locations for the devices
- Choosing devices that best meat printing needs
- Managing printer usage with environmental responsibility in mind
- Cost savings
- Introducing new printing practices
On the average, every Metropolia staff member prints 5000 pages per year. If individual printing figures exceed the average considerably, a meeting between the user and IT Services over printing practices may be in order.
Users can view their own printing balance using an application installed on Metropolia workstations or at papercut.metropolia.fi.
Examples of printing reports
Top5 - Number of printouts per staff member per month
August 2012 | Semptember 2012 | October 2012 | November 2012 | December 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|
10907 | 11761 | 9906 | 8656 | |
10288 | 8561 | 8413 | 7397 | |
7261 | 7923 | 6367 | 5790 | |
4597 | 7711 | 6336 | 4805 | |
4484 | 6489 | 5440 | 4769 |
Top5 - Greatest printout and copy numbers
August 2012 | Semptember 2012 | October 2012 | November 2012 | December 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|
2480 | 10800 | 1671 | 1663 | |
2400 | 1854 | 1476 | 1200 | |
2040 | 1800 | 1280 | 1200 | |
2000 | 1642 | 1200 | 1200 | |
2000 | 1562 | 1134 | 1200 |
Printing figures
Printing figures, September 2011 - December 2012