7.15.5 Notes on using the Format Definition Settings window

Note the following when using the Format Definition Settings window:

• You can only specify one base time in the definition of a daily or monthly format. If you use multiple base times in JP1/AJS, take measures such as collecting job operation information separately for each base time to prevent units with different base times from appearing in the same document.

• If a root jobnet operates under a 48-hour schedule in JP1/AJS2 - Manager or JP1/AJS3 - Manager, each day in a monthly report will still cover 24 hours. For example, data for 25:00 on March 31st will be displayed at the 1:00 position on April 1st.

• In a monthly document, the base time serves as the boundary between columns. For example, if the base time is 8:45, the column with the header 1 contains data for 8:45:00 on the first of the month to 8:44:59 on the second. In a daily document, the 0 minute mark serves as the column boundary. However, one of the columns in which the base time falls has an internal boundary at the base time. For example, if the base time is 8: 45, the column with the header 0 displays information for the time period from 0:00:00 to 0:59:59. The column with the header 8 displays information for the time period from 8:45:00 to 8:59:59 of the displayed day, and 8:00:00 to 8:44:59 of the following day.

• If you set a base time in a daily document and the Set base time indicates the time at which a day starts check box is selected, the time axis in the document is linear, beginning and ending at the base time. When the check box is cleared, the time axis wraps back on itself at the base time. For this reason, column headers are output for 25 hours of data when the Set base time indicates the time at which a day starts check box is selected, and for 24 hours when the check box is cleared. Examples are shown below.

  Example 1: If the base time is set to 12:40 and Set base time indicates the time at which a day starts is selected

  

  Example 2: If the base time is set to 12:40 and Set base time indicates the time at which a day starts is not selected

  

• If a format definition file contains a column item that is not supported by the version of JP1/AJS3 - Print Option you are using, the item name is displayed in red in the Format Definition Settings window. If you output the document with the column item still in place, hyphens (-) appear indicating that there is no data for that column. If you use the Delete button to delete the item, you cannot add it again.

• JP1/AJS3 - Print Option applies UTF-8 conversion to format information before outputting it to a format definition file. Characters that cannot be converted are replaced with question marks (?).

• In Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Vista, if you specify a protected folder such as C:\Program Files as the output destination for the format definition file, the file might not be output to the intended location.

• If there is no relevant data, or if the unit type is not subject to column output, a blank space, a hyphen (-), or asterisks (***) will be displayed. For unit types that are subject to column output, see the descriptions of the ajsprint command and ajsshow command in the manual Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 2 Command Reference or Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Command Reference 1.

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