Functionalities:

APM System is an advanced printing system running on Windows NT2000 Server for:

• Designing off-line all printout layout
• Receiving actual printout data from external environments
• storing such data and formatting them run-time
• printing them on a variety of network printers
  

Components:

APM System runs on WNT2000 as a collection of Services, with accompanying Operator's and Designer's utilities

Run-time Services components are:

• Receiver:
  Receives data files and writes them into APM storage directories.
  
  
• Enqueuer:
  Forwards data files to be formatted and printed to their target printers.
  
  
• Format Manager:
  Spawns and controls APMFormatters. Each APMFormatter runs as a background task, formats incoming data merging them with predefined layouts, and serves all the printers
  
  
• Printer:
  Sends formatted printouts to printers, checking that they correctly receive them.
  
  

Available utilities are:

• Designer:
  To design and test off-line printout layouts.
  
  
• Web Interface:
  Web-wide utility to configure APM System, to control queue and printer status, to search stored data and reprint them.
  
  
• Config Management:
  Local utility to configure APM System
  
  
• Print Management:
  Local utility to control queue and printer status.
  
  

Plug-ins:

• Implement dedicated formatting policies.
• Reach printers or similar devices that understand a proprietary protocol.

Available on the shelf is APMProtSmtpMail, to send documents as e-mail instead of printing them.

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