Printer Group Analytics

Know which printer groups print which labels and how often.

When your printing workloads are not evenly distributed between your printer groups, use Analytics in Control Center to view and analyze which printer groups print the most labels so you can more efficiently distribute your workloads. You can customize print date ranges and see specific printer group data with Filters.

To view and filter your printer group workloads, follow these steps:

  1. Open Analytics in Control Center.

  2. Click the Printer Groups tab (on your top left).

    Analytics displays your bar graph and list of printer group data (toggle to display number of errors).

    • Number of printed labels shows how many labels you print on rolls. If you print your labels on sheets of paper, Analytics displays how many pages you use (ex: 33 pages of labels).

    • Number of errors shows how many errors occurred.

  3. Scroll down to view your list of printer groups and labels they print.

  4. Toggle + and - (on your left) to view detailed lists for specific computers.

    • Click on a column to sort column data.

    • Sort by label dimensions (width x height)/stock number, labels printed, or errors.

    • Analytics displays your label information in the following ways:

      Display Example:

      Meaning:

      10 x 5 cm

      Dimensions in cm

      3" x 6"

      Dimensions in inches

      30 x 22 mm

      Dimensions in mm

      40 x ?

      Width is constant, but label height is variable. Your label length depends on the amount of data in your label

      10 x 7 cm / A4

      When you print on sheets of paper, Analytics shows label dimensions and paper size

      30 x 20 mm / A4 - STOCK9i9i

      Analytics shows your label dimensions, paper size, and stock number

  5. Analytics displays printing data from today on your graph and list by default. To see data from another print date range, go to Filters > Print date (on your right).

    • Use the drop-down menu to select pre-defined date ranges.

    • Customize your print date range by selecting Custom and choosing a date range with From and To.

    • Click Add to apply your filter to your graph.

  6. To see data from specific printer groups, use the Printer group filter (on your right).

    • Click the active filter (above your graph) to open a drop-down menu and select/deselect more Printer groups. Click Save to apply your updates.

  7. Apply multiple filters at once to fine-tune your data view and find exactly what data you need.

  8. Click Download (on your bottom right) to export your data.

    • Analytics includes your applied data filters and only exports data you see.

    • Your data downloads as an .xml file you can open in Microsoft Excel.

Use Analytics to view and analyze printer group workloads during print date ranges you select. Use this data to optimize and redistribute uneven printing workloads.