Automation

Automation tab enables you to configure Loftware Automation settings.

Service Communication group defines the communication settings.

• Service communication port: number of the port which is used by the Automation service for communication.

Log group configures how the below listed messages reported by the Automation Manager are logged.

• Clear log entries daily at: selects the time at which the daily log entries are cleared.

• Clear log entries when older than (days): sets the log retention time in days.

• Log messages: selects the message types that are logged.

  • All messages: saves all message types in the log.

  • Errors and warnings: saves errors and warnings in the log.

  • Errors: saves errors in the log.

  • No log: no messages are logged.

Performance group enables improving the time-to-first label and general performance of the Automation service.

• Cache files from document storage and network shares: To improve the time-to-first label and to increase performance in general, Loftware Automation supports file caching. After you load the labels, images, and database data from network shares, all required files must be fetched before the printing process can begin.

  Tip

  If you enable local caching, the effect of network latency is reduced as label and picture files are loaded from your local disk.

  Automation service uses the following local folder to cache the remote files: %PROGRAMDATA%\Loftware\Loftware\FileCache.

  • Refresh intervals (minutes): Defines the time interval within which the files in the cache are synchronized with files in the original folder. This is the time limit for the system to use a version that may not be the latest.

  • Delete unused cached files after (days): Defines the time interval after which all files are removed from cache.

  Note

  File caching supports label and picture file formats. After you enable file caching, restart Automation service to make the changes take effect.

• Precache folders from document storage allows you to locally cache the files from Control Center document storage folders on your computer. With enabled precaching, the content of local cache keeps synchronizing with the selected document storage folders.

  Note

  In comparison with Caching Files, precaching reduces the printing time for your first printed label.

  Add each document storage folder in a separate line.

  /Labels/Folder1

  /Labels/Folder2

  Note

  Your Automation Builder must be connected to the Control Center to enable the offline synchronization of cached files.