Ricoh InfoPrint Pro C900AFP Planning Guide - Page 33

statement jobs might use different sets of job- and document-attribute defaults, such as the form they print on or the overlay they require. The pool model allows these different jobs to be submitted to a single logical destination. It then automatically routes each job to the first available printer capable of processing it. In this way, the pool model helps with workload balancing. Note: You can submit a job directly to an actual destination with the Pool destination configuration model, but you won't achieve a pooling effect; the job will only be scheduled to the actual destination you submitted it to. The desktop model The desktop destination configuration model has a one-to-one relationship between a logical destination and an actual destination. The desktop model represents the way you typically manage and use a workstation printer. This model should be familiar to you if you have an existing printing system that you are adding InfoPrint Manager to. The capabilities of the actual destination directly control the types of jobs that your users can successfully submit with this destination configuration. Logical Destination 1 Job/Document Defaults Logical Destination 2 Job/Document Defaults Logical Destination 3 Job/Document Defaults Queue 1 Queue 2 Queue 3 Actual Destination 1 Actual Destination 2 Actual Destination 3 Figure 4. Desktop destination configuration model The funnel model The funnel destination configuration model has a many-to-one relationship between two or more logical destinations and one actual destination. Chapter 2. Planning for configuration 17