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MobilePrint with email submission only?

Question asked by r.rogers@emos.com on Apr 23, 2014
Latest reply on May 30, 2014 by r.rogers@emos.com

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We are configuring MobilePrint 1.3.2 for a customer who doesn't wan't to use WebRelease (they want users to be authenticated at iMFP/Omega devices to release jobs)

Is there a way to configure MobilePrint to allow email submission but not WebRelease? The idea is that a user with an unknown email address would get a simplified registration page to add their email address rather than the full WebRelease page which allows them to do too much.

If that's not possible then as an alternative could WebRelease send jobs to a Secure Release queue to allow the jobs to be released by Omega/iMFP?

Michael Ward May 29, 2014 10:06 PM

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Hi Nic - we've setup our environment pretty much exactly as you've described. While out of the box in MobilePrint 1.3.2 doesn't allow you to disable web release, it's pretty straightforward to disable with some simple editing of the website source files.

For the main page, edit the file:

C:\Program Files (x86)\PharosSystems\MobilePrint\WebResources\WebRelease\desktop.htm

And comment out:

<!--

</span>

</div>

-->

Editing the mobile site was a little trickier, as there were a few more bits to comment out. May be simpler to disable mobile access completely, however I quite liked the functionality so did this instead.

For the mobile site, edit the file:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PharosSystems\MobilePrint\WebResources\WebRelease\mobile.htm

And comment out the following bits:

<!--

<div class="containertitle2"><span>Printer</span></div>

</a>

</li>

</ul>

<li id="print_all_container"><a id="print_all" href="#">Print all</a></li>

</ul>

-->

<!--

<li>Please select a printer.</li>

</ul>

-->

<!--

</a>

</li>

</ul>

-->

<!--

<li style="width: 33%"><a id="print_one" href="#">Print</a></li>

-->

Sorry that this looks a bit messy, couldn't find a 'code' block in the forum editor!

Obviously with this method, you'd need to be careful upgrades don't revert your changes. Hopefully some more flexibility around this is introduced in MobilePrint 2.0...

Michael

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Nic Meadows Apr 23, 2014 11:06 AM

Richard, you can't separate out the email registration from the WebRelease application. However you can get the jobs submitted by email/mobile print to be released on the iMFP/Omega and release stations by adding the "Mobile Print Group" to the queues/release stations. Only tested this with Pharos v8.4

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r.rogers@emos.com @ Nic Meadows on Apr 23, 2014 11:21 AM

Hi Nic,

I’ve set MobilePrint up to release using iMFP and Omega but the issue is that I can’t prevent release from the WebRelease screen which the customer doesn’t want. It’s a public library environment and they want email submission and Omega/iMFP release only, if the user needs to register their email address there’s no mechanism to prevent them accessing the WebRelease options at that point.

I tried routing jobs released through WebRelease back to a Secure Release queue but the jobs appear in Pharos Internal format with changed owner and document names so that won’t work either.

It seems a shame that MobilePrint can’t be configured to disable the WebRelease option.

Regards

Richard Rogers

General Manager

EMOS Information Systems Ltd

Tel: 01256 328883

Mobile: 07980 716373

www.emos.com

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Nic Meadows Apr 23, 2014 11:40 AM

Ok, Understood. Absolutely correct if you want the email registration functionality on the web release site, its all or nothing.

Have you had a look at the new v9.0 and MobilePrint 2.0 with the Web based Print Centre? You may be able to do something with that?

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r.rogers@emos.com @ Nic Meadows on Apr 23, 2014 11:43 AM

Hi Nic,

I’ve not looked at UP9 or MobilePrint 2 so maybe that will help. I’ll give it a try.

Thanks for your help

Richard

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Michael Ward May 29, 2014 10:06 PM

For the main page, edit the file:

C:\Program Files (x86)\PharosSystems\MobilePrint\WebResources\WebRelease\desktop.htm

And comment out:

<!--

</span>

</div>

-->

For the mobile site, edit the file:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PharosSystems\MobilePrint\WebResources\WebRelease\mobile.htm

And comment out the following bits:

<!--

<div class="containertitle2"><span>Printer</span></div>

</a>

</li>

</ul>

<li id="print_all_container"><a id="print_all" href="#">Print all</a></li>

</ul>

-->

<!--

<li>Please select a printer.</li>

</ul>

-->

<!--

</a>

</li>

</ul>

-->

<!--

<li style="width: 33%"><a id="print_one" href="#">Print</a></li>

-->

Sorry that this looks a bit messy, couldn't find a 'code' block in the forum editor!

Obviously with this method, you'd need to be careful upgrades don't revert your changes. Hopefully some more flexibility around this is introduced in MobilePrint 2.0...

Michael

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r.rogers@emos.com @ Michael Ward on May 30, 2014 10:12 AM

Hi Michael,

I'll give that a try and let you know how I get on.

Many thanks for the response.

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Nic Meadows Apr 23, 2014 11:06 AM
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Richard, you can't separate out the email registration from the WebRelease application. However you can get the jobs submitted by email/mobile print to be released on the iMFP/Omega and release stations by adding the "Mobile Print Group" to the queues/release stations. Only tested this with Pharos v8.4
Nic
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- r.rogers@emos.com @ Nic Meadows on Apr 23, 2014 11:21 AM
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  Hi Nic,
  
  I’ve set MobilePrint up to release using iMFP and Omega but the issue is that I can’t prevent release from the WebRelease screen which the customer doesn’t want. It’s a public library environment and they want email submission and Omega/iMFP release only, if the user needs to register their email address there’s no mechanism to prevent them accessing the WebRelease options at that point.
  
  I tried routing jobs released through WebRelease back to a Secure Release queue but the jobs appear in Pharos Internal format with changed owner and document names so that won’t work either.
  
  It seems a shame that MobilePrint can’t be configured to disable the WebRelease option.
  
  Regards
  
  Richard Rogers
  General Manager
  EMOS Information Systems Ltd
  Tel: 01256 328883
  Mobile: 07980 716373
  www.emos.com
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Nic Meadows Apr 23, 2014 11:40 AM
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Ok, Understood. Absolutely correct if you want the email registration functionality on the web release site, its all or nothing.
Have you had a look at the new v9.0 and MobilePrint 2.0 with the Web based Print Centre? You may be able to do something with that?
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- r.rogers@emos.com @ Nic Meadows on Apr 23, 2014 11:43 AM
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  Hi Nic,
  
  I’ve not looked at UP9 or MobilePrint 2 so maybe that will help. I’ll give it a try.
  
  Thanks for your help
  
  Richard
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Michael Ward May 29, 2014 10:06 PM
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Hi Nic - we've setup our environment pretty much exactly as you've described. While out of the box in MobilePrint 1.3.2 doesn't allow you to disable web release, it's pretty straightforward to disable with some simple editing of the website source files.

For the main page, edit the file:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PharosSystems\MobilePrint\WebResources\WebRelease\desktop.htm

And comment out:



Editing the mobile site was a little trickier, as there were a few more bits to comment out. May be simpler to disable mobile access completely, however I quite liked the functionality so did this instead.

For the mobile site, edit the file:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PharosSystems\MobilePrint\WebResources\WebRelease\mobile.htm
And comment out the following bits:









Sorry that this looks a bit messy, couldn't find a 'code' block in the forum editor!

Obviously with this method, you'd need to be careful upgrades don't revert your changes. Hopefully some more flexibility around this is introduced in MobilePrint 2.0...

Michael
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- r.rogers@emos.com @ Michael Ward on May 30, 2014 10:12 AM
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  Hi Michael,
  
  I'll give that a try and let you know how I get on.
  
  Many thanks for the response.
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