Jim2® Business Engine Help File

Stock must be set up prior to adding meters, including macro descriptions on the Machines tab.

 

Example Macros

{{Project.Meter.Counter Name" "}}{{"Last Read - "Project.Meter.Job.Previous Job.Meter Read" "}}{{"Last Estimated Read - "Project.Meter.Job.Previous Job.Estimated Meter Read" "}}{{Project.Meter.Job.Previous Job.Date Due" "}}{{"Current Read - "Project.Meter.Job.Meter Read" "}}{{"Estimated Read - "Project.Meter.Job.Estimated Meter Read" "}}{{"Prints - "Project.Meter.Job.Qty" "}}{{"Estimated Prints - "Project.Meter.Job.Estimated Qty" "}}

 

A machine with only a black meter is billed to a client. The client themselves calculate what the exact amount charged should be. In some instances this differs from the amount charged by Jim2 due to rounding differences. This machine has a balancing meter which uses journal stock to make the amounts match exactly.

 

 

Note that there is no rate specified for the balancing meter. A read is received for 58,716 pages, and the client has calculated they should be charged $171.70:

 

 

The total is specified in the Job Total field. After Jim2 calculates its total, it determines the balancing meter should charge -$0.0052 to match the total precisely. The job produced is as follows:

 

 

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