User Guide

Configuring the Quota Function

Configure settings by logging in to the General Setting Management of RICOH Cloud Service as the tenant administrator. For details, see Assigning User Permissions on General Setting Management.

What you can configure will vary depending on how you configure settings.

How you configure

What you can configure

Configure settings on an individual user basis

  • On or Off for "Enforce Balance Limit"

  • Value for "Balance"

  • Settings in "Selected Cost Allocation"

  • Scheduled task settings

Configure settings for all users in a group on a batch basis

  • On or Off for "Enforce Balance Limit"

  • Settings in "Selected Cost Allocation"

  • Scheduled task settings

Configure settings for all users in a tenant on a batch basis

  • On or Off for "Enforce Balance Limit"

  • Settings in "Selected Cost Allocation"

  • Scheduled task settings

Settings on the [Balance] tab

Enforce Balance Limit

Specifies whether the limit is enabled or disabled

You can configure settings for users at the user, group, or tenant level. If you configured a limit on all three levels, the setting that was last saved is applied.

Balance

Specifies the upper limit of jobs the administrator can allot to users

When "Enforce Balance Limit" is set to "On", the amount of jobs is deducted from "Balance" when a job is executed. The amount is calculated by using the job cost and the conversion rate that is applied to the user.

This can be specified only at the user level. This setting is not available for the group and tenant levels.

On the screen where you clicked [Add/Set], select "Add Balance" or "Set Balance", and then enter a value for "Balance".

Maximum value: 999999.9999

  • If you want to increase the balance, enter the amount you want to add to a user's "Balance" in "Balance".

  • If you want to specify the balance, enter the value you want to specify for a user's "Balance" in "Balance".

Selected Cost Allocation

Specifies the conversion rate that is applied to a user when the user executes a job

You can configure settings for users at the user, group, or tenant level. If you configured a limit on all three levels, the setting that was last saved is applied.

Settings on the [Schedule] tab

Configures a scheduled task

A scheduled task is a function that executes a task on a user's "Balance" at a scheduled date and time.

You can configure settings for users at the user, group, or tenant level. When you execute a scheduled task at the group or tenant level, the task is executed for all users that belong to the target group or tenant.

Configure each item on the screen where you clicked [Create Scheduled Task] or on the screen where you clicked [Edit] in the scheduled task list.

Task Name

Specifies a task name to be displayed on the scheduled task list

  • Number of characters that can be entered: 1-128

  • Available characters: Single- or double-byte

Description

Allows you to enter a description to distinguish the scheduled tasks details

  • Number of characters that can be entered: 1-1024

  • Available characters: Single- or double-byte

Interval

Specifies the interval of dates for a scheduled task. A scheduled task is executed on the date specified in "Start Date" at the time specified in "Start Time".

After a task is executed, the next task will be scheduled on the date that is calculated by using the specified interval and the date specified in "Start Date" at the time specified in "Start Time".

  • When the scheduled date and time is before the date and time set in "End Date" and "End Time", the next scheduled task will be executed.

  • When the scheduled date and time is after the date and time set in "End Date" and "End Time", the next scheduled task will not be executed.

Start Date

Specifies the date to start the scheduled task

Start Time

Specifies the time to start the scheduled task

Timezone

Displays the time zone of the time that you specify

End Date

Specifies the date to end the scheduled task

End Time

Specifies the time to end the scheduled task

Activate

Specifies whether to activate or deactivate the scheduled task

  • On

    The task is active, and the scheduled task will be executed at the specified date and time.

  • Off

    The task is inactive, and the scheduled task will not be executed when the specified date and time arrives. When the date and time specified in "End Date" and "End Time" passes, "Off" is automatically set to the scheduled task.

Target

"Balance" is displayed as the target of a task.

Task Type

Specifies a processing you want to perform by using the scheduled task

If an "Add" scheduled task is executed and the user's "Balance" exceeds the maximum value, the value is updated to the maximum value.

Amount

Allows you to enter a value to add or specify to a user's "Balance" by using the scheduled task

Maximum value: 999999.9999

[Cancel]

Cancels the entered information, and returns to the [Schedule] tab

[Save]

Saves the entered information