To Set or Change Path Defaults - On the User Setup page highlight the user name in the User List.  Press the “Change Defaults” button.  The defaults for all output; Bates Program folder\sub-directories as listed below.  Use the lookup [ ... ] button to make changes to output.

 

Output Directory: This allows you to send existing electronic file production any place you have network permissions and will make it easy to keep track of where your production is.  The program will run faster if all production is input and output to the local user hard drive.

 

Scan Directory:  This allows you to send scanned file production any place you have network permissions and will make it easy to keep track of where your production is.  The program will run faster if all production is input and output to the local user hard drive.

 

Overwrite Original Files:  Use this feature with CAUTION.  Overwriting files cannot be changed.  You may keep the original name with the checkbox on the Output Destination Page.  By using this option you will still have your original files.  It is much easier to Delete than it is to Reconstruct!

 

Filelist and Filelist Directory:  The Filelist is a list generated of the properties of the job you are processing in CSV (Excel)default format.  You have a choice to turn this off or on, select the output format and where the file will go.  The default path in the Filelist is Program Files\Bates\Filelist program path.  This feature will help to generate a table of contents for your production.  

 

Overwrite Temp Directory:  The default is in the same directory as the Bates Program.  You may wish to output this to your local drive for both speed and network permission factors.

 

Document Create Output:  The default is in the same directory as the Bates Program in the Stamped folder.  You may wish to output this to your local drive for both speed and network permission factors.

 

Use Variable for Filename:  This feature will change the filename of each document to the  “Prefix Variable Suffix”.  The Filename will be the first number and include the Prefix and/or Suffix of each document if you are using sequential numbers as a variable.  

 

Ignore Printer Margins:  When a printer is selected as an output choice the Bates Programs retrieves the printer margins from the printer.  The print job is then sent to the Windows Printer Spooler for printing.  When this option is checked the margins are ignored and the Bates Program will attempt to print the output where you selected.   This may or may not be successful.  Please use with caution.

 

File Sort: This option allows each user to select their own method of File Sorting for Electronic Documents.  No Sort is the default.  The sort option may also be set or changed by the User for each job at the File Input Page.  

 

Pressing “OK” saves your changes.