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Starting processes

About starting processes

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One of the tasks that you will perform most frequently in Prinergy

Workshop is initiating processing. For example, processes include refining input files, proofing, making film or plates, archiving job files, and submitting files to digital devices. Any element can undergo some sort of processing.

In general, you initiate a process by selecting the elements to be processed, and then select the desired process template or digital device. All of the process templates and digital devices are listed in the

Process Templates pane of Job Manager.

When you start a process, you can edit the process template temporarily.

You can start a process in several ways:

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Using a menu item

Dropping elements onto a process template or digital device in the process templates pane

Using the pop-up menu (right-clicking the element and navigating to the process template)

Using the pop-up menu in the process templates pane (selecting the elements, right-clicking the process template in the process templates pane, and selecting Start Processing).

Starting processes

You can run a process on one or more jobs from Job Finder, a single job from Job Manager, or selected files from Job Manager.

1. Select the files or jobs that you want to affect:

To Affect

One or more jobs

One job

Do This

In Job Finder, select the jobs.

In Job Manager, click the Job button.

Note: The Job button applies only to export and storage processes.

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To Affect Do This

Specific files in a job In Job Manager, select the files from the Pages,

Signatures, Separations, or Storage view.

2. Choose the process template:

If You Are In Do This

Job Finder or Job

Manager

Job Finder or Job

Manager

Job Manager

Right-click the selection, and using the cascading menus, select the process template.

From the Process menu, using the cascading menus, select the process template.

Drag the selection to the Process Templates pane, and drop it on the process template.

In the Process Templates pane, right-click the process template and select Start Processing.

Note: The only process templates available are the ones that apply to your selection. Process templates that do not apply are unavailable.

3. In the Start Process dialog box, modify the options as desired.

When you submit a job to a digital device, the Start Process for

Digital Printing dialog box is displayed.

4. If desired, modify the process template before starting the process by clicking Edit Process Template, modifying the process template, and clicking OK.

5. Click OK to begin processing.

The Process Info dialog box appears if Show Process Info Window

When Process Is Created is selected in the Prinergy Workshop

Preferences dialog box.

Bypassing the Start Process dialog box

Press and hold the Alt or Option key while dragging elements onto a process template.

Note: You cannot modify the process template before starting the process or make other changes in the Start Process dialog box, such as changing the process name or priority or entering a comment about the process.

Note: For digital print jobs, you cannot bypass the Start Process for Digital

Printing dialog box.

Stopping, pausing, and resuming processes

You can stop or pause a process before it ends. If you stop a process, you cannot resume it. If you pause it, you can resume it.

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Note: You cannot pause a digital print job, once it has been submitted to a digital device. If you stop a digital print job that is running on a digital device, you cannot resume the process; you must resubmit the job.

1. In Job Manager, on the Active tab of the Processes pane, select the process.

2. Perform one of the following actions:

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From the Process menu, select Processing Tools, and then select Stop, Pause, or Resume.

Right-click the process and select Stop, Pause, or Resume.

In the Process Info dialog box and click the Stop button.

Tip: You can also stop, pause, or resume a process from Queue Manager.

Deleting completed processes

1. On the Completed tab of the Processes pane in Job Manager, select the process that you want to delete.

2. Perform one of the following actions:

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From the File menu, select Delete Process.

Right-click the process, and select Delete Process.

Generating a process report for troubleshooting

To help troubleshoot a problem, generate a detailed report about a specific process to send to your service representative.

1. In the Processes pane in Job Manager, select an active or completed process.

2. From the Process menu, select Processing Tools.

3. In the Comment box of the Create Process Report dialog box, record any information that may help the service representative solve the problem. This text is added to a comment file in the resulting zip file.

Three files (.stdout, .txt, .zip) are generated in the following directory:

%ServerName%\%AraxiHome%\CreoAraxi\support

\ProcessErrorInfo\%JobName%\%ProcessName-

ProcessCode%\

Send the .zip file to your service representative.

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Choose process template dialog box

Select a template from the list

Select a workflow processor or server.

Navigation tree

Expand the navigation tree to select the desired process template.

Start Process dialog box

Process Template

Displays the name of the selected process template

Process Name

Displays information about the process. By default, information is displayed in the following format:

<workflow processor>:<process template group>:<process

template>:<number of elements being processed> <type of element

being processed>

However, you can rename the process as desired.

User Comment

Enables you to type a comment associated with the process, if desired.

The comment appears in the Process Info dialog box for the process and is stored in the History view for the job.

Priority

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Use this list to assign a priority to this process. These are the options:

Low

Normal (default)

High

Urgent

A process with a specific priority will be executed before processes with a lower priority, and after processes with a higher priority. For example, a process set to High will be executed before any processes set to Low or Normal, and after any processes set to Urgent. If multiple processes are

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Add Process Template to Job Favorites

Select this option to automatically add the selected process template to the Job tab of the Process Templates pane for the job (if the process template has not already been added).

By default, this option is not selected. However, you can select

Automatically Add Templates Used for Processing to Job

Favorites in the Workshop Preferences dialog box to have the

Add Process Template to Job Favorites selected by default whenever you initiate a process.

This option is available only if you start a process from Job

Manager, not from Job Finder.

Work Type

Use this list to indicate the type of work being done, so that your company can track and report on job costs and status. The names of the available work types have two parts—a category, followed by an item. These are the built-in work types:

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Regular or Original Work – System defined original work item

Alteration Chargeable – System defined chargeable alteration

Alteration Non-Chargeable – System defined non chargeable alteration

Rework Chargeable – System defined chargeable re-work item

Non chargeable re-work – System defined non chargeable re-work item

In addition to these work types, you can click Edit next to the

Work Type list to add new work types. You can modify items or delete work types that you create, but you cannot modify or delete built-in work types.

Note: This option is available only if the Prinergy Business Link software is connected to your Prinergy system and if you start a process from Job

Manager, not from Job Finder.

Edit

Click this button to add and modify work items for a specific work category. Any items that you add appear under Work

Type in the Start Process dialog box.

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Note: This option is available only if the Business Link software is connected to your Prinergy system and if you start a process from Job

Manager, not from Job Finder.

Edit Process Template

Click this button to view and modify the selected process template before initiating the process.

When you modify a process template in this way, any changes to the process template are temporary and are discarded once the process is complete. The changes do not affect the original process template and they are not saved with the job. You cannot redo the same process without making the same changes to the process template again.

PDF Layer Selection

Click this button to view the layers in the input file and to choose which layers you want to retain. All retained layers are united and applied to the base content. Layers that are not retained are discarded.

Color Mappings

This button is visible only when you start a refine or loose page output process template. Click this button to change how colors will be output.

When you refine pages, this button opens the Color Mappings dialog box. The button does not appear when you refine input files.

When you generate loose page output, this button opens the

Color Output dialog box.

Tonal Control

Click this button to open the Tonal Control dialog box. This dialog box enables you to assign a ColorFlow curve channel to a separation, surface, or job selected for plate output. It also enables you to make on-the-fly tonal adjustments to these curves, without affecting the original ColorFlow curves. This button is visible only for halftone output processes.

Zip Filename

The name of the export file. By default, it displays the name of the job, plus the .zip file name extension. You can change the file name, but ensure it ends with .zip.

This box is visible only when starting an export process.

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Output Comment

Use this box to type a comment associated with the output, if desired. This box defaults to the last output comment that you entered on this workstation.

The comment is stored in the History view for the job.

You can also place this text on output using the variable mark $

[OutputComment] in page or sheet marks.

Selected Items

Expand this section to view a list of the jobs or elements selected for processing.

Layered PDF Flattening Warning

When you process layered PDF files, a warning message appears to indicate that if the PDF 1.4-1.6 (Acrobat 5-7) option located in the Normalize section of the refine process template is set to Flatten to PDF 1.3, the refined files will be flattened and layers will be combined as indicated in the Layer Selection dialog box.

PDF Versioning (LPV) jobs, you do not want to flatten to PDF

1.3, which would destroy the layers of the incoming PDF 1.5 file.

This would defeat the purpose of using layered input.

Note: If you use Rules-Based Automation to start a process, most options in the dialog box do not apply, so they are not displayed.

Start Process for Digital Printing dialog box

Digital Device Queue

Displays the name of the selected queue on the digital device.

Process Name

Displays information about the process you are submitting to the digital device. By default, information is displayed in the following format:

However, you can rename the process as desired.

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User Comment

Use this box to type a comment associated with the process, if desired.

The comment appears in the Process Info dialog box for the process and is stored in the History view for the job.

Priority

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For most digital devices, jobs are processed in the order that they are submitted. You can use this list to select the processing priority for some jobs. Possible priorities are:

Low

Normal (default)

High

Urgent

Add Digital Print Target to Job Favorites

Select this option to automatically add the selected digital device to the Job tab of the Process Templates pane for the job

(if the digital device has not already been added).

By default this option is not selected. However, you can select

Automatically Add Templates Used for Processing to Job

Favorites in the Workshop Preferences dialog box to have the

Add Digital Print Target to Job Favorites selected by default whenever you initiate a process.

This option is available only if you start a process from Job

Manager, not from the Job Finder.

Work Type

Use this list to indicate the type of work being done, so that your company can track and report on job costs and status. The names of the available work types have two parts-a category, followed by an item. The built-in work types are:

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Regular or Original Work - System defined original work item

Alteration Chargeable - System defined chargeable alteration

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Alteration Non-Chargeable - System defined non chargeable alteration

Rework Chargeable - System defined chargeable re-work item

Non chargeable re-work - System defined non chargeable re-work item

In addition to these work types you can click Edit next to the

Work Type list to add new work types. You can modify items or delete work types that you create, but you cannot modify or delete built-in work types.

Note: This option is available only if Link software is connected to your

Prinergy system and if you start a process from Job Manager, not from the Job Finder.

Edit

Click this button to add and modify work items for a specific work category. Any items that you add appear under Work

Type in the Start Process dialog box.

Note: This option is available only if Link software is connected to your

Prinergy system and if you start a process from Job Manager, not from the Job Finder.

Items to Submit

This tab lists elements that are being submitted to the digital device.

Content Preparation

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This tab allows you to select the settings that determine how the multi-page PDF file that you will submit to the digital device is going to be created.

If you are in the Pages view, and you submit one or more files from the Page Position pane or Page pane to a digital device listed in the Process Templates pane, the Loose Page Proof

Template area is displayed in the Content Preparation tab. You can do the following actions:

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Click the Select button to choose a digital device from the

Process Template dialog box.

Click the Edit button to change the settings.

Click the Color Mapping button to define color output options.

Click the Select Versions button to identify which versions you want to output.

If you are in the Pages view, and you submit a file from the

Input File pane to a digital device, the Content Preparation tab is

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If you are in the Signature view or Separations view, and you submit one or more files from the Page Position pane to a digital device, the Loose Page Proof Template area is displayed in the

Content Preparation tab and you can do the actions described above. If you submit an imposition plan, the Imposition Proof

Template area is displayed in the Content Preparation tab. You can Select and Edit an imposition template, and use the Select

Versions button, but the Color Mapping button is not displayed.

Note: If you are submitting a job that has JDF content, make sure that you have set up the correct JDF template for the digital device. See the

Digital Print Installation and Configuration guide.

Color Mappings

This button is only visible when you start a refine or loose page output process template. Click this button to change how colors will be output.

When refining pages this button opens the Color Mappings dialog box. The button does not appear when refining input files.

When generating loose page output this button opens the Color

Output dialog box.

Select Versions

For jobs that have versioning, you can output all languages or select specific languages to output.

Print Settings

This tab allows you to select the print settings to determine how the PDF file is printed using the digital device.

In the JDF Template box click the Select button to choose the

JDF template to associate to the PDF file.

In the Print Settings area the Print Job Name is listed in which the PDF file resides. You can change the print job name if you want. In the Quantity box, select the number of copies that you want to print.

Note: If you are submitting a job that has JDF content, make sure that you have set up the correct JDF template for the digital device. See the

Digital Print Installation and Configuration guide.

File Browser dialog box

Device

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This tab displays information about the type of digital device that you selected and it's current status.

Device status may be in any of the following states.

Available

Unavailable

Idle (waiting and ready)

Down

Status Unknown

Additional information about the device status may be displayed depending on the type of digital device.

Layered PDF Flattening Warning

When you process layered PDF files a warning message appears to indicate that if the PDF 1.4-1.6 (Acrobat 5-7) option located on the Normalize section of the refine process template is set to Flatten to PDF 1.3, the refined files will be flattened and layers will be combined as indicated in the Layer Selection dialog box.

Layer handling happens before flattening, so that layers are handled as specified in the Layer Selection dialog box before flattening occurs. This allows you to omit certain layers before processing the page as PDF 1.3. As a general rule, for LPV jobs you do not want to flatten to PDF 1.3, which would destroy the layers of the incoming PDF 1.5 file. This would defeat the purpose of using layered input.

Note: If you use Rules-Based Automation to start a process, most options in the dialog box do not apply, so they are not displayed.