Editing a Preps imposition
If you have a full access Preps integration license, you can create and
edit Preps impositions through Prinergy Workshop. You can also
automatically transfer files between the imposition software and a
Prinergy Workshop job.
This topic includes a few typical use cases for editing a Preps
imposition with integrated Preps.
1. In
Job Manager
, switch to the
Signatures
view.
2. In the
Imposition Plans
pane, double-click the imposition you want
to edit, or select
Edit Imposition
in the
Edit
menu.
3. In the Edit Imposition dialog box, if more than one imposition
software is configured, in the
Select an imposition application
box,
select the software you want to use.
4. If you do not want to use the default import or export process
template, click
Select
and choose the process template that you
want.
5. In the
Import Type
list, select one of these options:
○
Automatic Import
—Starts the import process automatically.
The only import template option allowed is
Keep existing page
set and imposition
.
○
Manual Import
—Opens a Start Process dialog box where you
can edit the import process template, choosing any import
options appropriate for your job.
○
Versioned Import
6. Click
OK
.
The Preps software starts.
7. In Preps, perform either of these actions:
○
Increase or decrease the number of blank pages in the run list.
○
Change the signature assignment to keep the same number of
signatures, to increase the number of signatures, or decrease
the number of signatures. The number of blank pages in the run
list must be kept the same.
For more information about Preps procedures, see the Preps
documentation.
8. From the Preps
File
menu, select
Print
and perform these actions:
a. In the
Send to
list, select
Adobe Job Ticket
or
JDF
.
To output a PJTF file, select
Adobe Job Ticket
and select
Embed
CIP3 cutting data
. From Preps Pro, you can generate a PJTF file
that includes the PPF tags for cutter/folders. When you import
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