Workflow Builder

Configuring Preps settings

If Preps is installed on the computer, the initial Imposition Settings dialog allows you to choose one of the following:

Specify imposition settings: Displays the Imposition Settings dialog, in which you can establish the desired imposition settings.

Use Preps job file: Displays the Preps Imposition Settings dialog, in which you can select Preps job files.

In Preps, job files are layout masters used in conjunction with a set of pages to produce imposed jobs. The Administrator establishes the selectable job files from the Preps software. The Preps dialog settings allow you to select from a list of Preps imposition job files.

To configure Preps settings

1.Double-click the Imposition step in a workflow.

2.If Preps is detected on the computer, the initial Imposition Settings dialog displays. Select [Use Preps job file]. Select [OK] to close the window and display the Preps Imposition Settings dialog.

NOTE: If Preps is not detected on the computer, the regular Imposition Settings dialog displays. For information about Preps installation, refer to the procedure “Setting up Preps” in the About FreeFlow Process Manager section.

3.In the “Select the Preps Job files that submitters can choose from” text box, select the desired Job files. The Job files will populate the “Select the default Preps Job file” drop box.

4.In the “Select the default Preps Job file” drop box, select a default Job file.

5.If applicable, select [Always use these settings] to prevent users from modifying the settings or to override any similar settings in an incoming JDF job ticket. The settings will appear in the Workflow Submission Client controls, but will be grayed out and unchangeable.

See also:

Configuring Imposition settings

About Job types

Limitations for Imposition and PREPS

Fault handling for Imposition

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