Workflow Builder

Limitations for Imposition and PREPS

If more than one Impose node exists in a workflow – for example, workflows with Conditional branches and\or fail branches with Impose nodes in more than one branch – the propagation code selects the impose node on the top branch (or the main branch in case of fail branches) as the "first" impose node and propagates it with information from the ticket. If the job takes the second branch during the execution, the impose node on the second branch, although technically the “first" impose node to be encountered by the job, will not contain the ticket information.

JDF imposition parameters cannot be translated into Preps imposition templates, and Preps does not support JDF.

Non-printable content such as bookmarks, sounds, movies, logical structure, hyperlinks, and article threads will not be preserved by the Preps imposition component.

No support for imposition marks such as exposure keys will be provided within the Xerox imposition templates. Such items are typically placed in the “gutter” area of the press sheet. This type of advanced feature is available in Kodak Preps.

VI Containers should not be used with PREPS. Process Manager handles these as containers, not PDF files.

When you submit a job to a Process Manager workflow that includes Imposition with PREPS, ensure that the PREPS application is not running if the license is only for one instance of PREPS.

Fault handling for Imposition

Errors are logged in the Windows Event log and display in the Workflow Job Manager status display area. The following errors cause the Imposition operation to fail:

If the input PDF file is missing.

If the input PDF file is invalid.

If the output PDF file is locked and cannot be overwritten or if the user lacks sufficient security privileges to access the destination directory.

If the input PDF file requires a password to open the PDF or does not permit any of the following: content copying and extraction, document assembly, or content accessibility.

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