For the Fixup to function as intended, the following requirements must be met:

• The Print Item contains a maximum of two pages – a front and a backside.
• The Print Item may also be single-sided. In this case, the design of the single-sided Print Item is used by default for mirroring on the backside, or one of the alternative options is applied.

Figure 1: The dialog of the Fixup Add Pole Pockets

The create a Pole Pocket, the following options can be selected:

• Templates [1] – settings chosen in the dialog can be saved as a template. This allows them to be applied to other Articles/Print Items or used in the Operation Apply Fixups.
• Reference Edge [2] – select the edge/side on which the Pole Pocket should be created. All other selected options will refer to the selected edge(s)/side(s).
• Hem [3] – specify the size of the hem for the respective side. By clicking the lock icon, the values for each side can be entered separately. For the Variable Content [10], select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the hem (i.e., Pole Pocket) of the respective edge should be retrieved.
• Also add hem on page 2 [4] – activating this option will also create a Pole Pocket on the second side (back). Side 2 is used for the front, and side 1 for the back.
• Additional Overlap [5] – enter the size of the additional overlap for the respective side. The specified value is mirrored to the frontside and overlaps when creating the hem on the back. This option helps to avoid "White Gap". For the Variable Content [11], select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the overlap of the respective edge should be retrieved.
• Create non-printed Welding Areas at the corners [6] – if three or four edges are selected as the reference edge, activating this option leaves the corners of the created hem unprinted.
• Create Backside [7] – select from the dropdown menu how the backside of the Pole Pocket should be handled for a single-sided Print Item. The following options are available:
  • Use Artwork of the Frontside on Backside – the backside is used to mirror the hem onto the frontside. The backside remains, resulting in a two-sided file. For a single-sided file, the Print Item on the frontside is used for the backside.
  • Empty Backside – the second side (backside) is used to mirror the hem onto the frontside. All objects on the backside are then deleted, creating an empty page. This results in a two-sided file with an empty backside.
  • No Backside – the second side (backside) is used to mirror the hem onto the frontside. The backside is then deleted, leaving a single-sided file.
  • Variable Content [12] – for the Variable Content, select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for generating the backside should be retrieved. The selected field must contain the following values for the operation to be executed:
    • Frontside_on_the_Backside
    • Create_blank_Backside
    • Create_without_Backside

Figure 2: Values required in the selected field for the option Generate Backside

• Use Existing Bleed [8] – enable this option if the existing Bleed of the Print Item should be preserved when creating the Pole Pocket. For example, if the Print Item already has a Bleed of 3 mm, this value is added to the entered hem. The TrimBox is then set to the size of the hem, and the BleedBox to the size of the Hem + Bleed.
• Keep Second Page as original [9] – enable this option to keep the second page in its original size without cropping. When a Pole Pocket is created, it is mirrored from the backside to the frontside. The size of the Pole Pocket is removed from the backside. If this option is enabled, the backside remains unchanged.

To experiment with this function, you can use the sample file "Sample_Add pole pockets.pdf". This is a two-page file containing a front and a backside.

After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Add pole pockets_End.pdf" is created, in which Pole Pockets have been generated on the top and bottom edges. The values shown in Figure 1 were used for this.

Figure 3: Left: frontside of the original file; Right: Frontside of the modified file, with Pole Pockets added to the top and bottom edges

For comparison, the file "Sample_Add pole pockets_End2.pdf" is available. In this file, a hem was created on all four sides using the values from Figure 1. In addition, the option Create non-printed Welding Areas at the corners was enabled.

Figure 4: Left: Frontside of the original file; Right: Frontside of the modified file, with Pole Pockets created on all four sides and the option Create non-printed Welding Areas at the corners enabled

Article update: Workflow 1.20.0 – 08/2025