From version 1.20.0 onwards, the Impose Editor offers the possibility to optimize a Nesting by creating the largest possible Offcut. This remaining material can be reused in production after cutting – a desirable approach, especially when working with expensive materials.

This optimization method is primarily used when printing on Rigid Boards. To enable Offcut optimization, a checkbox is available. Once activated, Print Items are placed automatically from top to bottom instead of from left to right. We strongly recommend to create your own Impose Sheet Template that aligns the Nesting left- or right-justified, as the standard Impose Template centers the Print Items on the Impose Sheet.

To optimize the Nesting Layout and determine the largest possible Offcut (remaining area), proceed as follows:

1. Open the Impose Editor in Impose Mode Nesting.
2. In the tab Artboard [1], open the selection field Nesting Options [2].
3. Activate the checkbox Offcut optimized [3]. The Nesting will now be arranged to maximize the largest possible Offcut – either vertically or horizontally centered.

Figure 1: The tab Artboard with the activated function Offcut optimized

4. To start the Imposition from the left or right side, navigate to the tab General [4] and click Edit [5] for the Sheet Template.
5. In the dialog Sheet Configuration, open the settings area General [6].
6. Set the Reference Point [7] from Top Center to Top Left or Top Right.
7. Click Save Template [8] to obtain a Sheet Configuration ready for Offcut optimized Nesting in the Workflow.

Figure 2: Left: The tab General with the Impose Sheet Template Default selected; Right: The settings area General of an Impose Sheet Template

8. In the dialog Edit Template that now opens, assign a Name [9] to the Impose Sheet Template.
9. Click Save to store the template for future Nesting operations, which are optimized for Offcuts.

Figure 3: The dialog Edit Save Template

Figure 4: Left: Standard Nesting; Right: Offcut Optimized Nesting

A Nesting on a Roll Substrate has a defined Width and an optimal Length (Height). This is the length that is considered ideal for production and the available finishing devices. If a Nesting includes Print Items that exceed this optimal length, the limit is overridden to allow placement of these oversized Print Items on the Nesting.

Up to this version, in multipage Nestings, the length of the first oversized page was used as the standard for all subsequent pages. This behavior has been improved: Starting with this version, the optimal length is only overridden for pages that contain oversized Print Items. For all other pages in a multipage Nesting, the optimal length is again enforced as the maximum.

The following improvements have been implemented for Nesting in this version:

Starting with version 1.20.0 of the Workflow, the perforation line for flaps includes a default minimum spacing of 3 pt between the perforated lines. The length of each individual perforated lines varies depending on the length of the Caption text in the flap and ranges between 3 pt and 30 pt.

Figure 6: Left: A perforated flap with a short name; Right: A perforated flap with a long name

Starting with this version, users can utilize the placement method Fit to Object to position Register Marks along the Dieline. The placement method Fabric Fit is no longer available for Shape Nesting and when applying Nesting-Pre-Angulation, as its algorithm does not support Registration Marks along the Dieline.

To place Registration Marks along the Dieline with Pre-Angulation applied, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Automation > Impose Editor.
2. Create the desired Imposition for Print Items that have been prepared for Shape Nesting and, if needed, apply a Nesting-Pre-Angulation.
3. In the tab Finishing [12], select your preferred Cutter Device (e.g., Zund CutCenter).
4. In the section Registration Marks [14], select the option Fit to Object [15] in the Placement Method.
5. Click Start to proceed with the Shape Nesting [13].

Figure 7: The tab Finishing with the Placement Method Fit to Object

6. After Shape Nesting is completed, the Print Items are imposed with Registration Marks placed along their shape. The number of Registration Marks to e placed per Print Item can be selected in the settings section Registration Marks [14] (Figure 7) using the option Marks per Print Item.

Figure 8: A completed Shape Nesting with two Registration Marks per Print Item along the shape

Three new features have been implemented in the Impose Mode Die Cut in this version.

The following new features have been implemented for the Impose Mode Step & Repeat in version 1.20.0.

As of this version, the option Overprint is no longer available for Captions of the type Barcode, since barcodes should never be calculated with the background. The display of overprinting Captions of the type Text has been aligned with how they are rendered in the Impose Editor.

The Check Object uses Pure Black only has been added in this version. The Check allows you to detect objects that are Pure Black within the selected PageBox. The color definition for Pure Black can be set using the option Color Spaces.

The following parameters are available:

• Inside PageBox [27] – Use this option to restrict the search to objects within the selected PageBox. The TrimBox provides a practical starting point, but you can also select the BleedBox.
• Apply to [28] – Use this option to limit the search for Pure Black to specific object types. The dropdown menu offers the following object types:
  • Text only – Detects only text (but not text that has been converted to Outlines).
  • Vectors only – Detects all vector objects, regardless of whether they are Strokes or Fills.
  • Images only – Detects images or objects that have been created as images, for example, by reducing transparency.
  • Text and vectors only – Detects both text and vectors.
• Text is [29] – Allows you to filter text objects that are larger or smaller than the text size specified in the field "Text Size". This option is only effective if Text only or Text and vectors only was selected previously.
• Overprint State [30] – Restricts the search to objects with a specific Overprint State. The dropdown menu provides the following options:
  • Do not consider – Detects all objects regardless of their Overprint State.
  • Overprint – Restricts the search to objects that are set to overprint.
  • Set to Knockout – Restricts the search to objects that are set to Knockout.
• Color Spaces [30] – Use this option to restrict the search to Pure Black objects defined within a specific Color Space. The following Color Spaces are available:
  • CMYK only – Detects objects with the color value 0/0/0/100.
  • Grayscale only – Detects objects with a Grayscale value of 0%.
  • Spot Black only – Detects objects defined using the Spot Color "Black".
  • All Color Spaces for Black Definition – Detects objects using any of the above Black definitions.

Figure 12: The check Object uses Pure Black only in the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Template

The check Overprinting Spot Colors now allows you to select not only Technical Spot Colors, but also All Spot Colors and System-wide Defined Spot Colors in the dropdown of the selection field Spot Color [32].

Figure 13: The check Overprinting Spot Colors in the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates

This new Fixup has been introduced in this version. The Fixup allows Print Items to be scaled to the Production Size during check-in, a defined Bleed to be generated, and additional margin areas to be added.

The following parameters are available for size adjustment:

• Dimensions [33] – In this section, you can define the dimensions for the following parameters of the Print Item:
  • Width – Visible Size – Define the width of the Visible Size of the Print Item, i.e., the width of the Print Item that is actually shown.
  • Height – Visible Size – Define the height of the Visible Size of the Print Item, i.e., the height that will be visible.
  • Width – Production Size – Define the width of the Production Size of the Print Item, i.e., the total width to be produced, excluding any Bleed.
  • Height – Production Size – Define the height of the Production Size of the Print Item, i.e., the total height to be produced, excluding any Bleed.
  • Minimum Visible Height (0 disables this feature) – Use this function to specify the Minimum Visible Height that the Print Item must meet. This option is useful for checking products with a defined height – between the Maximum and Minimum Visible Heights.

• Additional areas [34] – This section allows you to define extra margin areas for the Print Item:
  • Top, Left, Bottom and Right – Specify the required margin for each side of the Print Item. Missing margins are automatically mirrored.
• Bleed for Production Size – Check whether a Bleed is present for the Production Size. A missing Bleed is added to the Production Size by mirroring the content in the defined size.
  • Expected Pages – Define the number of pages expected to be processed. The default value is "1". For example, if "5" is entered, the Print Item must contain five pages to which the previously defined settings will be applied. If the Print Item does not have five pages, the Print Item will be assigned the status Data Check after Check-in.
  • Pages to be processed – comma delimited (example: 1,3,4) – Define which pages should be processed. This is only necessary for products which consists of several parts with different dimensions. For products that consist of only one part and identical dimensions, enter "All".
  • Maximum allowed Distortion – Define the maximum percentage of distortion allowed when scaling the Print Item to the Production Size.
  • Expected Bleed in Artwork – Verifies whether the expected Bleed is present in the Artwork.

Figure 14: The dialog for the new Fixup Size Adjustment for a Check-in Preflight and Fixup Template

Products may consist of either a single part (i.e., with one set of dimensions) or multiple parts (each with different dimensions). For example, a tablecloth for a rectangular table might be composed of three parts:

• Part 1 – This could be the table surface of the rectangular table.
• Part 2 – This could be the side parts of the tablecloth for the short sides of the table.
• Part 3 – This could be the side parts of the tablecloth for the long sides of the table.

The tablecloth product therefore consists of three parts, each with different dimensions. A total of five Print Items (designs) are required: 1 x table surface, 2 x long side parts, and 2 x short side parts. This results in a five-page document.

For exactly such products, additional input fields [35] are available within the Fixup Size Adjustment. These fields allow for the definition of all parameters needed to produce a product consisting of up to a maximum of three parts. The input fields are to be applied as previously described, but adapted accordingly for the other parts.

With the update to pdfToolbox version 16.0, improved error messages are now displayed for errors occurring when executing a kfpx in the pdfToolbox SDK. Misconfigurations of regular expressions (RegEx) can thus be identified and resolved significantly faster.

Starting with this version, users can synchronize information with the Approval Portal under Administration > Settings > Reports, provided that the information has been previously linked with the corresponding metadata or user-defined fields. It is possible to specify which Separations and which Technical Separations can be displayed in the Approval Portal.

To configure these settings, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Administration > Settings > Reports.
2. In the tab Approvals, navigate to the settings section Information to be transferred to the Approval Portal.
3. Click Edit [36] to adjust the settings.

Figure 15: The settings section Information to be transferred to the Approval Portal in the Settings for Reports

4. The dialog Edit Information to be transferred to the Approval Portal opens.
5. Within this dialog, configure the following settings:
   • Settings for handling Page Separations – Enable the option Upload all Separations to Print [37] to transfer all printing Separations to the Approval Portal. If this option is disabled, you can select which printing Separations should be transferred – CMYK will always be transferred regardless of selection.
   • Settings for handling Technical Colors – Enable the option Upload all Technical Separations [38] to transfer all Technical Separations to the Approval Portal. If this option is disabled, you can select which Technical Separations – Die Cut, Crease, etc. – should be transferred.
6. In the section Information to be displayed on the Approval Portal [39], you can add any number of entries.
7. To add another entry, click Add Entry [42].
8. You can add two types of Captions and assign placeholders to the Captions. The following Caption types can be created:
   • Subheading [40] – Used to create group headings, which are marked as headings in the Approval Portal with a line underneath.
   • Text line [41] – Used to create Captions for individual information related to the displayed Print Item.
9. To assign placeholders to the Captions, click Insert Placeholder [43] to open the dialog Select Placeholder.

Figure 16: The dialog Edit Information to be transferred to the Approval Portal

10. In the dialog that opens, select the desired placeholder(s) – placeholders are available in the categories Order, Order Item, Print Configuration, Color Policy, Global, Customer, Substrate, Substrate Category, Print Item, and PDF Information.
11. Click on the respective placeholder to apply it.
12. Click on the icon List or Text [44] to change the display mode of the placeholders.
13. Click Save to apply the settings.

Figure 17: The dialog Select Placeholder showing the available placeholders

Starting with this version, several new features are available in the Approval Portal. These include the following:

A new Operation has been added to the Operations environment, and existing Operations have been partially improved.

Starting with this version, a detailed view is available for Production Schedulers, allowing the user to see which Print Items are still to be processed and which Print Items have already been processed by the scheduler.

To access the detailed view, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Automation > Production Schedulers.
2. Select the desired Production Scheduler.
3. Click on the icon [70].
4. The detail view of the respective Scheduler opens.
5. In the tab Print Items to be processed [68], you can see the following information:
   • Number of Files [69] – The number of files to be processed by the Routine during the next run.
   • Total Number of Copies to produce [71] – The total number of copies to be produced during the next run.
   • Total Area – Production Format [72] – The total area or Production Format of the Impositions created by the Production Scheduler during the next run.

Figure 29: The tab Print Items to be processed in the detailed view of a Production Scheduler

6. Open the tab Processed Print Items [73].
7. The following functions are now available:
   • Only display types that were affected during the execution [74] – Select this check box to display only the types that were affected by the execution of the routine.
   • Reset all processed Print Items of Automation Jobs [75] – Resets all Print Items that have already been processed with an Automation Job.
   • Refresh Display [77] – Refresh the page view.
   • Sort Function [78] – Sort the list in ascending or descending order by Execution Start or Execution Finished [79].
   • Execution Information [76] – Shows details about the execution such as Execution Start, Execution Finished, and Status of the Scheduler.
   • Execution Overview – Provides information about the originator, the number of processed files, the Status, and the total Duration of the execution.

Figure 30: The tab Processed Print Items in the detailed view of a Production Scheduler

Starting with this version, the list of Production Jobs displays an additional information icon [80] with a tooltip when the Production Job is a Multipage Production Job – that is, when a multipage imposition has been created during the imposition.

Figure 31: Additional information shown in the footer of a Production Job in the list of Production Jobs

Starting with this version, the menu Administration offers functions for managing Routines in the new user interface of the Workflow. From now on, Routines can only be created and edited within the Workflow interface.

The main new feature of the menu item is that only four Routines are available. Unlike previous versions, these Routines can be configured in a much more granular way. Learn more about this new feature in the section Routines.

Figure 32: The Routines under Administration > Routines in the new user interface

Starting with version 1.20.0, the Color Policy [81] is only displayed if it is required.

Figure 33: The dialog Create Spot Color Definition with the option to set a Color Policy

In this version, the IP address [82] of the Workflow is now displayed in the System Information.

Figure 34: The Information of the Workflow with the Hardware Resources and the IP address

In this version, the following new features are available in the Print Item Detail View.

In this version, several improvements have been made to the Dark Mode, which can be enabled under Avatar > User Interface Appearance.

Starting with this version, it is possible in the new user interface to add Tags for additional data under Settings > Tags > Additional Data. In previous versions, this Operation resulted in an error.

Figure 41: The Settings with Tags for Additional Data

In the list of Printers under Administration > Printers, the Filter Options to Set Filter [88] have been enhanced to allow filtering the list by Comment, Printer Type, Created By, Modified, and Segment.

Figure 42: The Filter Options in the menu Manage Printers

In the Substrate Definitions under Administration > Substrates, it is no longer possible from this version onwards to define the Width and Height of the Substrate Definition with the value "0".

For orders, this version adds previously missing tabs – Order Information and Additional Data – as well as an extension of the filter options with the addition of the "Tags" filter.

To access the Order Information, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Orders > Orders.
2. Open the desired Order.
3. In the action bar of the order, click on Show Order Infos [89].
4. In the dialog that opens, you can view general information about the order in the tab General [90]. In the tab User-defined Fields [91], you can edit the existing user-defined fields for the Order.

Figure 43: Left: The button Show Order Infos in an Order; Right: The detailed view of the Order Information

Additional Data

If you want to attach Additional Data – documents related to the order – to an Order or an Order Item, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Orders > Orders.
2. Open the desired Order.
3. In the action bar of the order, click on More Functions [92].
   • Select Additional Data: Order to add additional documents to the order.
   • Select Additional Data: Order Line to add additional documents to a specific order item.
4. In the dialog that opens, add the desired files by clicking the button Add [94].
5. In this section, you also have the options to Delete [95] and Refresh [96] files.
6. Enable Show System Files [93] to display all system-generated files, such as Imposition Layouts and Previews.
7. Click Close to apply the settings.

Figure 44: Left: The action bar of an Order with the option to add Additional Data; Right: The dialog Files in detailed view

Filter Options

To access the new Filter Option "Tags", proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Orders > Orders.
2. Click on Set Filter [97].
3. In the dialog Filter Options that opens, click on Add Filter [98].
4. From the list, select the filter Tags.
5. In the selection field, choose from the available tags.
6. Click Save to apply the filter to the order list.

Figure 45: The dialog Filter Options with the Tags filter in the Order List

As of this version, only four Routines are available by default after installing the Workflow: Empty trash, System Cleanup, Move to trash, and Entity Cleanup.

These Routines perform the following tasks:

• Empty trash [99] – Permanently deletes Articles, Print Items, Orders, and Production Jobs at defined times. This Routine cannot be deleted.
• System Cleanup [100] – Performs maintenance by deleting system files (mainly log files) and unnecessary database entries. This Routine cannot be deleted.
• Move to trash [101] – Moves Articles, Print Items, Orders, and Production Jobs to the trash at defined times. This Routine cannot be deleted, but it can be duplicated to process specific entities at different times.
• Entity Cleanup [102] –  Deletes files that are no longer needed, such as intermediate versions, Impose Jobs, Output Files, Hotfolder elements. This Routine cannot be deleted.

Figure 46: The dialog Routines with the four Routines

Please note that existing Routines from the old user interface were migrated to the new logic in version 1.20.0 of the Workflow as part of the update process!

Since Routines have been completely reimplemented in the new user interface with version 1.20.0 of the Workflow, an overview of the individual components of this menu item is provided here.

The menu is divided into the following areas:

Header bar [103] – Allows users to quickly check which menu item is currently selected.

Filter and search bar – Enables filtering, searching, and sorting the list of routines. The following options are available:

• Set Filter [104] – Click to create filters that can be configured and saved individually for reuse at any time. Available filter options include:
  • Created by – Selection list with an exclusion function.
  • Modified by – Selection list with an exclusion function.
• Delete filter – As with all filters in the Workflow, this button allows you to delete active filters. Remove an individual filter criterion by clicking on the X in the respective filter criterion.
• Sort [114] – Select a field from the dropdown to sort the list in ascending or descending order. The following sort criteria are available:
  • Created
  • Modified
  • Name
• Full text search [115] – Filter entries using a full-text search. The fields to be searched can be defined in the Display options.
• Search Settings [116] – Configure the behavior of the full-text search. Choose between Standard and Exact.
  • Standard – Finds all entries that contain the entered text, regardless of preceding or following characters.
  • Exact – Only finds exact matches with no extra characters before or after. Supports special characters such as "%" and "_" for advanced queries.

Action bar [105] – Provides actions for selected Routines and customization of the list view of your Workflow. The following actions are available by default, as with almost all lists in the Workflow:

• Edit – Open the selected routine for editing (e.g. to change execution time). Only one routine can be edited at a time.
• Delete – Not available for system-provided routines. Only Move to trash routines created by the user via duplication can be deleted.
• Refresh display – Refreshes the display of the Routines by clicking on this icon.
• Additional functions – Contains the Filter, Search, and Display Configuration Options that can be used to control the list view.
• Pagination with list display limitation – Set the number of entries shown and navigate through pages.

List – Displays the currently filtered routines with the following options:

• Routine name [106] – Displays the name of the Routine, which can be edited at any time.
• Display Options [107] – Contains the display options such as Description, Last executed, Next Execution [109], Cron Expression, Message, Error Code. Customize the Display Options by using the button More Functions in the Action bar.
• Activate Routine [110] – Activate or deactivate the Routine using this button. Active Routines are indicated by a green icon [108], while deactivated Routines are indicated by a red circle with a strikethrough.
• Execute immediately [112] – Execute the Routine immediately without waiting for the scheduled time.
• Additional Information [113] – Hover over this icon to display detailed information about the function of the Routine.
• Types [111] – The types affected by the Routine are listed here – e.g., Print Item, Article, Job, Production Job.

Figure 47: The user interface of the menu item Routines

By clicking on the icon [108], you open the detailed view of the respective Routine, which provides in-depth information about the execution processes. This view contains the following information:

• Only display types that were affected during the execution [114] – When enabled, this option filters the view to display only the entity types that were impacted during the execution of the routine.
• Refresh display [118] – Reloads and updates the display of the execution list.
• Sorting function [120] – Allows sorting the list in ascending or descending order based on Execution Start or Execution Finished.
• Pagination [122] – Navigate through multiple pages of execution records.
• Execution information [115] – Displays the Start/Time, End Date/Time and the execution status.
• Type [116] – Indicates which entity types were potentially affected during the execution – e.g., Production Job, Order, Article,...
• Number of affected files [117] – Shows the number of affected files for each type listed.
• Status [119] – Displays the execution result/status for each type.
• Duration [121] – Indicates the runtime for each type within the routine execution.

Figure 48: The detailed view of the Routine System Cleanup

In earlier versions, Routine executions could only be scheduled at hourly intervals. With the new implementation, the execution timing of a Routine can be specified down to the second. In addition, the reference point – e.g., older than 6 hours from the execution time – can also be selected.

To configure the Routine, proceed as follows:

1. Select the desired Routine from the list of Routines.
2. Click Edit in the Action bar.
3. In the dialog Edit Routine that opens, adjust the following settings under the tab General [123]:
   • Name – Edit the name of the Routine.
   • Description – Modify the description of the Routine.
   • Cron Expression – Click on any field – e.g. the minutes [124] – to change the scheduling of the Routine.
4. Switch to the tab Apply to [125] to configure settings for each type that is processed by this Routine.
5. Select the first type in the illustration, the Print Item [126].
6. In the area Configuration of the Execution, specify which Print Items the Routine should delete.
7. In the area Time of Deletion, select the time that is required for the Print Items to be deleted. The following options are available in this area:
   • From – To – Delete Print Items moved to the trash within the selected time period.
   • Greater than or equal to – Delete Print Items moved to the trash from now on within X days/hours/minutes/seconds. This setting generally does not make sense for Deletion Routines
   • Less than or equal to – Delete Print Items moved to the trash before X days/hours/minutes/seconds ago.
   • Predefined times [128] – Select predefined times for the previously selected option from the list. The following options are available for Less than or equal to:
     • Now
     • 6 hours ago
     • in 6 hours
     • Today at 23:59
     • Tomorrow at 23:59
     • The Day after Tomorrow at 23:59
     • Yesterday at 23:59
     • The Day before yesterday at 23:59
     • Monday of this Week at 23:59
     • Sunday of this Week at 23:59
     • First Day of the Month at 23:59
     • Last Day of the Month at 11:59
   • Advanced Mode – If you selected a predefined time, enabling this option allows you to fine-tune the timing even further:
     • Duration – Adjust the time interval using seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years with a specific numeric value.
     • Start with – Define the start time relative to the current time by specifying X seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years.
     • End after – Define the end time relative to the current time by specifying X seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years.

Although this configuration can seem complex, the interface always displays the currently set parameters. The green process bar [129] indicates that the deletion will affect all print items in the trash that were moved there before June 23, 2025, 14:59:53.

Figure 49: Left: The tab General of the dialog Edit Routine; Right: The tab Apply to of the dialog Edit Routine

The new Fixup Set Line Width for Selected Spot Colors has been added in this version.

Improvements have been made to three existing Fixups.

Two improvements have been made to the Fixup Chains in this version.

Information about a printed Production Job is provided. The system displays the Production Jobs in which a Print Item from an Order has been used. Additionally, it also displays the Production Jobs in which the Print Item is currently being used. The following figures show the respective calls.

Figure 55: The corresponding API call for the Production Job

Figure 56: The new node to output the referenced Production Jobs

Figure 57: The corresponding API call to query in which Production Jobs the Print Item was used

Starting with this version, the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Template selected via the API is also saved. This allows the user interface to display which template was used during check-in.

Figure 58: The corresponding API call to display the template

From this version onward, an extended set of Placeholders is available for the fields Job Name, External ID, and Comments in Production Jobs, for the File Name in the Print Configuration of a PDF Printer, and for Dynamic Naming under Settings > Dynamic Naming. Furthermore, placeholders can be cropped and user-defined separators inserted to improve the readability of multiple entries – such as lists of job numbers.

The following section provides a detailed list of the affected areas.

In this version, all previously described placeholders, as well as additional ones, are available in the Print Configuration of a PDF Printer. These include:

• Sequential number of generated outputs per Printer – The total number of PDF files ever generated using the selected PDF printer.
• Sequential number of generated outputs per Printer Type – The total number of PDF files ever generated across all PDF printers.
• Daily sequential number of generated outputs per Printer Type – The number of PDF files generated today across all PDF printers. The numbering resets daily.
• Daily sequential number of outputs per Printer – The number of PDF files generated today using the selected PDF printer. The numbering resets daily.

To access these placeholders, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Settings > Printers.
2. Select a PDF Printer from the list of Printers or add a new one.
3. Switch to the detailed view of the Printer.
4. In the section Print Configuration, edit an existing Print Configuration or add a new one.
5. In the dialog Add Print Configuration, under File Name [149], click Add Placeholder [150] to insert the placeholders you wish to use for the PDF file name.

Figure 66: The dialog Add Print Configuration for a PDF Printer

• In the dialog Select Placeholder that opens, enter the keyword sequential in the Search bar.
• The four new placeholders will then be displayed:
  • Sequential number of outputs generated per Printer
  • Daily sequential number of outputs per Printer Type
  • Daily sequential number of outputs per Printer
  • Sequential number of outputs generated per Printer Type
• Click on the desired placeholder to insert into the field File Name [149].

Figure 67: The dialog Select Placeholder with the newly added placeholders

To access existing Q-Points, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Administration > Settings > Q-Points.
2. The previously created Q-Point will be displayed here.
3. By clicking on the Name of the Q-Point [156], you can view which unit – Workflow / Printer / Control station (in the case of the VariJet 106) – already has corresponding information available.

Figure 70: The list of Q-Points in the Settings

In the case of a repeated Production Job (reprint) for which the previously saved Printer Settings should be applied, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to a Production Job that was created with an Output Configuration for a VariJet 106 or Tau Printer.
2. Click on Apply existing Q-Point [152] (Figure 68).
3. In the step Q-Point [157], select the desired Q-Point. You will notice that using a clear and descriptive naming convention is helpful for identifying the correct Q-Point.
4. Click Next to proceed to the following step.

Figure 71: The step Q-Point in the dialog Select Q-Point

5. In the step Output Settings [158], define additional settings for the Q-Point of your Production Job, if changes are required or desired.
6. Click Next to proceed to the following step.

Figure 72: The step Output Settings in the dialog Select Q-Point

7. In the step Color correction [160], select an existing Color Correction Template if you wish or need to make adjustments.
8. Alternatively, click Enable Color Correction [159] to define a new Color Correction.
9. Click Save to store the Q-Point.
10. When this Production Job is sent to the Printer, the original Printer settings will also be transmitted to the Printer, ensuring that the same settings as in the previous print job are applied.

Figure 73: The step Color correction of the dialog Select Q-Point

To add a Printer, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Administration > Printers.
2. Click + Add [161].
3. Select Third-party Printer [162] from the list of available Printer types.
4. The dialog Add Printer will open.

Figure 74: The section Manage Printers with the option to add a Third-party Printer

5. In the dialog that opens, you are in the step Printer [163], where the setup for the Printer connection is defined.
6. Select the desired Instance [164] and Printer Type [165], and enter a Name [166] for the printing system.
7. Click Next to proceed to the second step.

Figure 75: The step Printer of the dialog Add Printer

8. In the step Print Environment, select the desired environment [167]. This environment must have been previously created in the Device Connector in order to be selectable here.
9. Click Next to proceed to the third step.

Figure 76: The step Print Environment of the dialog Add Printer

10. In the step Printheads [170], the printheads selected via the Print Environment are created automatically.
11. You can proceed with the remaining part of the dialog as follows:
    • Autocreate Inks [168] – When this checkbox is enabled, the inks are automatically created for the Printer.
    • Preferred Ink Family [169] – If the option Autocreate Inks is not enabled, you can manually select the ink family to be used here.
12. Click Next to proceed to the fourth step.

Figure 77: The step Print Heads of the dialog Add Printer

13. In the step Color Configuration [173], define the Type [171] and the Color Configuration [172] – the same color configuration that you have already selected in the Device Connector.
14. Click Next to proceed to the fifth step.

Figure 78: The step Color Configuration of the dialog Add Printer

15. In the step Print Configuration [174], you must specify the resolution and select the rendering parameters.
16. After entering and reviewing the settings, click Save.
17. The Printer will now appear in the list of available Printers.

Figure 79: The step Color Configuration of the dialog Add Printer