Create a new hot folder and use it to refine a PostScript input file

Create a New Hot Folder

Note: The procedure for creating a hot folder may vary, depending on the version of Prinergy Evo Workflow software.

1. In the Prinergy Evo Client Help, read the topic Configuring Hot Folders to learn about how hot folders work in Prinergy Evo and how to benefit from using them in your workflow.
2. From the Prinergy Evo Configure menu, select Hot Folders.
3. In the Hot Folders dialog box, click New.
4. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, locate the shared HotFolders volume on the network.
5. Once you have found the shared volume, click New Folder.
6. In the New Folder dialog box, type a name for your hot folder and click Create.
7. In the Locate the Hot Folder dialog box, select the hot folder you created, and click Choose.
8. In the New Hot Folder dialog box, verify the path to your new hot folder.
9. To select a process template to use with this hot folder, click Add.
   The Assign process template dialog box opens.
10. In the Assign process template dialog box, expand the Refine to PDF process template group. Select the RefineToPDF-Factory process template, and then click OK.
11. In the Hot Folders dialog box, view the details of the hot folder you created. When you have finished viewing these details, close the dialog box. 

Refine a PostScript Input File Using the New Hot Folder

1. Open the shared HotFolders volume and locate the hot folder you created.
2. Open the shared JobData volume and locate this file:  Sales Flyer.ps
3. Select the Sales Flyer.ps file and drag it to the hot folder you created in the shared HotFolders volume.
4. If the Process Viewer window is not already open, from the Window menu, select New Process Viewer. View the status of the refine process in the bottom of the Process Viewer window.
5. When the refine process is complete, return to the shared HotFolders volume and view the Salesflyer.ps.pdf file. Notice that the PDF file is located in the Output folder, and the original PostScript file is located in the Input_Success folder.
6. In the Output folder, double-click the PDF file. Acrobat software will start.

Optional: Delete the Hot Folder

This procedure is optional. Complete this procedure if the hot folder created for this activity will not be used in your workflow.

1. Using a file manager such as Windows Explorer or the Mac OS Finder, browse to the hot folder you created in this exercise.
2. Delete all files residing in the Output subfolder and the Input_Success subfolder.
3. From the Prinergy Evo Configure menu, select Hot Folders.
4. In the Hot Folders dialog box, select the hot folder you created, then click Delete.
5. If you want to remove the folder from your Prinergy Evo server computer, locate the Hot Folders shared file server volume and delete the folder.