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You will process two sets of input files using the workflow template that you created. Prinergy Evo will process each set of input files separately, and neither workflow will affect the other workflow.

Run Workflow 1

  1. From the Window menu, select Template Browser and open the group that contains your workflow template. 
    Under Type, notice that your workflow template is classified as Workflow. 
  2. From the Activity 31 folder in the location where you saved the activity files, drag ITP_Fat.ps to your workflow template in the Template Browser. 
    The Process Start dialog box appears with the name of your workflow template and lists the input file ITP_Fat.ps.
  3. Because you will be creating more than one workflow, give each workflow a name. In the Name box, type Workflow 1.
  4. Click Go. 
  5. To watch Prinergy Evo process your file, from the Window menu, select Process Viewer: View by Process.
    Next, you will learn how to monitor the status of your job by your workflow.

Monitor Workflow 1

  1. From the View menu, select View by Workflow. 
    Workflow 1 appears in the Process Viewer: View by Workflow dialog box. 
  2. To display the status of the workflow, click the show workflow icon. 
    • A yellow check mark appears for several seconds, indicating that the first refine was successful but it contains warnings.
    • Next to the second refine process step, the upright hand points up, indicating that Prinergy Evo is holding eight files and will not refine them until you release the files. 
  3. To display the Workflow dialog box, double-click any process under Workflow 1.
    • Workflow 1 appears at the top of the Workflow dialog box. 
    • The Workflow dialog box shows all of the workflow icons and process steps that belong to your workflow.
    • The waving hand indicates that Prinergy Evo is waiting for you to release the files. 
    • The two panes below show the input file and PDF files created by the first refine.

Release and Refine Three Files

  1. Click the second refine process step. 
    • A blue square indicates which step you selected. 
    • The PDF files from the previous step appear in the Input Files pane of this step. They are ready to be released and refined again.
  2. Select the first three files, and click the Release button  above the Files Created pane.
    • The Release Elements dialog box displays the files. Remember, the workflow template is set up so that Prinergy Evo will automatically execute the next process step and output virtual proofs of the files after the second refine is complete. 
    • Note: You can change the color mapping settings now, but you will learn about Prinergy Evo dynamic settings in another activity. 
  3. To refine the files and output virtual proofs (.vps files), click Go. 
    • A green check mark appears for several seconds behind the virtual proofing process step. 
    • Prinergy Evo reports the status of the refined PDF files in the Files Created pane (at the lower right). 
    • Prinergy Evo waits for you to release the files again and impose the files. You will do this later in this activity.

Open and view Virtual Printing files (Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software)

  1. Click the OutputPDF-VPS-ITP process step.
  2. In the Created Files pane, select the signature at the top of the list.
  3. To view the signature in the Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software, click the Open button  above the Input Files pane.
  4. Quit the Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software.

Refine Remaining Files and Output Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software 

  1. Make sure the Workflow dialog box shows on your screen.
    A waving hand beside the second refine process step indicates that there are more PDF files to be released.
  2. In the Workflow dialog box, select the second refine process step.
  3. Select files ITP_Fat.p0004.pdf through ITP_Fat.p0008.pdf, and click Release . 
  4. Click Go.
    • A yellow check mark appears for several seconds, indicating that the first refine was successful but it contains warnings. 
    • A green check mark over the output to Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software process step (OutputPDF-VPS-ITP) indicates that Prinergy Evo successfully created the .vps files.
  5. To view the list of signature files in the Files Created pane, click the OutputPDF-VPS-ITP process step.
    Later, you will finish processing the refined .pdf files using Workflow 1.

Run Workflow 2

You will process another input file using the same workflow template that you used to run Workflow 1.

  1. From the Activity 31 folder, drag ACTFat.ps to your workflow template in the Template Browser. 
    The Process Start dialog box appears.
  2. In the Name box, type Workflow 2.
  3. Click Go.

Monitor Workflow 2

  1. To confirm that Prinergy Evo has started Workflow 2, from the View menu, select Process Viewer: View by Workflow.
  2. To view the process steps in Workflow 2, click the show workflow icon. 
    The process steps are the same as those in Workflow 1 because Prinergy Evo launched both workflows from the same workflow template.
  3. Double-click any process step in Workflow 2 in the Process Viewer to display the Workflow dialog box. 
    • Workflow 2 appears at the top of the Workflow dialog box. 
    • Prinergy Evo has successfully refined the files and is waiting for you to release them.

Release and Second Refine All PDF Files (Workflow 2)

  1. In the Workflow dialog box, click the second refine process step.
  2. In the Input Files pane, select all .pdf files, and click Release  above the Files Created pane.
    Note: You can change the color mapping settings now, but you will learn about Prinergy Evo dynamic settings in another activity.
  3. To refine the files and output virtual proofs (.vps files), click Go.
    Prinergy Evo processes the files, then waits for you to release the files and impose them. You will do this later in this activity.

Create a 4-up Imposition .JDF File and Output .VPS Files (Workflow 2)

  1. Click the Impose-4up-ITP process step.
  2. In the Input Files pane, select all .pdf files.
  3. Click the Release button , and click Go. 
    Prinergy Evo creates the ACT_Fat.p0001_impo.jdf file. 
  4. To view the list of imposed .vps files, click the OutputImposition-VPS-ITP process step. 
    Processing by Workflow 2 is completed.


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