Setting up an RBA rule to import Prinergy layouts

When an operator drops a .jt file into the hot folder connected to this enabled rule, a new Prinergy Workflow job and layout are created by the PLA software. You can then revise marks in PLA without opening the layout in the Pandora software.

1. Start Workshop.
2. In the Job Finder window, select Tools > Rule Set Manager.
   Important: Do not open Rule Set Manager from a specific Prinergy Workflow job.
3. In the Rule Set Library pane, locate the folder you created for storing PLA system-level rule sets (in our example, PLA System Rule Sets), and open the PLA Import Prinergy Layout rule set. 
4. To open the Create Job action, double-click the line between the Select One Item and Create Job actions.
5. Set the following parameters:
   1. Job Home Server: Select the server name from the list of available servers.
   2. Job Home Share: Select the server share location.
   3. (Optional) Job Group: Select the preferred job group.
   4. Template Job: Select the template job to use when creating the layout.
6. Save and enable the rule set.
7. In Job Finder, find PLATemplateJob and open it.
8. In Job Manager for PLATemplateJob, select Job > Manage Hot Folders. Perform the following actions:
   1. In the Manage Hot Folders window, click Add.
   2. In the Create Hot Folder for Job window, set the hot folder to Add and Process Files.
   3. In the Workflow Processors list, locate and select the PLA Import Prinergy Layout rule set by selecting Automation: Enabled Rule Sets\All Jobs\PLA System Rule Sets\PLA Import Prinergy Layout.

The hot folder is named PLA Import Prinergy Layout by default. You can change the name. Or, you can create an external folder on another share to be used as a hot folder, and associate the rule with the external folder. This external folder must be on a share visible to the Prinergy Workflow software. If you created an external hot folder in the Create Hot Folder for Job dialog box, expand Options, and select the Use Custom Location check box. 

For more information about creating hot folders, see the Prinergy Workflow Workshop User Guide.