Importing a raw imposition file with smart hot folders

You can use a smart hot folder to create a job based on a template job and then move a Preps job file to one or more job hot folders for processing. You can use the smart hot folder to rename the imposition PJTF and marks files.

1. Create a smart hot folder to create a new job, or find an existing job based on the back reference in the Preps .job file name.
   See Smart hot folders  .
2. Create a Prinergy template job to be used when the smart hot folder is creating a new job.
3. In the template job, create job hot folders with an import process template attached.
   See Hot folders  .
4. Configure the smart hot folder to move the incoming raw imposition file to the job hot folder for processing.
5. Drop the Preps .job file, Preps JDF file, or the JDF-MIS stripping parameters file into the smart hot folder.

When the smart hot folder moves a Preps .job file into the job hot folder, the integrated Preps software creates the PJTF and marks files. The imposition plan is added to the Prinergy job. The Preps .job file is saved in the <job folder>\System\ImpositionPlans folder.
When the smart hot folder moves a Preps .job file from UpFront software into the job hot folder, the integrated Preps software finds the UpFront software-created template in the Templates folder and outputs PJTF and marks files. If the UpFront software-created template referenced in the Preps .job is not found, Preps will not create the PJTF and the import fails.
When the smart hot folder moves a stripping parameter file into the job import hot folder, the page set is created and the Preps job is saved in the <job folder>\System\ImpositionPlans folder. If a matching signature is not found, the PJTF and marks file is not created and an imposition plan is not imported.