Configure an automated workflow in which you add PDF input files to a quantity-based subfolder within an AutoGang hot folder, and the files are automatically ganged to a new layout and imported into a new Prinergy job.
Requirements:
- Prinergy client computer (to use the AutoGang feature in Preps)
- Preps Pro 6.x or later floating license (to use the AutoGang feature in Preps)
- Prinergy Import Populated Job Ticket license (to import the ganged layout)
- Prinergy Rules-Based Automation license (optional; to automatically refine files)
Note: A quantity-based subfolder is a folder that groups content by run-length. For example, if a customer typically orders 500 copies, then you need to create a quantity folder called 500 to collect the input files.
The Prinergy job is created with same name as the ganged output file. The ganged output file is named after the date and time that the file was created, and the name of the AutoGang hot folder used to create the file: YYMMDDHHmm_nn_HotFolderName, where nn represents the incremented file ID number.
Important: After the layout is created in Prinergy, ensure that you open the Preps Ganging software from Prinergy Workshop and check the generated layouts before saving and printing the Prinergy job.
This procedure provides summarized steps. For more details, see the Preps Ganging Guide and the relevant topics in this guide.