Overview
Why you should complete this activity
The Pandora software is a packaging and label layout solution that enables you to import, align, and step and repeat artwork and marks quickly and easily, to create a job ready for printing.
The ShopMap palette works with Pandora software, storing information about all of your shop's materials (substrates, plates, and film), and equipment (output devices and presses). You enter information about all of these resources to the ShopMap palette, and then these resources are available for use with all of your jobs.
You can place your ShopMap on a shared network drive and access this data from Pandora installed on various computers. The shared ShopMap feature makes managing your ShopMap resources easier and allows you to set up new Pandora installations quickly.
Audience
Operators or anyone who will use the Prinergy Workflow Packaging Automation Expansion Pack together with the Kodak Pandora packaging layout software regularly
Time required
Approximately 10-15 minutes
Recommended reading
- Pandora User Guide/ShopMap Palette
- Kodak Pandora Software Version 8.0 Release Notes
What you'll need
Network location of the Pandora Shared ShopMap folder. Your instructor will tell you the location.
Specifications of the substrates (press sheets), plates and press equipment. See below.
Important: If using the translated Pandora software version in French, Spanish, or German, remember to use a comma (,) for fractional measurements instead of a period (.). For example, English = 456.7 French/Spanish/German = 456,7.