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You want to ensure that there won't be any problems generating a new plate during the night shift, if a plate is damaged.

By generating a plate identification number, a press person can easily remake a plate with minimal knowledge of Prinergy Workshop.

The Plate Remake feature enables you to remake a plate using the same settings and output device that were used to output the original plate.

For example, if a job is being printed at night and one of the plates is damaged, an operator can quickly remake a plate without having to know how to use Workshop or what settings the day shift operator used to make the original plate. The new plate is output using the settings that were applied when the original plate was made, including being output to the same device that was originally used.

Generate a plate identification number

A unique plate identifier needs to be established in order for a new plate to be output with the same settings that were applied when the original plate was made, including the platesetter device that was originally used.
A plate identifier can be established in the marks file that is imported with an imposition layout, or can be included in the Sheet Marks window or the Slugline mark window in the Marks section of an output or final output process template. In this task, the Slugline mark window will be used.

  1. Right-click the XX_Final_Output job folder icon in the bottom left corner of Job Manager. Select Open Job Folder in File Browser.
  2. Open UserDefinedFolders / Final Output. Select and delete all .TIF files.
  3. From the Tools menu, choose Process Template Editor.
  4. Open your process template: Final Output > Auto Flat Output > XXFinalOutput.
  5. Open the Marks section and locate the Slugline mark window.
  6. Edit the slugline mark to include: $[JOBNAME]$[COLOR]$[plateid]. From the File menu, choose Save.
  7. Close the final output process template and the Process Template Editor.
  8. In the Separations view, right-click A Front 1 and choose: Final Output > Auto Flat Output > XXFinalOutput.
  9. In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.

Verify plate identification

In this task, you will verify the plate identification number for every separation generated as part of the imposition plan.

  1. If the job is not already open, right-click the XX_Final_Output job folder icon in the lower left corner of Job Manager. Select Open Job Folder in File Browser.
  2. Open UserDefinedFolders / Final Output.
  3. Open the XX_Jo.Hearthstone.1A.C.TIF (cyan) file. View the bottom left corner of the .TIF file.
  4. Make a note of the identification number. In this case, the ID number is 0000-C444. Write down the ID number generated from your own system.



  5. View the different ID numbers for each separation.
  6. Select and delete all .TIF files in the Final Output folder.

Generate plate remake

In this task, you will request a plate remake for the cyan separation for the front surface.

  1. From the Tools menu in Job Manager, select Plate Remake.
  2. In the Plate Remake dialog box, enter the ID number for the cyan separation. In this example, the plate ID is 0000-C444.



  3. View the plate details. When ready to generate a place remake, click OK. Monitor the final output process.
  4. If the job is not already open, right-click the XX_Final_Output job folder icon in the bottom left corner of Job Manager. Select Open Job Folder in File Browser.
  5. Open UserDefinedFolders / Final Output.
  6. Open the XXJo.Hearthstone.1A.C.TIF separation. This separation was generated using the same settings and output process as the original cyan separation.

Delete the final output process template

  1. Restore Job Manager.
  2. From the Tools menu, choose Process Template Editor.
  3. In the Final Output group, locate your process template: Final Output > Auto Flat Output > XXFinalOutput.
  4. Right-click your process template XXFinalOutput and select Delete. The process template is deleted.
  5. Close the Process Template Editor.
  6. Close XX_Final_Output Job Manager.

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