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The main concept behind hot folder creation is automatic workflow management. A hot folder is linked to a process template, which defines the file processing instructions. You can drag a file into a hot folder from your desktop. The system monitors the hot folders and by default waits 10 seconds for a group of 32 input files before adding the input files to the queue. The system then automatically processes the files according to the instructions in the process template that is linked to the hot folder.
Use hot folders to automatically process input files. You may have more than one hot folder for submitting input files. The Hot Folders dialog box displays all currently configured hot folders and their parameters.
You can create single-process hot folders that contain a single process template. Alternatively, you can create a multiple-process hot folder that is linked to multiple process templates, enabling you to create multiple parallel processes from a single input file. For example, you can create a hot folder that is linked to multiple output process templates. When you drop an input file into the hot folder, Prinergy Evo simultaneously and in parallel applies the processing instructions in each attached process template to the input file, creating multiple processes and output.
Important: When you submit an imposition file (PJTF or JDF) to a hot folder, you must also submit the marks PDF file. You may also want to submit the PDF files that make up the run list.
You can submit one or more individual files to a hot folder or submit CT/LW, DCS, TIFF/IT, or one-bit TIFF files as a file set. File sets include an additional master file that you submit to a hot folder. For file sets, here are some guidelines:

•   When you submit input files as a file set, you do not need to add all the files simultaneously.
•  If you plan to submit files separately, first submit the master file and then the related input files. The master file provides crucial details about the names of the files in a file set.
•  In general, when you submit a master file or input file and there are more files to submit to the hot folder, Prinergy Evo software waits up to a minute for the next file in the set. After you add the additional file, the system will wait for another minute for the next file, if there is one.

After you create a hot folder, the system automatically creates the following processing subfolders within the hot folder:
Input_Error: The system stores the input file here if it detects an error during processing.
Input_Success: The system stores the input file here after the file is successfully processed. If an error or warning occurs during processing, Prinergy Evo moves the input file to the Input_Error or Input_Warning folders.
Input_Warning: The system stores the input file here if it detects a warning during processing.
Input_Canceled: The system stores the input file here if you cancel the processing before it is complete.
Input_Unmatched: Prinergy Evo software stores the input file here if your hot folder automation is based on one or more input files that match certain criteria and the file names or file types fail to match the criteria. For example, you could create a hot folder and attach one process template with the criteria that it process only PostScript input files. If you want to process all other input files that do not match the PostScript criteria, add a second process template and then select Unmatched files in the Assign Template dialog box. Prinergy Evo processes files with PostScript with one process template and processes all other input files with the second process template. If you had not configured the second process template with the Unmatched files criteria, the system would move all files that are not PostScript files to the Input_Unmatched folder. You can have only one process template with theUnmatched files criteria attached to a hot folder.
Output: The system stores output files generated by the hot folder process here by default. This folder is not used if a different output location is specified in the process template.
Working: After the system detects that the input file is in the root of the hot folder, it moves the file to this folder to begin processing.
After you drop files into a hot folder use the Process Viewer or look in the hot folder's subfolders to monitor the progress of the input file.
Tip: To automate your refine and output workflow, you can link hot folders together via their attached process templates.

创建热文件夹的主要目的是实现工作流程管理的自动化。热文件夹与指定文件处理的处理模板相链接。您可以将文件从桌面拖入热文件夹。系统会监视热文件夹中是否出现由 32 个文件组成的输入文件组，在默认等待 10 秒后将这些文件添加到队列。然后系统会根据链接热文件夹的处理模板中的说明自动处理文件。
热文件夹可以自动处理输入文件。您可以创建若干热文件夹来提交输入文件。热文件夹对话框显示所有当前配置的热文件夹及其参数。
您可以创建包含单个处理模板的单处理热文件夹，也可以创建链接多个处理模板的多处理热文件夹，从而能够从一个输入文件中创建多个并行处理。例如，您可以创建链接多个输出处理模板的一个热文件夹。在将输入文件拖到热文件夹时，印能捷演化版会将附加的每个处理模板中的处理说明同时并行应用到输入文件，以创建多个处理和输出。
重要： 将拼版文件（PJTF 或 JDF）提交到热文件夹时，必须同时提交标记 PDF 文件。您可能也想提交组成运行列表的 PDF 文件。
您可以向热文件夹提交一个或多个文件，也可以将 CT/LW、DCS、TIFF/IT 或 1 位 TIFF 文件作为文件集提交。文件集含有提交到热文件夹的另一个印刷文件。以下是文件集的一些规定：

•   将输入文件作为文件集提交时，您不需要同时添加所有文件。
•  如果文件分开提交，请先提交印刷文件，再提交关联的输入文件。印刷文件提供关于文件集中文件名称的最重要信息。
•  一般而言，提交主文件或输入文件时，如果还有更多文件需要提交到热文件夹，则印能捷演化版将最多等待文件集中的下一个文件 1 分钟。添加另一个文件后，系统将再等待下一个文件 1 分钟（如果有下一个文件）。

在创建热文件夹后，系统会自动在该文件夹下创建以下处理子文件夹：
Input_Error：系统将处理过程中出错的输入文件储存在此。
Input_Success：系统将成功处理后的输入文件储存在此。如果在处理过程中出现错误或警告，印能捷演化版会将输入文件转移到 Input_Error 或 Input_Warning 文件夹。
Input_Warning：系统将处理过程中检测到警告的输入文件储存在此。
Input_Canceled：系统将用户未处理完成的输入文件储存在此。
Input_Unmatched：如果热文件夹自动操作基于符合特定条件的一个或多个输入文件，并且文件名或文件类型不符合条件，则印能捷演化版软件会将输入文件储存在此。例如，您可以创建一个热文件夹，然后附加只处理 PostScript 输入文件的处理模板。如果想处理不符合 PostScript 条件的所有其他输入文件，请添加第二个处理模板，然后在"分配模板"对话框中选中未匹配文件。印能捷演化版将用一个处理模板处理 PostScript 的文件，而用另一个处理模板处理所有其它输入文件。如果未配置带有未匹配文件条件的处理模板，则系统将把所有非 PostScript 文件移动到 Input_Unmatched 文件夹。您只能有一个将未匹配文件条件附加到热文件夹的处理模板。
输出：系统将热文件夹生成的输出文件默认储存在此。如果在处理模板中指定了其它输出位置，则不会使用此文件夹。
Working：系统在热文件夹根目录下检测到输入文件后，会将文件转移到此文件夹进行处理。
将文件放入热文件夹后，可以使用处理查看器或在热文件夹的子文件夹中监视输入文件的进度。
提示： 要使精炼和输出工作流程自动化，可以通过附加的处理模板来链接热文件夹。