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To find a JDF template, filter templates by attribute.

  1. Perform one of the following actions:
    • To find a template while submitting a new job, select File > New Job Submission, and click Choose in the Digital Press Settings area of the New Job Submission dialog box.
    • To open the JDF Template Manager stand-alone in Windows, select Tools > JDF Template Manager. On a Mac computer, select the Apple menu > Prinergy > JDF Template Manager.
  2. In the JDF Template Manager, click to search by attribute. (To search by file path, click .)
  3. Perform one of the following actions:
    • If you want the results to match all the criteria, select all.
    • If you want the results to match any of the criteria, select any.
  4. For each criteria, select the following information:
      • Attribute (for example, Paper Size)
      • Operator (for example, is)
      • Attribute value (for example, Letter)

    Tip: To add criteria, click +. To remove criteria, click -.
    Search results appear below the criteria.

  5. Select the JDF template that you want to use.
    Tip: To show the JDF template in Internet Explorer, click Show in Explorer.
  6. If you need to make changes to the JDF template, click Edit Template, and make the changes in the JDF editing software.
    Note: Currently, only NexPress, HP SmartStream Print Servers, and Creo Color Servers have editing software for JDF templates. Access to other JDF editing software will be provided as it becomes available.

If you need to search for a JDF template on the file management software, use the following paths on the Prinergy server:

  • Mac computer (AFP protocol)—AraxiHomeData:DigitalPrintTemplates on <server>.
  • Windows computer—<server>\DigitalPrintTemplates
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