Overview

Why you should complete this activity

Importing is the process of creating a job based on a previously exported job.
This activity is important because it illustrates how to:

• Export job elements
• Import job elements into a new job

What you'll need

For this activity you need to locate:

• Prinergy Activity Practice Files /Act_22_Export_Import

The instructor or coach will provide you with the location of the practice files.
Note: If you are completing this activity on your own or coaching others in your shop, copy the Prinergy Activity Practice Files folder (available on the Kodak Partner Place internet portal at https://partnerplace.kodak.com/) directly to your workstation. For further information about these procedures, see Activity 1.

Note: This activity is recommended.
The aim of this activity is to:

• Demonstrate the export and import process
• Identify when and how the process should be implemented.

As the practice of exporting/importing is considered a common activity, this activity is rated as recommended.
Consult the online help for Prinergy Connect to familiarize yourself with the various available settings in an import and export process template. Encourage the customer to consult this reference material as well, as it will provide additional support to them after the training session is over and they are working on their own.

If you skipped Activity 1, consult the Activity 1 Instructor's Notes for information about best practices for managing activity practice files during a training session. Activity 1 also contains important information related to the Prinergy client and server relationship, which could be helpful to the customer.

What you need to know

Importing jobs and partial jobs

Importing is the process of creating a job based on a previously exported job. Export files have a .zip extension.
Use any of these methods to import jobs:

• Import a job in the Job Finder using the Import Job menu item
• Import a job while creating a new job
• Import a job using a hot folder
• Import a partial job using the Import Job (Incremental) menu item
• Import a partial job using a hot folder

Someone must export a job or partial job before you can import it.
When you import an exported job, Prinergy decompresses the exported job file, and populates the new job with the content from the exported job.
All aspects of imports are controlled by an import process template.