Business Link manages the JDF imposition data flow between the MIS and Prinergy to help ensure successfully resolved signatures and completed impositions. The following summary describes the general flow of data in an automated imposition workflow.
Note: Automated imposition support is enabled by default. This summary also includes notes about what to do if automated imposition was disabled for your site. (If you need to disable automated imposition, contact a technical representative.)

  1. The MIS submits a job request (SubmitQueueEntry) that contains stripping parameters or a complete JDF layout.
  2. Business Link extracts and copies the information to the Prinergy job's \System\ImpositionPlans\Link subfolder, organized into one JDF stripping file per imposition or job part, as defined by the MIS.
  3. Business Link instructs the Prinergy ImportAll process template to pick up the files.
  4. The ImportAll process template takes one of the following actions:
  5. If stripping data is queued for Preps:
  6. Prinergy imports the completed imposition into the Prinergy job and sends the JDF Layout data to Business Link.
    Note: If automated imposition is disabled, the operator must manually import the imposition.
  7. Business Link updates the MIS job's master JDF document and forwards the JDF Layout data to the MIS.

If the process is successful

If the process fails
If an imposition fails to be imported into a job, typically due to a signature-matching workflow being unable to find a suitable template signature, you can manually complete the imposition.
Note: For related information and instructions, check the Contents of this guide.