You can create a populated job ticket in Preps by including real files (pages) in the Preps run list. The products, parts, and assembly information (run list) from the Preps job ticket are imported into Prinergy.
The generated PJTF or JDF file includes a UNC path to the run list files.
Important: Before you can import a populated job ticket from Preps, the following tasks must be completed:
- A system administrator must enable the Import Populated Job Ticket option in the Import/Export JTP in Prinergy Administrator. For more information, see the Prinergy System Administration Guide.
- For Mac only, a system administrator must correctly configure the
SFMHOSTSfile by setting the mapping of the Macintosh zone to the Windows 2000 server. The syntax iszone:sfmservername=ntservername.For example, if you have an Windows 2000 server named CWA420 in the Production zone, the entry in theSFMHOSTSfile would beProduction:CWA420=CWA420.TheSFMHOSTSfile is located in%AraxiHome%\CreoAraxi\etc.
Importing product intent
If the populated job ticket that is imported from Preps contains products and parts, these are imported into the job, and are displayed in Workshop in the Product/Part column in the Pages view.
The Run List column in Workshop displays the run list as it was defined in Preps. This run list information is mapped to the page set position in Prinergy.
Assigning pages via an APA file
If pages were not assigned in the Preps job ticket, you can process the files using a refine process template with the Automated Page Assignment (APA) option selected in the Impose section. Prinergy imports the populated job ticket and creates an APA file with page and geometry assignment instructions based on the populated job ticket. The APA file is created in <job folder>\Control.
Each time you import a populated job ticket into a job, Prinergy adds the populated job ticket information at the beginning of the APA file, and increments the file name (Job.apa, Job.v1.apa, Job.v2.apa).