A hot folder is an active folder that Prinergy monitors for incoming files as a trigger for an automatic operation.
You can create hot folders to automate the process of:
- Adding input files to a job
- Adding input files to a job and then refining them
- Importing layout plans
- Importing entire exported jobs
You can attach a hot folder to a template job, so that a new job can be created with automation already established.
You must use Prinergy Workshop to create a hot folder for a job. You cannot create a hot folder in a file browser. After you create a hot folder, you cannot change its name or location.
You can create a hot folder in a custom location—it can be any location outside of the job folder but within the confines of the network. Even though the hot folder is outside of the job folder, it is still associated with the job. When you add files to a hot folder in a custom location, the files are moved to the job folder and placed in the <Job>\HotFolders\Processed folder. If you archive the job, any files in the Processed folder are archived with the job.
After creating a hot folder, you can add files to it in either of two ways:
- Using a file browser to locate the hot folder and drop files
- Printing directly to the hot folder from other software (for example, Adobe InDesign)
When you create a hot folder, it is enabled by default. You can disable job hot folders—and later enable them again—using the Disable and Enable buttons in the Manage Hot Folders dialog box. You can also delete a hot folder that you don't want to keep.