This app uses callas pdftoolbox server as the imposition engine and consequently you have to have that program installed on your Switch server.

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1 Autmatic impsitin Page 1/8 Autmatic impsitin Descriptin Autmatic impsitin will d the mst cmmn impsitins fr yur digital printer. It will autmatically d flders fr A5, A4 r US Letter page sizes in either saddle stich r perfect binding. Fr the frmats A3, US Letter, A4, A5, A6, A7, 99x210mm and business cards in the mst cmmn sizes, it autmatically des step and repeat, N-Up and cut and stack impsing. Nte that sme ther page sizes will wrk, if nt, the jb will fail. All settings fr the app can be set by variables giving yu the pssibility t send jbs thrugh the web prtal client r ther systems that can access the submit pint. One example flw with a pre-cnfigured submit pint is part f the package. This app uses callas pdftlbx server as the impsitin engine and cnsequently yu have t have that prgram installed n yur Switch server. Yu have a few settings besides the impsing settings themselves, yu can add page bxes t the impsed area with trimbx and bleedbx. This can be useful fr pst prcessing f the impsed result. Yu can set the gap between the pages n the sheet and als set the bleed fr the pages. There is als an ptin t add a slug line and fr that yu can add yur wn text t the slug line, it can als be rtated and psitined. The impsed sheet size is 458x318 mm, if yu need any ther size f the resulting PDF it can easily be changed with a pst prcessing prfile in pdftlbx r PitStp Server. Cmpatibility Switch 13 update 1 and higher. Windws r Mac OSX. Cmpatibility third-party applicatins The app requires callas pdftlbx server versin 9.2 r newer t be installed n the system, it will use the CLI versin f the prgram. The app will try t find the prgram in its nrmal installed lcatins, if that is nt successful yu can by right clicking n the app icn in the app sectin if the Flw elements and chsing Set path t applicatin t pint t where the callas pdftlbx server CLI can be fund by the app. This will then be remembered by the app. This prcess is needed when pdftlbx is updated t any ther versin than v9.

2 Autmatic impsitin Page 2/8 Cnnectins This app can have several input cnnectins and use the traffic light utging cnnectins fr Success r Errr. Prperties detailed inf The app has several ptins and sme are depending n ther prperties values. The default settings are as belw. Flw element prperties Select the impsitin type Bklet (default). Yu have tw extra ptins when this is selected. Type f binding, Drpdwn with values Flder saddle stitching (the default setting) r Flder perfect binding. Small cards. This is the chice fr business cards r A7 pages. When selecting this ptin yu have three mre ptins. Print n back, Drpdwn with Yes r N. Fr sme impsitin frmats the backside has t be rtated t wrk prperly in the press. If set t Yes the backside will be rtated. Default value = N Number f business cards n sheet, Drpdwn with values 16, 20 r 21. Nte that A7 pages will nly wrk with the value f 16. Default value = 20 Type f impsitin, Drpdwn with values N-Up, Step and repeat r Cut and stack. Default = Step and repeat. Step and repeat, the same page will be repeated ver the sheet. N-Up, all the pages will be placed n the sheet r sheets if they exceed the number f pages per sheet. Cut and stack, the pages will be arranged s that pages turn up in the page rder dwn thrugh the stack f sheets. It will be distributed ver the sheet s that yu get a number f stacks fr the minimal number f printed sheets.

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4 Autmatic impsitin Page 4/8 Vertical page gap The distance between each page vertically n the sheet, default is set t 0. Cmmas are nt allwed fr the decimal. Hrizntal page gap The distance between each page hrizntally n the sheet, default is set t 0. Cmmas are nt allwed fr the decimal. Bleed value The value f the bleedbx, this will give yu bleed between pages if yu have set the impsitin t have gaps between the pages. It will als set this value as bleed t the utside f the impsed layut. If the gap values are larger than 2 times that bleed there will be a white gap between the bleeds. If the gap value is less than the bleed value the bleed between the pages will be half f the gap value. Nte that if the gap value is t large the impsitin might fail because the sheet size isn t large enugh.

5 Autmatic impsitin Page 5/8 Add page bxes t impsitin area This prperty will add a trimbx and bleedbx arund the impsed layut. Drpdwn menu with Yes r N, Default = Yes Units The units used fr the Page gap and Bleed prperties. Drpdwn menu with the selectin f mm, inch r pints. Inches must be entered in decimal numbers, like fr 1/8. Cmmas are nt allwed fr the decimal. Default = mm Add slugline t bttm f sheet Yu have the ptin t add a slugline t the sheet, The standard infrmatin in the slugline is the date and time f when the impsed PDF was created. Next there is Plate number and the filename f the impsed PDF. The ptins yu have is a drpdwn, N slugline, Add slugline and psitin, Add slugline next t impsitin. N slugline, n slugline will be added t the sheet. Add slugline and psitin, this ptin will add a slugline and give yu the ptin t psitin it n the sheet, the values are calculated frm the lwer left crner f the sheet. When this ptin is selected yu can add yur wn header and text that is placed after the plate number in the line. Yu then get the values fr the psitin, vertical and hrizntal. Yu can als set a rtatin angle fr the slugline, 0 r 90. With the value 0 the slugline will be placed under the impsitin, if the value the slugline will be rtated and placed n the left side f the impsitin.

6 Autmatic impsitin Page 6/8 Add slugline next t impsitin, this ptin will place the slugline a shrt distance utside f the trimbx. When this ptin is selected yu can add yur wn header and text that is placed after the plate number in the line. Yu then get the values fr the psitin, vertical and hrizntal. Yu can als set a rtatin angle fr the slugline, 0 r 90. With the value 0 the slugline will be placed under the impsitin, if the value the slugline will be rtated and placed n the left side f the impsitin. There is an ptin t set a ffset fr the distance the slugline will be placed frm the impsed layut. A psitive value will mve the slugline ut f the layut and a negative value will mve it clser t the impsed layut. Slugline ffset frm trimbx, will let yu adjust the distance f the slugline frm the trimbx. A negative value will mve the slugline clser t the trimbx.

7 Autmatic impsitin Page 7/8 Private data There are sme metadata generated by the app that yu can reach as private data. Fr sme type f errrs the app will catch the errr messages and embed as Private data in the file. The Private data key is: errrtext [Jb.PrivateData:Key="errrText"] Yu can als get infrmatin n hw many sheets that yur impsitin will print in tw private data entries. Private data key: Number f printed sheets [Jb.PrivateData:Key="Number f printed sheets"] will give yu the number f prints that is needed fr this jb. Private data key: Number f sheets [Jb.PrivateData:Key="Number f sheets"] is the number f paper sheets that is required fr the jb, if the ptin t Print n back is selected yu will get the crrect number f paper sheets needed fr the jb. Preparatin f jbfiles Fr sme type f impsitins yu have t prepare the rder f pages in the PDF that is

8 Autmatic impsitin Page 8/8 ging t be impsed. If nt, yur result might nt be as expected. Errr checking The app will d sme checking n the incming PDF file befre the app will d anything. Fllwing errrs will be reprted with jb failed and utput sent t the errr cnnectin. If the file is nt PDF If the pages in the PDF have different sizes. If the pages have different rientatin in the PDF Sme page sizes are nt supprted. Other page sizes than A4, A5 r US Letter is used fr Bklet. There is a small tlerance that is accepted frm the standard sizes. If a variable with the wrng value is used in ne f the drp dwn menus. Only values that exist in the drp dwn menus are accepted. If a page size is t large fr the selected impsitin type. If the slugline dn t fit n the page. Jb failed t prcess. All these errrs will be stred as private data fr use in ther systems. The Private data key is: errrtext [Jb.PrivateData:Key="errrText"] Example flw An example flw is prvided with a precnfigured submit pint and the app has all the variables cnnected t the metadata fields in the submit pint. This flw can be used as is r implemented in a larger flw. Just cpy and paste the elements t yur ther flw. Install the app befre yu imprt the flw. Variables Nte that if yu use variables t send the prperty values t the app, the prperties that are set with drpdwn menus in the app must have the exact values that the drpdwn menus have. If nt the jb will fail.