How do I establish a connection to the Prinect Press Center?

Before the Prinect Integration Manager/Prinect Pressroom Manager can send job data to the press, a connection must be established. This means you must define on each "side" which machine is involved. This is done via the "Workplace ID".

Note: This manual describes how to connect a Prinect Press Center press online. The chap­ter Connecting Machines provides a general overview of the different connec­tion types.

Procedure

1.You must create a new CDM device in the Prinect Integration Manager/Prinect Pressroom Manager via the "CDM" (Central Device Manager).

Set up a new device in Central Device Manager

2.Configuring the "Workplace Interface" data storage device on the Prinect Press Center

·Synchronization of the PDC configuration with the press

·Configuring the color data export on Prinect Press Center (only when Prinect Axis Control II / Prinect Inpress Control is connected)

Set up a new device in Central Device Manager

Example: Define "SM102-8-P" press on the Prinect Integration Manager/Prinect Pressroom Manager:

1.Start the Prinect Cockpit.

2.Go to "Administration > Settings > System" and select the computer on which the Prinect Inte­gration Manager/Prinect Pressroom Manager was installed.

3.Select the engine "CDM".

4.Select "Add device" in the context-sensitive menu.

The device assistant appears:

Device assistant - General

5.Under "Device name", enter the designation for the press you wish to connect (1).

The designation of the workplace/machine in the Prinect workflow must be unique. You may use no more than 30 characters. This designation serves as the press identification for the users in the entire Prinect workflow (in the scheduler and in Analyze Point, for example).

6.Enter a device ID (2).

·The device ID may only contain the characters [a-z], [A-Z], [0-9].

·If the device ID has already been assigned, a corresponding message appears and you have to enter a new one.

·The device ID serves for unique assignment of the machine in your Prinect workflow. The device ID must be matched with the Management Information System (such as Prinect Prinance).

7.In the "Device class" list box, select the "Sheet-fed press" list item (3).

8.Select the "Direct connection of the machine" list entry in the "Connection" list box (4).

9.Select the desired item from the "Contents of operations list" list box (5).

In this example: "Show workable and scheduled operations". You can find a description of the effects of the selection in Contents of operations list.

10.Disable the option "External" (6).

11.Next you must define the user roles (7). This means you define who can log in to the machine. The "Operator" function is activated by default and cannot be deactivated.

Activate the "Assistant" function if assistants work on the machine in addition to the operator.

Enable "Multiple Operator" if someone is working on several machines at the same time. This is generally not the case for presses. A multiple operator is mainly used for finishing machines.

You can find a detailed description of the roles in Assigning functions.

12.You do not need to change anything in the "Performance parameters" section (8). Standard val­ues from the Master Data Store are entered here, depending on the selected device class. The standard values entered here are only used as a template for calculating production times in a newly created operation. The calculated production times are then taken into account when scheduling the operation in the scheduler. In a Prinect workflow with a Management Information System (MIS), the production time are provided by MIS.

The "Performance parameters" are also important for the Planning Assistant. If no MIS data are available, these values are used to calculate how long an operation will take. For details about the Planning Assistant see Planning Assistant.

Maximum production speed:
The speed entered in this box is used in Analyze Point for calculation of the speed index. See Speed Index.

13.Click "Next".

14.Select the press you wish to connect (1).

15.Select the "CP2000/PressCenter" item in the "Control console" section (2).

16.Enter the actual machine number of the machine in the "Machine number" input field (3).

The press serial number is required for the following functions:

·For importing inking characteristic curves automatically from the press to the Prinect Integration Manager/Prinect Pressroom Manager.

·So that Analyze Point can evaluate the color data.

Prior to this, you have to read off the press serial number on the control station of the printing press (for example: "Service > Start-up / Press information > Software > Press serial number").

17.In the "Language" list box select the language that is installed on the printing press (Prinect Press Center) (4).

The language selection is important for the automatic generation of the export XML file. This XML file contains all operations (PDC messages) and staff data assigned to the printing press and is later imported on the Prinect Press Center. The operations (PDC messages) are displayed on Prinect Press Center in the language you set here.

18.In the "Version" section, define the Prinect Press Center version installed on your printing press (5).

19.Enter a number (workplace number) under "Workplace ID" (6).

This is the unique ID number for the workplace in your Prinect workflow. The number must have no more than 6 characters and be made up solely of figures.

You must later enter this "Workplace ID" on the Press Center side as well when configuring the data store.

20.In the "Axis Control/Inpress Control/Inspection Control" section, enable the "Enable input of color data" option (7); only version S10A or higher.

You only have to activate the option if you have connected Prinect Axis Control / Prinect Inpress Control to the press.

21.Then enter the color measurement directory (8).

Each press with Prinect Axis Control / Prinect Inpress Control must have its own defined color measurement directory. The color measurement data (IT8 file) generated by Prinect Axis Control / Prinect Inpress Control is saved to this color measurement directory. The directory "<Prinect Manager server name>\\PTConfig\IT8Hotfolder\<device name>" is always defined by default.

You then have to configure the color data export on the control station of Prinect Press Center.

22.Click "Next".

Then define the number of printing units.

Here you can "model" a copy of your printing press. This model is important, as it is used to cal­culate how many passes are needed on the printing press for jobs when they arrive. For example, if you have an 8-color printing press without perfector and wish to print a 4/4 job, you will need two passes. With a perfector you would only need one pass.

23.Use the arrow buttons to set the number of printing units that your selected machine has.

24.Click "OK".

You then have to define the printing unit types (1) by clicking the relevant circles (black dot appears in the circle).

25.Specify whether the printing unit is fitted with a perfector and/or a numbering box0 (2). Click on the appropriate box here.

In this example, the press has a perfector in the fifth printing unit (check in the box) but no num­bering box (no check in the box).

26.To delete a printing unit, you must click the corresponding printing unit (checkmark in box) in the "Delete" section (3).

27.Then click "Refresh" (4). The highlighted printing unit is deleted.

28.Click "Next".

Device Assistant - Assigning operation groups

As the next step, assign the desired operation groups (cost groups) to the device. This means that you define which operations (PDC messages) can be recorded for this device.

Note: Depending on the previously selected device class, some operation groups are already assigned by default.

29.Assign necessary operation groups (cost groups) to the machine.

This means that you have to add the required operation groups from the "Available" section to the "Assigned" section. Or you move operation groups which are not required from the "Assigned" section to the "Available" section.

All operation groups that have already been created in the master data store and have been assigned at least one operation (PDC message) are displayed. You can find a detailed descrip­tion in Operations (PDC messages).

30.Click "Next".

Device Assistant - Assigning operations

As the next step, you define which messages the operator and, if previously active, the assistant and the multiple operator can process. To do this, select the corresponding function and then define the desired operations (PDC messages) for each operation group (cost type group).

31.Select the "Operator" in the "Role" section (1).

32.Select an operation group (cost type group) (2).

All previously assigned operations (PDC messages) for the selected operation group are now dis­played in the "Assigned" section (4).

33.Now you must add the required operations (PDC messages) from the "Available" section (3) to the "Assigned" section (4). Or you move operations (PDC messages) which are not required from the "Assigned" section to the "Available" section.

Note: An operation (PDC message) may only be assigned to one operation group.

Note: If you define more than 12 operations (PDC messages) for each operation group (cost type group), a message appears indicating that the Prinect Press Center can display a max­imum of 12 operations. You can then either confirm this message or reduce the number of operations to the maximum of 12.

34.Repeat the steps until you have assigned all the necessary PDC messages to each role and oper­ation group (cost group).

35.Click "Next".

Device Assistant - Assigning User Groups

Next, you must assign the "operator" and, if previously active, the "assistant" and the "Multiple oper­ator" one or more user groups. Every user group contains users who were previously created and assigned to this user this user group. All users in this user group can then login to this device as an operator or assistant on the press.

Refer to How do I create a new user account? to find out how to create a new user and how to assign him/her to a user group.

36.Select the "Operator" in the "Role" section (1).

37.Now add the relevant user group from the "Available" section (2) to the "Assigned" section (3). Or you move operation groups which are not required from the "Assigned" section to the "Avail­able" section.

Note: At least one user group must be assigned.

38.Repeat the user group assignment for the "Assistant" and "Multiple operator" roles.

39.Click "Next".

Device Assistant - Creating a Variant

You can now define different variants for the device. One variant is already always predefined by default. In Setting up variants you can find a description of how to create variants and what the subsequent effects are.

Proceed as follows to set up a variant:

1.Type the name of the variant in "Name" (1).

2.Select in "Cost Center" (2) the cost center for the variant that was set up in the Device Assistant (see Defining a new cost center).

If an appropriate cost center is not available, you can set it up with the button "Create Cost Cen­ter". Generally, you should create the cost centers in the Device Assistant.

3.Select the modules you need in "available modules" (3). Use the arrow buttons to add them to "selected modules" (4).

If the required module is not available, you can set it up in the Device Assistant, section "Mod­ules" (see Modules).

4.Click "Assign variant" to display the variant in the lower part of the window (5).

Before you start a job, you must always select a variant or cost center in Prinect Press Center. Only then can the job start.

5.Click "Next".

Device Assistant - Summary

A summary of the device parameters is then displayed. Here you can check again whether the device has been configured correctly. If you would like to make changes, use the "Back" button to return to the corresponding dialog window.

6.If necessary, activate the option "Enable Extended Job Ticket".

You can find a detailed description in Enable Extended Job Ticket.

7.If necessary, activate the option "Enable Print".

You can find a detailed description in Creating a plate set sheet.

8.Click "Finished".

The new device has now been defined.

However, you may still have to adapt the sequence created automatically for this press and the auto­matically created PPF import configuration on the Prinect Integration Manager/Prinect Pressroom Manager so that the job data can be sent from the Prinect Integration Manager/Prinect Pressroom Manager to the press. In the case of a JDF-PPF workflow you need to define a JDF import configura­tion in addition.

Now only the other "side" is missing (Prinect Press Center).