System behavior

General notes

Note: A new job is usually only generated if the job number (which is specified in the JDF/JMF file) has not yet been created in the Prinect Pressroom Manager/Prinect Integration Manager.

Note: For the PPF import, define a target directory ("Hotfolder") (see the PPF Input Directory) to which a sequence will be assigned. The sheet from the PPF file, which has been imported via this target directory, is then processed via this sequence in the Prinect Pressroom Manager/Prinect Integration Manager.

Caution: Assigned sequence is not replaced. If the sheet already exists in the job and was already assigned to a sequence, this sequence - in contrast to the previous version of the Prinect Pressroom Manager/Prinect Integration Manager - is preserved. In the previous versions of the Prinect Pressroom Manager/Prinect Integration Manager, the sequence of the target directory ("Hotfolder") was always used.

Practical applications

What is imported first: JDF- > PPF file or PPF- > JDF file	Job ID and sheet name of the JDF and PPF file	Effects
•JDF file -> PPF file	•Job ID is identical •Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.	•The job is created by the JDF file. •Automatic assignment of the PPf file to the job.
JDF file -> PPF file	•Job number is not identical. •Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.	•The job is created by the JDF file. •The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" file. Manual assignment to the job is required. Manual assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.
JDF file -> PPF file	•Job number is identical. •Sheet with the sheet designation is not existent in the job.	•The job is created by the JDF file. •Case 1: Automatic assignment of the PPF file to the job if the "Define new sheets" attribute was enabled in the PPF import configuration. •Case 2: Manual assignment of the PPF file to the job if the "Define new sheets" attribute was disabled in the PPF import configuration. Assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.
JDF file -> PPF file The same PPF file is imported again.	•Job number is identical. •Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.	•The job is created by the JDF file. •Automatic assignment of the first PPF file to the job. •Case 1: The imported second PPF file is discarded if the "Replace existing sheets" option was disabled in the PPF import configuration. •Case 2: The imported first PPF file assigned to the job is replaced by the second PPF file if the "Replace existing sheets" option was enabled in the PPF import configuration.
JDF file -> PPF file The PPF file contains fewer or more separations.	•Job number is identical. •Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.	•The job is created by the JDF file. •Automatic assignment of the PPF file to the job with the new separations.
JDF file -> PPF file Further PPF files with other sheets and sheet names are imported.	•Job number is identical. •Sheet with the sheet designation is not existent in the job.	•The job is created by the JDF file. •Automatic assignment of the PPf file to the job. •Case 1: Automatic assignment of the other PPF files to the job if the "Define new sheets" attribute was enabled in the PPF import configuration. •Case 2: Manual assignment of the PPF files to the job if the "Define new sheets" attribute was disabled in the PPF import configuration. Assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.
PPF file -> JDF file The PPF file contains fewer or more separations than the JDF file.	•Job number is identical. •Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.	•The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" file. •The job is created by the JDF file. •The buffered PPF file must be assigned to the job manually. Assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.
PPF file -> JDF file	•Job number is identical. •Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.	•The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" menu, because the "Job attachment from PPF" attribute is disabled in the PPF import configuration in a JDF-PPF workflow. •The job is created by the JDF file. •The buffered PPF file must be assigned to the job manually. Assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.
PPF file > JDF file	•Job number is identical. •Sheet with the sheet designation is not existent in the job.	•The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" file. •The job is created by the JDF file.
PPF file -> no JDF file	•Is irrelevant	•No job is created. •The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" menu, because the "Job attachment from PPF" attribute is disabled in the PPF import configuration in a JDF-PPF workflow. •A new job must be generated manually from the buffered PPF file. This is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.

What is imported first:

JDF- > PPF file or PPF- > JDF file

Job ID and sheet name of the JDF and PPF file

Effects

•JDF file -> PPF file

•Job ID is identical

•Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

•Automatic assignment of the PPf file to the job.

JDF file -> PPF file

•Job number is not identical.

•Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

•The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" file. Manual assignment to the job is required. Manual assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.

JDF file -> PPF file

•Job number is identical.

•Sheet with the sheet designation is not existent in the job.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

•Case 1: Automatic assignment of the PPF file to the job if the "Define new sheets" attribute was enabled in the PPF import configuration.

•Case 2: Manual assignment of the PPF file to the job if the "Define new sheets" attribute was disabled in the PPF import configuration.

Assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.

JDF file -> PPF file

The same PPF file is imported again.

•Job number is identical.

•Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

•Automatic assignment of the first PPF file to the job.

•Case 1: The imported second PPF file is discarded if the "Replace existing sheets" option was disabled in the PPF import configuration.

•Case 2: The imported first PPF file assigned to the job is replaced by the second PPF file if the "Replace existing sheets" option was enabled in the PPF import configuration.

JDF file -> PPF file

The PPF file contains fewer or more separations.

•Job number is identical.

•Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

•Automatic assignment of the PPF file to the job with the new separations.

JDF file -> PPF file

Further PPF files with other sheets and sheet names are imported.

•Job number is identical.

•Sheet with the sheet designation is not existent in the job.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

•Automatic assignment of the PPf file to the job.

•Case 1: Automatic assignment of the other PPF files to the job if the "Define new sheets" attribute was enabled in the PPF import configuration.

•Case 2: Manual assignment of the PPF files to the job if the "Define new sheets" attribute was disabled in the PPF import configuration.

Assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.

PPF file -> JDF file

The PPF file contains fewer or more separations than the JDF file.

•Job number is identical.

•Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.

•The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" file.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

•The buffered PPF file must be assigned to the job manually.

Assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.

PPF file -> JDF file

•Job number is identical.

•Sheet with the sheet designation exists in the job.

•The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" menu, because the "Job attachment from PPF" attribute is disabled in the PPF import configuration in a JDF-PPF workflow.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

•The buffered PPF file must be assigned to the job manually.

Assignment is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.

PPF file > JDF file

•Job number is identical.

•Sheet with the sheet designation is not existent in the job.

•The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" file.

•The job is created by the JDF file.

PPF file -> no JDF file

•Is irrelevant

•No job is created.

•The PPF file is buffered in the "Job Combiner" menu, because the "Job attachment from PPF" attribute is disabled in the PPF import configuration in a JDF-PPF workflow.

•A new job must be generated manually from the buffered PPF file.

This is done in the "Job Combiner" menu.