Column set

This list box allows you to create and save your own sets of columns for different uses or to select the set you want from existing ones. You will find a description of how to customize, create or delete col­umn sets in Define a custom column set , Change the order of columns in a column set and Delete a column set.

Columns available in the "Documents" step

Column

Function

Name

Displays the document name.

Modification Date

Displays the date and time of the last change to the document.

Path

Displays the document file location (see also Structured view).

File Size

Displays the document file size.

Extension

Displays the document type (e.g. PDF).

Product

Displays the product names.

Version

Displays the version names.

Status

Displays the document processing status.

You have the following options in this case:

Processing

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The progress in the processing of the document is displayed by a prog­ress bar and a percentage.

Warning

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A warning appears if there was a problem when processing the docu­ment but processing still continued. Look up the "History" section in this case or double-click the "Status" to view details.

Aborted

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Processing of the document aborted. The "History" section will pro­vide you with more details or double-click the "Status" to view details.

Needs Attention

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Interaction by the operator is necessary for processing to continue.

Completed

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Processing of the document is completed without an error.

Comment

Displays comments entered in the "Comment" box (see also "Comment" in Context-sensitive Menu for "Documents").

Note: This is valid for all element view modes!

Dynamic Columns

A column with status information is shown for every sequence running in the document (e.g. Qualify).

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Button

Function

Add Files

Click this button to display the "Add Files" window, see also "Add Files" Window.

Note: You can also select this function in the context-sensitive menu after right-clicking in the "Documents" view mode or by using the shortcut Ctrl + T.

Submit

Click this button to display the "Submit Elements" window, see also the "Submit" window. This button is only enabled if at least one doc­ument is selected.
You can also select this function in the context-sensitive menu after right-clicking in the "Documents" view mode or by using the F12 key.

Note: "Submit" is also possible using drag-and-drop. You have the follo­wing options in this case:

You can drag-and-drop the document to the relevant sequence in "Submit".

You can drag-and-drop the document to a "step". Only sequences to which you can drag-and-drop the document are available in this step.

Close Job

Click the "Close Job" button to close the job and return to "Jobs" with the list of jobs or job groups.

Context-sensitive Menu for "Documents"

Right-click in the window of the "Documents" step to display a context-sensitive menu.

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Note: Some of the functions in the context-sensitive menu are identical to the buttons in the window in the "Documents" step.

Context-sensitive menu

Function

Open

Select "Open" (shortcut Ctrl + O) if you wish to view the file with Adobe Acrobat.

Note: You can open a file only if it is a PDF. You cannot open PostScript files.

Add files

See Add documents with the "Add Files" button.

Browse

Select the "Browse" function (shortcut Ctrl + B) to open the folder of the Prinect Integration Manager server where the current job is located.

Submit

See also the Context-sensitive Menu for "Documents" button.

Properties

The properties of the document are displayed when you select the "Proper­ties" function (shortcut Ctrl + I). The dynamic window is split vertically when you select this function. On the right, you can switch between the document properties and the document history by clicking the relevant tab (see also Properties of Documents and "History" Section).

Paste

The files you copied beforehand are pasted to the open job when you select "Paste" (shortcut Ctrl + V).

Copy

The information you need in the selected files is copied to the clipboard when you select "Copy" (shortcut Ctrl + C).

Delete

Select "Delete" (shortcut Ctrl + Del) to delete the selected files following confirmation of this action.

Comment

You can enter a comment for the selected document. This comment dis­plays immediately afterwards in the comment column.

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This function displays all lower levels.

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This function hides all lower levels.