Adobe 65023809 Printing Guide - Page 129
Configuring JDF files, Adding a Submitting the Job, Submission Manager
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Submission Manager Before you prepare a JDF file, use the Submission Manager to configure the submissions workflow. Submissions are a new way to convert, test, and package files for delivery to a service provider. Click Submission Manager in the JDF Job Definitions dialog box. Then click Add in the Submission Manager dialog box to create a new configuration. In the Submission Setup dialog box, name the configuration, choose a default conversion setting, and select a submission method-for best results, always check Submit as MIME package. In Pre-submission Options check the options Verify that PDF files are consistent with the JDF job definition and Preflight PDF files. The first option compares the JDF file with the associated files and verifies that they exist and are linked to the appropriate URL; any inconsistencies in page sizes, inks, and the number of pages available result in an error. The Preflight PDF files option preflights the PDF files using the preflight profile specified in the JDF file (if there isn't one specified, the option uses the one specified in the Submission Setup dialog box). Configuring JDF files To configure a new JDF file: 1. Create a new JDF file, as described in "Creating JDF files." 2. Click New in the JDF Job Definitions dialog box. Then select New to create a blank JDF file. 3. Choose an option: • Select Based On The Document: [Filename] to create a JDF files based on the PDF file you have open. Acrobat automatically fills in the Section and File data, but you must manually complete the product data. • Select Based On The Job Definition: [Filename] to create a JDF file using an existing JDF file as a template. Settings for preflighting and PDF conversion are embedded, but you must manually enter Product, Section, and File data. 4. Enter a name for the JDF file and specify a location for it. Then, click Create And Edit to open the Edit JDF Job Definition dialog box. 5. Enter the product information on the General tab. Enter billing information and add contacts on the Customer Info tab. Adding a Section Each JDF file must have one or more sections. Create a section for each file or for each set of files that has a different page size and orientation, media settings, duplex policy, scaling percentage, or set of inks. To add a section, click Add Section at the bottom of the Edit JDF Job Definition dialog box. Name the section and enter its settings. Use the Ink tab to specify the inks used: select a color standard, such as CMYK, and then add any spot colors (including varnishes) used in the section. To add a PDF file or native file to the section, click Add File, and then browse to the file you want to add. Add files in sequential order. To change the order, select a file name and click Move Up or Move Down. Submitting the Job When you've added all the sections and the files, arranged the files in sequential order, and included all the information you have, you are ready to submit the job. Select the JDF file in the JDF Job Definition dialog box, and click Submit. Acrobat 9 Pro converts PDFs and native InDesign files listed in the JDF file into PDF files using the PDF conversion settings specified in the JDF file. If the verification option is selected in the submission settings, Acrobat compares the JDF file to the content of the files and reports any inconsistencies. If the Preflight option is selected, Acrobat preflights the file using the Preflight profile specified in the JDF file or the submission settings and displays a detailed preflight report. Then Acrobat packages the file and submits it as a MIME file or uploads it to the location specified in the Submission Setup dialog box. For more information, see the JDF white paper at http://www.adobe.com/products/jdf. Adobe Creative Suite 4 Printing Guide 127
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