Learn in this article,
- which requirements must be met for this Fixup and
- how to apply the Fixup.
1. Introduction
The Fixup Split a long Print Item into several pages is available in the Workflow. The aim of this Fixup is to divide very long Print Items into several pages and thus create a multi-page document of a certain length from one Print Item.
2. General
The Fixup Split a long Print Item into several pages can be used to split a very long Print Item into several pages. A typical application in practice is the division of a very long Print Item into several pages. This could happen for example when you want to use parallel processing while ripping or when cutting a Print Item that is too long for the maximum print length of a printing system.
Find the Fixup in the Data Preparation tab of an Article, Order or Production Job by:
- entering the name of the Fixup in the Filter area,
- activating the option Page in the Category area,
- activating the option Split in the Action area,
- activating the option All Pages in the Search area.
3. Description
This Fixup can be used to divide a very long Print Item into several pages. The length of the individual pages can be defined by entering the length or by entering the number of pages.
3.1. Requirements and Functionality
For the Fixup to do what they promise, no special circumstances are required.
Figure 1: The dialog of the Fixup Split a long Print Item into several pages
The following options can be selected to split the Print Item:
- Splitting based on [1] – click on the respective option to select whether the Print Item is to be divided based on the input of the page height or by entering the number of pages.
- Max. Page Height [2] – when the splitting is based on the page height, the maximum page height of the individual pages can be entered here. For the Variable Content [5], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the maximum height should be retrieved.
- Number of Pages [3] – when the splitting is based on the page number, the desired page number of the pages that should be created can be entered here. For the Variable Content [6], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the page number should be retrieved.
- Effective Page Height [4] – the effective page height of the individual pages is displayed here, depending on the entered values.
Bring to uniform page height
If you want all pages to have the same page height after splitting the long Print Item, select Page Number in the Splitting based on option. However, if you select the Page Height option, the first pages will be created at the defined height and the last page will have the remaining height resulting from the division.
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_Split long Print Item.pdf". The file has a size of 2.5 x 3 meters. This file should now be split into 3 parts or 3 pages.
After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Split long Print Item_End.pdf" is created, where the Print Item has been split into three pages. The dimensions per page after the application are 2.5 x 1 meter.
Figure 2: Left: initial file; Right: edited file where the Print Item was split to three pages with the same height
Artikel update: Workflow 1.17.1 – 04/2024