In the Upload Artworks settings area, do the following:

1. Before uploading the artworks i.e. files, select the desired Check-in Template [9] that should be used for processing the files.
2. Add the files that should be processed to the settings area. Do this either by dragging the files into the drop zone [7] or by clicking on the drop zone and then selecting the files.
3. For each file a row is created in the list below the file. The order of the Print Items can be changed by grasping the corresponding button [5]. A preview image with the current file information [6] is displayed for each uploaded Print Item.
4. Now enter the Name [11], Quantity [12], Scale Factor [13], and External ID [14] for each Print Item separately. By clicking on the Global Changes button [10], these parameters can be defined globally for all Print Items.
5. The following special characters are available for naming:
   • $ – the $ character is used to insert the file name of the respective Print Item.
   • # –  the # character is used to add automatic numbering for each Print Item. The number of # characters entered determines the number of digits in the numbering: If three characters (###) are entered, the first Print Item is numbered 001, the second 002, and so on.
6. If you want information for Name, Copies, Width, or Height, etc. to be retrieved from the file name of the Print Item, select the desired Template for extracting metadata [8].

Figure 2: The settings area Upload files with files that have already been added

The second settings area contains two operations – Create Production Job and Create Impose. Click on the Production Job Operation to select the settings area of the same name and configure it with the desired values. The following parameters are available in this area:

• Order Name [15] – enter the Order Name for the Production Job or Production Jobs here. This name can be freely defined or predefined using placeholders.
• Grouping Options [16] – select the desired grouping of Print Items here. The following options are available:
  • For each Print Item – a Production Job and, optionally, an Imposition are created from each page of the uploaded files.
  • For every single-page and multi-page Print Item – a Production Job and, optionally, an Imposition is created from each uploaded file.
  • Keep all Print Items together – a Production Job is created from all print data. If an Imposition should also be created, all Print Items are placed on one Imposition.
• Output Settings [17] – select an Output Template to define the Substrate and Color Policy for processing the print data. Furthermore, select the printer to which the finished files/Imposition should be sent. The Output Configuration can be changed manually by clicking Edit [19].
• Additional functions [18] – optionally, add a Comment and an External ID to the Production Job in addition to the Order Name. To do this, activate the checkbox to display the desired input fields.

Figure 3: Left: The settings area Parameters of the Production Job; Right: The dialog Add Output Configurations

The second settings area contains two operations: Create Production Job and Create Impose. Click on the Impose Operation to select the settings area of the same name and configure it with the desired values. The following parameters are available in this area:

• Impose Mode [20] – select the desired Impose mode here. Choose between the licensed methods Nesting, Step & Repeat, Tiling, Die Cut, and Bound Products.
• Impose Template [21] – select the desired Impose Template.
• Plate Template [22] – select the desired Plate Template.
• Impose Sheet Template [23] – select the desired Impose Sheet Template.
• Print Item Template [24] – select the desired Print Item Template.

Plate Sheet, Impose Sheet, and Print Item Templates can be shown or hidden in the Additional functions [25] menu.

Figure 4: The Impose settings area in the Impose Operation