System information

Examples of checks that can change from job

to job

Examples of Common Checks

Etc…Etc…

Types of Smart Preflight Variables

There are two primary types of variables for PitStop Pro, "Constants" and "Rule Based". Following

is a definition of both.

A constant variable field when applied to a preflight check will display a default

value to the operator allowing them to override it before running that preflight

Constant

check. Constants can be a text string, a number, a measurement or a Boolean

(yes/no or on/off) value.

A "Rule Based" variable allows you to use a constant variable to determine the

value change in another preflight check. This can help ensure checks that are

Rule Based

dependent on other checks get modified while reducing the number of variables

that an operator needs to consider when processing.

With PitStop Server, there is also the capability to use Rule Based variables and populate variables

from XML or JDF data. This can allow an MIS or Web to Print solution to pass XML or JDF based

parameters to PitStop Server adjusting preflights checks to match the current document. This

type of dynamic processing is only available in PitStop Server. Also, PitStop Server when used

with Enfocus Switch can extend this support even further allowing variables to be extracted from

any SQL database source.

Databases and Switch

Variables

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PitStop Pro

PitStop Server

PitStop Server with

Enfocus Switch

Using Smart Preflight

Overview

Using Smart Preflight within PitStop Pro is simple. Following is the overview of the step to using

Smart Preflight variables within PitStop Pro.

1. Create a Variable Set

2. Define the variables to be used

3. Apply (activate) your Variable Set

4. Edit a Preflight Profile and locate a check to use a variable

5. Enable Variable Names under the "Action" for that preflight check

6. Select the correct variable for that check

7. Save your changes

8. Run the Preflight Profile with variables defined

Enfocus PitStop Pro