System information

ELSE adds an alternative statement to the overall variable, and there is always an exception

ELSE statement at the end of the argument so that any exceptions are handled with a preflight

error or with a default value.

Applying a Smart Preflight Variable

With your variables defined, applying them to your Preflight Profiles is simple. This section will

describe how you can apply variables to the majority of the checks and fixes within a Preflight

Profile.

Applying (activating) your Variable Set

From the Tool pallet in Acrobat, select "PitStop Processes" and then "Smart Preflight" from the

list of tools. Click on "Smart Preflight" and select "Apply Variable Set" from the sub menu. Select

your Variable Set to be used from the list.

Note: If you don't apply a Variable Set before editing a Preflight Profile, you will still have an

opportunity to select your Variable Set when you activate and apply a variable to a specific check.

Applying a variable to a preflight check

Edit your Preflight Profile and select a check that will use a Smart Preflight variable. From the

Actions menu for that check, click on it and select Enable Variable Names.

Text boxes and check boxes that can have a variable applied will now show the variable button

next to it.

To apply the variable check, click the variable button next to the preflight check. The Select a

Variable dialog box will be displayed. This dialog will display all variables available for that type

(i.e. Number, Length, String, or Boolean) of check. If the variable you need does not display, it's

either entered in a different Variable Set, or it's not defined as the same "type" as the check you're

applying it to.

To apply the variable, select it from the list and click the OK button. The name of the variable will

display in the entry box or next to the checkbox it's applied.

Running Smart Preflight

Variables are designed to help reduce the number of Preflight Profiles needed for your work. When

you run a Preflight Profile with variables applied to a check, they will be displayed for review and

modification before processing. This will allow you to make changes to the preflight to better match

the job being processed.

Test or verify variables in a Variable Set

In the Enfocus Variable Set Editor, you can review and verify settings within a Variable Set to

ensure the variables defined work as expected.

The intent of this feature is to allow you to try different values to ensure all variables and logic

defined within Rule Based variables work as expected. This dialog does not change any settings

within an actual variable, it is purely a preview.

To check a Variable Set select the Tester icon in the Enfocus Variable Set Editor. All the variables

within the current Variable Set will be displayed with the values currently defined.

Within the Enfocus Variable Set Tester, the current variables are listed on the left with the default

values on for each variable on the right with a Reset button to the right of the value to return a

variable to it's default value.

Enfocus PitStop Pro