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Print Preset types
There are two types of Print Presets: "Job Creation Presets" on the facing page and "Output
Creation Presets" on page1458. The settings in each are used in a different phase of the print
process.
l A Job Creation Preset is used by the Connect Server after a template and data have
been merged. Based on the settings in a Job Creation Preset the server can filter, sort,
and group the print content items, add meta data and make finishing settings.
The resulting print job is then handed to the Weaver engine for output creation (see also:
"Connect: a peek under the hood" on page127). This engine generates the final print
output file, or files.
l The settings in an Output Creation Preset define the destination and all the appropriate
print options and printer settings.
How to use Print Presets
Print Presets are not bound to a particular template. They can be used with different Print
templates, as long as the data contains the required information.
Job Creation Presets and Output Creation Presets can also be used in different combinations,
although not randomly:
l Groups of documents, such as invoices for a specific customer, can be printed separately.
This requires that the documents are grouped in advance. In other words, the Separation
settings in the Output Creation Preset and the Grouping settings in the Job Creation
Preset must match. (See also:"Splitting printing into more than one file" on page1464.)
l Conditions and output file names in an Output Creation Preset can only make use of
those meta data tags that have actually been added to the print job via the Include meta
data setting in the Job Creation Preset.
l The finishing options selected in the Job Creation Preset should match the capabilities of
the printer selected in the Output Creation Preset.
To apply Print Presets in the Designer, select File > Print or Proof Print and then select an
Output Creation Preset and (optional) Job Creation Preset from the drop-down lists in the Print
dialog. It will be indicated if the current data doesn't contain the fields required by the selected
Job Creation Preset.
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