In the [Preflight & Action Lists] pane, you can set execution profiles for preflight and action lists.
The preflight process confirms whether or not the input data meet the standards of a preflight profile specified in advance, and corrects the input data based on the profile specifications.
The action list process performs corrections in accordance with the action list profile specified in advance. By specifying multiple action list profiles in combination, you can perform more advanced corrections than with the preflight process.
Preflight is a function for confirming whether the input data (PDF) can be output without any problems, based on factors such as colours, fonts, and compliance with standards.
If a problem is detected in the preflight process, the correction specified with the preflight profile is executed.
The action list is a function that enables you to create a list (action list) from specific processes that are registered in advance, such as colour conversion or page rotation, and execute the corresponding processes based on this list.
Both of preflight and action list processes are executed during the page preparation.
In XMF, there are 7 types of preflight profiles and 18 types of action list profiles registered in advance.
Preflight and action list profiles can be added from [Administration] screen - [Preflight and Action List Management] pane. For details, contact the administrator.
ID | Setting | Description |
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1 |
Enfocus PDF Profile |
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2 |
Execution timing |
Select the timing at which to execute the preflight. Selecting the execution timing makes it possible to set a preflight that is appropriate for the operation. First: Executes the preflight at the start of page preparation. For example, when generating Finished PDF/X, you can check the input data before processing the PDF in XMF. Last: Executes the preflight at the end of page preparation. |
3 |
Continue Processing if Preflight Fails |
Check the checkbox to continue the page preparation and subsequent processes even if a problem is detected in the preflight process. Note
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4 |
Report Type |
Click [ Default: Creates a normal preflight report. To check the preflight report, Enfocus PitStop is required as an Acrobat plug-in. Annotated: Creates a preflight report with annotations for the specified information. This highlights the corresponding locations and enables you to check the information even when there is no Enfocus PitStop plug-in. Note
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5 |
Select an Action to Add |
Add the actions to execute in the job. Click [ Note
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6 |
Action List |
Displays the actions to execute in the job. The actions are executed in order from the top. Note
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7 |
Add to List | Add the action selected in [Select an Action to Add] to the list. |
8 |
Remove from List | Delete the selected action from the list. |
9 |
Move Up Move Down |
Move the selected action up or down the list to change the order of actions. |
You can check the results of the preflight process from [Job Edit] screen - [Source Files] pane or [Job Status] screen. If a problem is detected in the preflight process, the same information as in the preflight report is also displayed in the job log.
If the following setting items are changed, page preparation will be retried when a job is saved except when [Enfocus PDF Profile] is set to [None].
[Enfocus PDF Profile], [Execution timing], [Continue Processing if Preflight Fails], Action List
When a problem is detected in the preflight process, the processing status is displayed on the corresponding file and corresponding page thumbnails in [Job Element Manager] - [Source Files] pane and [Reading Order] pane.
Also, the fact that the job preflight failed is displayed in the Queue screen.
When the preflight fails and the process ends, the corresponding file and corresponding page thumbnails are displayed as follows.
Corresponding file in [Source Files] pane
An error icon [] is displayed on a file thumbnail.
Corresponding page in [Source Files] pane and [Reading Order] pane
[Preflight Failed] is displayed on the left of a page thumbnail.
Right click a page for which [Preflight Failed] is displayed in the [Source Files] pane and select [Use failed page] to execute the subsequent processes with the corresponding page in a failed status. At this time, the thumbnail of the corresponding file returns to a normal status and the thumbnail display of the corresponding page changes to [Overridden].
Corresponding job in the Queue screen
[Preflight failed] is displayed in [State] and [] is displayed in [Page Prep].
When the preflight fails but the process continues, the corresponding file and corresponding page thumbnails are displayed as follows.
Corresponding file in [Source Files] pane
A file thumbnail is displayed as normal.
Corresponding page in [Source Files] pane and [Reading Order] pane
[Overridden] is displayed on the left of a page thumbnail.
Corresponding job in the Queue screen
[Complete(Preflight failed)] is displayed in [State] and [] (orange check mark) is displayed in [Page Prep].