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To create a New Combined Filter, click , the Add Filter button, from the Filters tab and select Combined Filter.

You can also create a new combined filter from the Filters section. Click New Filter and select the Combined Filter option.

The New Combined Filter dialog is displayed.

Filter Name

Specify the name of the combined filter.

Description

Add a short description for the combined filter.

Components tab

The combined filter consists of at least two components. You can add more components or remove some of them. To add a new component, click , the add component button. To remove a component from the list, click , the remove component button.

To configure the component properties, click Edit . The Component detail dialog is displayed:

Component Name

Specify the name of the component.

Proof Jobs

Click the checkbox if you want the filter selection to include jobs with the Proof job property set to Proof Required. The default state for Include jobs requiring proof is unchecked.

Note: When the checkbox is not selected, the filter selection ignores jobs with the Proof job property set to Proof Required.

Aggregate

Click the Enable Job Aggregation checkbox if you want the filter selection to enable job aggregation. The checkbox is displayed only if aggregation is enabled from the Admin tab, the Aggregate window. When the filter aggregation is on, all batches out of this filter, created manually or through automation, also have the aggregation on. Aggregation is not available for Proof filters.

Output Destination

Select the hot folder destination for this component from the list.

Estimated Output Speed

The estimated output speed generated by the selected output destination. You can edit the output speed and select the measurement unit from the list.

Banner Sheets

Click the checkbox if you do not want to print banner sheets for the jobs in this filter. This option is enabled only when banner sheets are set for the selected output destination.

You can set the job attributes, job sequence, and volume estimates settings for each component.

Job Attributes tab

Match

Select one of these options:

• All Attributes ("and" logic)
• Any Attributes ("or" logic)

If you select All Attributes ("and" logic), the component selects the jobs matching all the attributes set in the Job Attributes tab. If you select Any Attributes ("or" logic), the component selects any job matching at least one of the specified attributes.

To configure the criteria for the new filter:

1. Select the attribute type from the first list.
2. From the second list, select one of these operators:
   • Is
   • Is not
   • Between
   • Greater than
   • Less than
   • Greater than or equal
   • Less than or equal
3. To complete the criteria, enter or select a value for the specified attribute type.

You can select one or more attributes to use as criteria for the component. To add a new attribute, click , the Add Criteria button. To remove an attribute from the component criteria, click , the Remove Criteria button.

If you want to filter the jobs by a specific date and time, select the Due Date attribute from the first list. Select Is or Less than or equal as an operator from the second list.

To set specific values for the date and time:

1. Click , the calendar button. The Due dialog box appears. Select one of the available options or type in to set the date and time when the job is due.

   

2. Click OK.

Job Sequence tab

You can set the sequence of the jobs for this component. The secondary attributes are used to sort the list of jobs within the primary sort.

Add or remove the sorting attributes using the and buttons. Manually sorting the attributes does not work for the component.

Imposition tab

Gang-up

To send all the jobs together to be imposed, click Gang jobs together. When you enable this option, the Include copies option is automatically enabled. As a result, one imposition file is created for all the jobs in the filter. The imposition file contains the specified number of copies of each job and it is sent to the output with the Copies attribute value 1.

Include copies

To apply imposition on all the copies, select Include copies in output.

When this option is enabled, the imposed file created for each job contains the specified number of job copies and is sent to the output with the Copies attribute value 1.

When Include copies in output option is disabled, the imposed file contains one copy for each job and the actual value of the Copies attribute is sent to the output.

Ultimate Impostrip® Folder

You can specify the folder name where TotalFlow BatchBuilder sends the jobs to be imposed. The imposition is applied to all the jobs when creating a batch from this filter. Any predefined imposition for an individual job is overwritten.

Select a hot folder from the list or type in the name of the hot folder. The list of hot folders can only be edited from the Ultimate Impostrip ® application. You can add or remove hot folders using Ultimate Impostrip®.

Click , the Refresh button to refresh the list of hot folders.

Imposition Review

You can enable or disable the imposition review. Click the Enabled/ Disabled button to switch between the enabled and disabled states. When imposition review is enabled, the job is held and you can view and approve the imposed file before sending it to an output. The default setting is Disabled.

Volume Estimates tab

You can select up to three volume estimates to display in the component information. The possible values for each menu are:

• None
• Jobs
• Sheets
• Feet
• Meters
• Run Time (h:m)
• Impressions
• File Size

Preview

The system displays a preview of the component. This information is shown in the list of filters in the Filters panel.

To save the changes and close the Component detail dialog, click OK.

Automation tab

Automation Level

You can choose the level of automation. Select one of these options:

• No Automation — The jobs are not batched automatically.
• Auto-Batch — The jobs are automatically batched when the target range is reached.
• Auto-Batch-and-Send — When the target range is reached, all matching jobs are automatically batched and sent to the associated output destination.

Automation Trigger

Select one of the two options:

• On All Conditions ("AND" logic):
• On Any Condition ("OR" logic):

If you select On All Conditions ("AND" logic):, the batch is created only when all the specified targets are reached. If you select On Any Condition ("OR" logic):, the batch is created when at least one of the specified targets is reached.

You can add more conditions from the list or remove some of them. To add a new condition, click , the add condition button. To remove an attribute, click , the remove condition button. To change the position of a row, click , the move button, and drag the selection.

When you configure the trigger conditions, you must specify a component for each volume-based trigger. To configure the conditions:

1. Select the target type from the list.
2. Select a component from the list.
3. To change the position of a row, enter a value in first text field to set the target.
4. Specify the threshold in the second field.

The system calculates and displays the threshold range for the selected target type.

Note: If you select Day/Time as the target type, you can set the specific day of the week (Sunday through Saturday) and the time of day when the batch is created.

Select a value from the Day list.

Select a value from the Time list.

When a filter is set for a Day/Time automation and the TotalFlow BatchBuilder server is down at that specified day and time, the filter does not trigger when the server starts.

Schedule tab

This section describes how to create a schedule that is applied to filter automation, limiting the time period the filter can run.

You can enable or disable Automation Schedule by clicking the Enable or Disable button.

Select the day of the week from the Day list. Select the hour and the minutes when the automation starts from the Start list. Select the hour and the minutes when the automation ends from the Stop list. Specify the number of Maximum Batches you want to send.

Add or remove multiple schedules using and buttons.

If any of the Maximum Batches are set, select a Component from the list. The default value of the Automation trigger component is Select.

To create the new combined filter, click OK.

To close the New Combined Filter dialog and discard the entered information, click Cancel.

Job Attributes tab

Match

Select one of these options:

• All Attributes ("and" logic)
• Any Attributes ("or" logic)

To configure the criteria for the new filter:

1. Select the attribute type from the first list.
2. From the second list, select one of these operators:
   • Is
   • Is not
   • Between
   • Greater than
   • Less than
   • Greater than or equal
   • Less than or equal
3. To complete the criteria, enter or select a value for the specified attribute type.

You can select one or more attributes to use as criteria for the filter. To add a new attribute, click , the Add Criteria button. To remove an attribute from the filter criteria, click , the Remove Criteria button.

If you want to filter the jobs by a specific date and time, select the Due Date attribute from the first list. Select Is or Less than or equal as an operator from the second list.

To set specific values for the date and time:

1. Click , the calendar button. The Due dialog box appears. Select one of the available options or type in to set the date and time when the job is due.

   

2. Click OK.

Automation tab

Automation Level

You can choose the level of automation. Select one of these options:

• No Automation — The jobs are not batched automatically.
• Auto-Batch — The jobs are automatically batched when the target range is reached.
• Auto-Batch-and-Send — When the target range is reached, all matching jobs are automatically batched and sent to the associated output destination.

Automation Trigger

Select one of the two options:

• On All Conditions ("AND" logic):
• On Any Condition ("OR" logic):

If you select On All Conditions ("AND" logic):, the batch is created only when all the targets set in the Automation tab are reached. If you select On Any Condition ("OR" logic):, the batch is created when at least one of the specified targets is reached.

You can add more conditions from the list or remove some of them. To add a new condition, click , the add condition button. To remove an attribute, click , the remove condition button.

To configure the conditions:

1. Select the target type from the list.
2. To set the target, enter a value in first text field.
3. Specify the threshold in the second field.

The system calculates and displays the threshold range for the selected target type.

Note: If you select Day/Time as the target type, you can set the specific day of the week (Sunday through Saturday) and the time of day when the batch is created.

Select a value from the Day list and a value from the Time list.

When a filter is set for a Day/Time automation and the TotalFlow BatchBuilder server is down at that specified day and time, the filter does not trigger when the server starts.

When Single Job Exceeds Volume Threshold

You can choose the level of automation. Select one of these options:

• Notify, Do Not Batch
• Batch Job Separately

For jobs that exceed the volume limitations on automation (sheets, feet, meters, impressions, run-time), you can select Batch Job Separately. If you select Batch Job Separately, jobs are batched as single job batch. If you select Notify, Do Not Batch, the system continues to issue a warning and an alert on the filter fat-row.

Schedule tab

This section describes how to create a schedule that is applied to filter automation, limiting the time period the filter can run.

You can enable or disable Automation Schedule by clicking the Enable or Disable button.

Select the day of the week from the Day list. Select the hour and the minutes when the automation starts from the Start list. Select the hour and the minutes when the automation ends from the Stop list. Specify the number of Maximum Batches you want to send.

Add or remove multiple schedules using and buttons.

Job Sequence tab

You can set the sequence of the jobs for this filter and in the batch. The secondary attributes are used to sort the list of jobs within the primary sort.

Add or remove the sorting attributes using the and buttons. Manually sorting the attributes does not work for the filter.

Imposition tab

Gang-up

To send all the jobs together to be imposed, click Gang jobs together. When you enable this option, the Include copies option is automatically enabled.As a result, one imposition file is created for all the jobs in the filter. The imposition file contains the specified number of copies of each job and it is sent to the output with the Copies attribute value 1.

Include copies

To apply imposition on all the copies, select Include copies in output.

When this option is enabled, the imposed file created for each job contains the specified number of job copies and is sent to the output with the Copies attribute value 1.

When Include copies in output option is disabled, the imposed file contains one copy for each job and the actual value of the Copies attribute is sent to the output.

Ultimate Impostrip® Folder

You can specify the folder name where TotalFlow BatchBuilder sends the jobs to be imposed. The imposition is applied to all the jobs when creating a batch from this filter. Any predefined imposition for an individual job is overwritten.

Select a hot folder from the list or type in the name of the hot folder. The list of hot folders can only be edited from the Ultimate Impostrip ® application. You can add or remove hot folders using Ultimate Impostrip ®.

To refresh the list of hot folders, click , the Refresh button.

Imposition Review

You can enable or disable the imposition review. Click the Enabled/ Disabled button to switch between the enabled and disabled states. When imposition review is enabled, the job is held and you can view and approve the imposed file before sending it to an output. The default setting is Disabled.

Volume Estimates tab

You can select volume estimates to display in the filter information. The possible values for each menu are:

• None
• Jobs
• Sheets
• Feet
• Meters
• Run Time (h:m)
• Impressions
• File Size

Preview

The system displays a preview of the filter. This information is shown in the list of filters in the Filters panel.

To create the new proof filter, click OK.

To close the New Proof Filter dialog and discard the entered information, click Cancel.

Job Attributes tab

Match

Select one of these options:

• All Attributes ("and" logic)
• Any Attributes ("or" logic)

To configure the criteria for the new filter:

1. Select the attribute type from the first list.
2. From the second list, select one of these operators:
   • Is
   • Is not
   • Between
   • Greater than
   • Less than
   • Greater than or equal
   • Less than or equal
3. To complete the criteria, enter or select a value for the specified attribute type.

You can select one or more attributes to use as criteria for the filter. To add a new attribute, click , the Add Criteria button. To remove an attribute from the filter criteria, click , the Remove Criteria button.

If you want to filter the jobs by a specific date and time, select the Due Date attribute from the first list. Select Is or Less than or equal as an operator from the second list.

To set specific values for the date and time:

1. Click , the calendar button. The Due dialog box appears. Select one of the available options or type in to set the date and time when the job is due.

   

2. Click OK.

Automation tab

Automation Level

You can choose the level of automation. Select one of these options:

• No Automation — The jobs are not batched automatically.
• Auto-Batch — The jobs are automatically batched when the target range is reached.
• Auto-Batch-and-Send — When the target range is reached, all matching jobs are automatically batched and sent to the associated output destination.

Automation Trigger

Select one of the two options:

• On All Conditions ("AND" logic):
• On Any Condition ("OR" logic):

If you select On All Conditions ("AND" logic):, the batch is created only when all the targets set in the Automation tab are reached. If you select On Any Condition ("OR" logic):, the batch is created when at least one of the specified targets is reached.

You can add more conditions from the list or remove some of them. To add a new condition, click , the add condition button. To remove an attribute, click , the remove condition button.

To configure the conditions:

1. Select the target type from the list.
2. To set the threshold number, enter a value in first text field.
3. Specify the target range in the second field.

The system calculates and displays the threshold range for the selected target type.

Note: If you select Day/Time as the target type, select one of the following: Daily, Weekdays, Weekends, or a specific day of the week (Monday through Sunday), then the time of day when the batch is created.

Select a value from the Day list.

Select a value from the Time list.

When a filter is set for a Day/Time automation and the TotalFlow BatchBuilder server is down at that specified day and time, the filter does not trigger when the server starts.

When Single Job Exceeds Volume Threshold

You can choose the level of automation. Select one of these options:

• Notify, Do Not Batch
• Batch Job Separately

For jobs that exceed the volume limitations on automation (sheets, feet, meters, impressions, run-time), you can select Batch Job Separately. If you select Batch Job Separately, jobs are batched as single job batch. If you select Notify, Do Not Batch, the system continues to issue a warning and an alert on the filter fat-row.

Schedule tab

This section describes how to create a schedule that is applied to filter automation, limiting the time period the filter can run.

You can enable or disable Automation Schedule by clicking the Enable or Disable button.

Select one of the following options: Daily, Weekdays, Weekends, or the day of the week from the Day list. Select the hour and the minutes when the automation starts from the Start list. Select the hour and the minutes when the automation ends from the Stop list. Specify the number of Maximum Batches you want to send.

Add or remove multiple schedules using and buttons.

Job Sequence tab

You can set the sequence of the jobs for this filter and in the batch. The secondary attributes are used to sort the list of jobs within the primary sort.

Add or remove the sorting attributes using the and buttons. Manually sorting the attributes does not work for the filter.

Imposition tab

Gang-up

To send all the jobs together to be imposed, click Gang jobs together. When you enable this option, the Include copies option is automatically enabled. As a result, one imposition file is created for all the jobs in the filter. The imposition file contains the specified number of copies of each job and it is sent to the output with the Copies attribute value 1.

Include copies

To apply imposition on all the copies, select Include copies in output.

When this option is enabled, the imposed file created for each job contains the specified number of job copies and is sent to the output with the Copies attribute value 1.

When Include copies in output option is disabled, the imposed file contains one copy for each job and the actual value of the Copies attribute is sent to the output.

Ultimate Impostrip® Folder

You can specify the folder name where TotalFlow BatchBuilder sends the jobs to be imposed. The imposition is applied to all the jobs when creating a batch from this filter. Any predefined imposition for an individual job is overwritten.

Select a hot folder from the list or type in the name of the hot folder. The list of hot folders can only be edited from the Ultimate Impostrip ® application. You can add or remove hot folders using Ultimate Impostrip®.

Click , the Refresh button to refresh the list of hot folders.

Imposition Review

You can enable or disable the imposition review. Click the Enabled/ Disabled button to switch between the enabled and disabled states. When imposition review is enabled, the job is held and you can view and approve the imposed file before sending it to an output. The default setting is Disabled.

Volume Estimates tab

You can select volume estimates to display in the filter information. The possible values for each menu are:

• None
• Jobs
• Sheets
• Feet
• Meters
• Run Time (h:m)
• Impressions
• File Size

Preview

The system displays a preview of the filter. This information is shown in the list of filters in the Filters panel.

To save the changed properties, click OK. If you want to close the filter edit dialog and discard the changes, click Cancel.

To delete the filter, click Delete. For more information, see Deleting a filter.

Components tab

The combined filter consists of at least two components. You can add more components or remove some of them. To add a new component, click , the add component button. To remove a component from the list, click , the remove component button.

To configure the component properties, click Edit . The Component detail dialog is displayed:

Component Name

Specify the name of the component.

Proof Jobs

Click the checkbox if you want the filter selection to include jobs with the Proof job property set to Proof Required. The default state for Include jobs requiring proof is unchecked.

Note: When the checkbox is not selected, the filter selection ignores jobs with the Proof job property set to Proof Required.

Aggregate

Click the Enable Job Aggregation checkbox if you want the filter selection to enable job aggregation. The checkbox is displayed only if aggregation is enabled from the Admin tab, the Aggregate window. When the filter aggregation is on, all batches out of this filter, created manually or through automation, also have the aggregation on. Aggregation is not available for Proof filters.

Output Destination

Select the hot folder destination for this component from the list.

Estimated Output Speed

The estimated output speed generated by the selected output destination. You can edit the output speed and select the measurement unit from the list.

Banner Sheets

Click the checkbox if you do not want to print banner sheets for the jobs in this filter. This option is enabled only when banner sheets are set for the selected output destination.

You can set the job attributes, job sequence, and volume estimates settings for each component.

Job Attributes tab

Match

Select one of these options:

• All Attributes ("and" logic)
• Any Attributes ("or" logic)

If you select All Attributes ("and" logic), the component selects the jobs matching all the attributes set in the Job Attributes tab. If you select Any Attributes ("or" logic), the component selects any job matching at least one of the specified attributes.

To configure the criteria for the new filter:

1. Select the attribute type from the first list.
2. From the second list, select one of these operators:
   • Is
   • Is not
   • Between
   • Greater than
   • Less than
   • Greater than or equal
   • Less than or equal
3. To complete the criteria, enter or select a value for the specified attribute type.

You can select one or more attributes to use as criteria for the component. To add a new attribute, click , the Add Criteria button. To remove an attribute from the component criteria, click , the Remove Criteria button.

If you want to filter the jobs by a specific date and time, select the Due Date attribute from the first list. Select Is or Less than or equal as an operator from the second list.

To set specific values for the date and time:

1. Click , the calendar button. The Due dialog box appears. Select one of the available options or type in to set the date and time when the job is due.

   

2. Click OK.

Job Sequence tab

You can set the sequence of the jobs for this component. The secondary attributes are used to sort the list of jobs within the primary sort.

Add or remove the sorting attributes using the and buttons. Manually sorting the attributes does not work for the component.

Volume Estimates tab

You can select up to three volume estimates to display in the component information. The possible values for each menu are:

• None
• Jobs
• Sheets
• Feet
• Meters
• Run Time (h:m)
• Impressions
• File Size

Preview

The system displays a preview of the component. This information is shown in the list of filters in the Filters panel.

To save the changes and close the Component detail dialog, click OK.

Automation tab

Automation Level

You can choose the level of automation. Select one of these options:

• No Automation — The jobs are not batched automatically.
• Auto-Batch — The jobs are automatically batched when the target range is reached.
• Auto-Batch-and-Send — When the target range is reached, all matching jobs are automatically batched and sent to the associated output destination.

Automation Trigger

Select one of the two options:

• On All Conditions ("AND" logic):
• On Any Condition ("OR" logic):

If you select On All Conditions ("AND" logic):, the batch is created only when all the specified targets are reached. If you select On Any Condition ("OR" logic):, the batch is created when at least one of the specified targets is reached.

You can add more conditions from the list or remove some of them. To add a new condition, click , the add condition button. To remove an attribute, click , the remove condition button. To change the position of a row, click , the move button, and drag the selection.

When you configure the trigger conditions, you must specify a component for each volume-based trigger. To configure the conditions:

1. Select the target type from the list.
2. Select a component from the list.
3. To change the position of a row, enter a value in first text field to set the target.
4. Specify the threshold in the second field.

The system calculates and displays the threshold range for the selected target type.

Note: If you select Day/Time as the target type, you can set the specific day of the week (Sunday through Saturday) and the time of day when the batch is created.

Select a value from the Day list.

Select a value from the Time list.

When a filter is set for a Day/Time automation and the TotalFlow BatchBuilder server is down at that specified day and time, the filter does not trigger when the server starts.

Schedule tab

This section describes how to create a schedule that is applied to filter automation, limiting the time period the filter can run.

You can enable or disable Automation Schedule by clicking the Enable or Disable button.

Select the day of the week from the Day list. Select the hour and the minutes when the automation starts from the Start list. Select the hour and the minutes when the automation ends from the Stop list. Specify the number of Maximum Batches you want to send.

Add or remove multiple schedules using and buttons.

If any of the Maximum Batches are set, select a Component from the list. The default value of the Automation trigger component is Select.

To create the new combined filter, click OK.

To close the New Combined Filter dialog and discard the entered information, click Cancel.

To save the changed properties, click OK. If you want to close the filter edit dialog and discard the changes, click Cancel.

To delete the filter, click Delete. For more information, see Deleting a filter.

There are various methods to create a new batch:

1. Click , the New Batch button, from the Batches panel.

   The New Batch panel is displayed:

   

   Volume Estimates

   The system displays the estimated values for jobs, sheets, and run time.

   Batch Name

   You can specify the name of the new batch.

   Output Destination

   You can select a hot folder destination from the list.

   Estimated Output Speed

   The system displays the estimated output speed set for the selected output destination. You can edit the output speed and select the measurement unit from the list.

   Aggregate

   Click the checkbox if you want to enable the job aggregation for this batch. You can enable or disable job aggregation from Admin ⇒ Production Settings ⇒ Aggregate.

   Note: After a batch is sent, the Banner Sheets and Aggregate checkboxes appear disabled.

   Jobs tab

   A list of all the jobs from the batch are displayed. You can sort the jobs using one or more columns.

   If Aggregate is enabled, you can view all the aggregate jobs.

   To reorder the list of jobs, click Update Sequence.

   Note: When a job is in the Awaiting Approval state, you can right-click the job, and select Impose ⇒ Approve Imposition or Reject Imposition.

   Volume Estimates tab

   

   You can select volume estimates to display in the batch information. The possible values for each menu are:

   • None
   • Jobs
   • Sheets
   • Feet
   • Meters
   • Run (h:m)
   • Impressions
   • File Size

   Preview

   The system displays a preview of the volume estimates of the batch. This information is shown in the list of batches in the Batches panel.

   Note: If the Preview does not display the estimation, refer to Troubleshooting.

   Imposition tab

   

   Gang-up

   To send all the jobs together to be imposed, click Gang jobs together. When you enable this option, the Include copies option is automatically enabled. As a result, one imposition file is created for the entire batch. The imposition file contains the specified number of copies of each job and it is sent to the output with the Copies attribute value 1.

   Include copies

   To apply imposition on all the copies, select Include copies in output.

   When this option is enabled, the imposed file created for each job contains the specified number of job copies and is sent to the output with the Copies attribute value 1.

   When Include copies in output option is disabled, the imposed file contains one copy for each job and the actual value of the Copies attribute is sent to the output.

   Ultimate Impostrip® Folder

   You can specify the folder name where TotalFlow BatchBuilder sends the jobs to be imposed. The imposition is applied to all the jobs from this batch. Any predefined imposition for an individual job is overwritten.

   Select a hot folder from the list or type in the name of the hot folder. The list of hot folders can only be edited from the Ultimate Impostrip application. You can add or remove hot folders using Ultimate Impostrip.

   Click , the Refresh, button to refresh the list of hot folders.

   Imposition Review

   You can enable or disable the imposition review. To switch between the enabled and disabled states, click the Enabled/ Disabled button. When imposition review is enabled, the job is held and you can view and approve the imposed file before sending it to an output. The default setting is Disabled.

   Banner Sheets tab

   

   Click the checkbox if you want to include banner sheets for job files in the output folder.

   Paper

   If you select the Banner Sheets checkbox, the Paper presets are available. Properties set here become banner sheets defaults;

   • Match Job — disables the controls that configure media and uses default settings.
   • Custom — enables the controls that configure media, any setting specified are included in banner sheets XML/JDF/CSV.

   If you select Custom value, you can type in or select a media from the output Paper Catalog list. To add a paper type, click the Add Paper button.

   Paper Name

   You can edit the name of the paper used. You can enter a string of maximum 256 characters. This field is mandatory.

   Product ID

   You can edit the product ID. You can enter a string of maximum 256 characters.

   Paper Type

   You can edit or select the type of paper used from a list:

   • Bond
   • Offset Text
   • Cover
   • Tag
   • Index

   Paper Weight

   The paper weight varies based on the paper type and the paper size. You can edit the paper weight.

   Paper Color

   You can type in or select the paper color form a list.

   Paper Finish

   You can type in or select the paper finish from a list:

   • Uncoated
   • Coated
   • Glossing Finish
   • Ink Jet Finish
   • High Gloss Finish
   • Matte Finish
   • Polymer Finish
   • Satin Finish
   • Semigloss Finish
   • Silver Finish

   Paper Height

   The height of the paper.

   Paper Width

   The width of the paper.

   Batch Tickets tab

   

   Specify if you want to print the batch details and the location where to send the batch ticket. The system generates a batch ticket file containing the batch details.

   Batch Ticket Printer

   Send Batch Tickets to a Printer

   Select this option to send the batch ticket to a printer. Choose a printer from an existing list of printers mapped to the TotalFlow BatchBuilder server. You can also specify the number of copies of batch tickets you want to print.

   Send Batch Tickets to Output Device

   Select this option to send the batch ticket to the specified output device. The batch ticket file is placed as the first job in the batch and the job sequence number for the batch ticket is 0. The batch ticket file is not displayed in the batch detail dialog and does not appear as a job in the user interface.

   Paper

   Specify which job properties you want to use for the batch ticket media:

   • A4 — Uses the default media settings for job properties.
   • Custom — Allows you to specify media settings for job properties.
     Note:
     • The first value for the Paper properties is displayed based on installation settings. A4 is displayed for metric system and Letter is displayed for imperial system.

     Paper Name

     You can edit the name of the paper used. You can enter a string of maximum 256 characters.

     Paper Type

     You can select the type of paper used from a list:

     • Bond
     • Offset Text
     • Cover
     • Tag
     • Index

     Paper Weight

     The paper weight varies based on the paper type and the paper size. You can edit the paper weight.

     Paper Color

     You can type in or select the paper color form a list.

     Paper Finish

     You can type in or select the paper finish from a list:

     • Uncoated
     • Coated
     • Glossing Finish
     • Ink Jet Finish
     • High Gloss Finish
     • Matte Finish
     • Polymer Finish
     • Satin Finish
     • Semigloss Finish
     • Silver Finish

     Paper Height

     You can specify the height of the paper.

     Paper Width

     You can specify the width of the paper.

2. You can create a new batch using an existing filter.

   Select a filter from the Filters panel. Drag and drop the filter into the Batches panel. You can also right-click the filter and select Create Batch….

   You can select a component from a combined filter in the Filters panel, right-click the component, and select Create Batch…. This action creates a batch from the selected component of the combined filter. The system also creates a batch from each component that contains jobs from the same order as the selected component.

   If the selected filter has an Output Destination set, a new batch is automatically created and the jobs from the filter are added to the new batch. If the filter does not have an Output Destination set, the New Batch panel is displayed and the Output Destination field is highlighted as required. Select a destination from the list and click OK.

   Note: The new batch inherits the filter properties:

   1. The new batch name uses the filter name.
   2. The filter Output Destination, Speed, Estimated Output Speed, and Run Time are used for the new batch properties.
   3. If a sorting criteria is set on the filter, the order of the jobs in the filter is inherited through the sequence in the new batch. The sorting criteria is not inherited.
3. You can select a number of jobs from a job list and move them to a new batch.

   From a filtered list of jobs, select the jobs you want to move to a new batch. Drag and drop the jobs to the Batches panel. The new batch loads the properties from the filter containing the selected jobs.

   Note:
   1. When you select one or more jobs, an information bar is displayed at the bottom of the window. This information consists of the number of jobs selected, the number of sheets, the number of feet, and the number of impressions for the selected jobs. When you start the drag and drop action, the system displays the information bar in the dragging animation.

      Depending on the selection you made at the installation time, the measurement system can be different.

   2. If the selected jobs are included in a filter, the information displayed matches the one set in the Volume Estimates tab.

   To create the new batch, click OK.

   To close the New Batch panel and discard the entered information, click Cancel.

4. You can select one or more jobs from the job list.

   Select one or more jobs from the job list, right-click, and select an existing batch or select the Batch ⇒ New Batch to create a new batch. A confirmation message appears on the right panel to confirm that the new batch has been created successfully.

   Note: If the selected jobs are unbatchable, the right-click is disabled.