Defining job recognition presets

When creating a workflow for one-bit files, you must define a job recognition preset, which is a character sequence that matches the naming convention of your one-bit files.

For more information about creating workflows for one-bit files, see Create a workflow for one-bit files.

The Fiery XF server recognizes the following variables in a job recognition preset:

Variable	Description
%j	Represents the job name.
%c	Represents the name of the color separation of the one-bit file.
%f	Represents "ignore." This variable is often used to instruct the Fiery XF server to ignore consecutive numbers, such as file numbers, that some RIP solutions automatically add to the file name. Insert a number to define how many characters should be ignored. For example, `%4f` instructs the Fiery XF server to ignore four characters.

Variable

Description

Represents the job name.

Represents the name of the color separation of the one-bit file.

Represents "ignore."

This variable is often used to instruct the Fiery XF server to ignore consecutive numbers, such as file numbers, that some RIP solutions automatically add to the file name.

Insert a number to define how many characters should be ignored. For example, %4f instructs the Fiery XF server to ignore four characters.

The following example illustrates how you can define a job recognition preset for a sample group of one-bit files:

One-bit file names	Job recognition preset character sequence	Description
01_fieryflyer_(cyan).tif 02_fieryflyer_(magenta).tif 03_fieryflyer_(yellow).tif 04_fieryflyer_(black).tif	%f_%j_(%c).tif	The Fiery XF server processes files that use an underscore as the separator and have color separations in parentheses. The Fiery XF server ignores all characters in the file names before the first underscore, reading from right to left.

One-bit file names

Job recognition preset character sequence

Description

01_fieryflyer_(cyan).tif

02_fieryflyer_(magenta).tif

03_fieryflyer_(yellow).tif

04_fieryflyer_(black).tif

%f_%j_(%c).tif

The Fiery XF server processes files that use an underscore as the separator and have color separations in parentheses.

The Fiery XF server ignores all characters in the file names before the first underscore, reading from right to left.

Note: By default, the Fiery XF server analyzes file names from right to left, ignoring the file extension. You can select the Analyze file name from left to right check box to instruct the Fiery XF server to analyze files names from left to right.

The following example illustrates a job recognition preset designed for the Fiery XF server to analyze from left to right:

One-bit file names	Job recognition preset character sequence	Description
fieryflyer-(cyan)-00157.tif fieryflyer-(magenta)-00158.tif fieryflyer-(yellow)-00159.tif fieryflyer-(black)-00160.tif fieryflyer-(cyan)-01-00.tif fieryflyer-(magenta)-02-00.tif fieryflyer-(yellow)-03-00.tif fieryflyer-(black)-04-00.tif	%j-(%c)-%5f.tif	The Fiery XF server processes files that use a dash as the separator and have color separations in parentheses. The Fiery XF server ignores all characters in the file names after the second dash, reading from left to right.

One-bit file names

Job recognition preset character sequence

Description

fieryflyer-(cyan)-00157.tif

fieryflyer-(magenta)-00158.tif

fieryflyer-(yellow)-00159.tif

fieryflyer-(black)-00160.tif

fieryflyer-(cyan)-01-00.tif

fieryflyer-(magenta)-02-00.tif

fieryflyer-(yellow)-03-00.tif

fieryflyer-(black)-04-00.tif

%j-(%c)-%5f.tif

The Fiery XF server processes files that use a dash as the separator and have color separations in parentheses.

The Fiery XF server ignores all characters in the file names after the second dash, reading from left to right.