Applying variables to a check in a Preflight Profile

Variables allow you to process different jobs and job types with one Preflight Profile; instead of using fixed values, you enter a variable which is defined when running the Preflight Profile.

Note that you need to have defined a Variable Set with Smart Preflight variables before you can use variables in a Preflight Profile. For more information, refer to the chapter about Smart Preflight in the PitStop Pro Reference Guide on the Enfocus website. This topic only explains how you can add variables to your Preflight Profile.

To use variables in a Preflight Profile

In your Preflight Profile, open the CHECK ON: category for which you want to use a variable.
Do one of the following:
- If a variable should be used for all checks on the tab, click the Actions link in the top right corner of the tab and select Enable Variable Names. A button appears next to the checkbox of Enable checks without restriction/Enable checks of <restriction>.
- If a variable should be used for one particular check, in the attributes of the check concerned, click the Enable Variable Names button . A button appears next to each property where it is relevant.
Click next to the property for which you want to use a variable.
Note that this button is only shown when the check can have a variable applied.
In the Select a Variable dialog, make sure Use a Variable from the selected Variable Set is selected and select a Variable Set as required.
Double-click the variable you want to use for the property concerned.
Only the variables that match the type required for the property concerned are shown. For example, if you want to define the page width, you need a variable of the type Length.

The name of the variable is shown in the Preflight Profile.

When running the Profile, a dialog will pop up allowing you to enter the appropriate value.