Conceptual Overview of Smart preflight

PitStop Server provides "hands off" automation for preflight checks and corrections. With Smart Preflight within PitStop Server the goal is to be able to adjust the preflight and correction settings on a job-by-job basis by using job tickets to drive Preflight and Action list values and settings.

To process Smart Preflight jobs, a PDF file requires a matching XML/JDF job ticket, both these files need to be present in a PitStop Server Hot Folder for a PDF file to be processed. PitStop Server then uses the values within the job ticket within the preflight and action list settings.

Note: Because a job ticket based Preflight Profile requires both a matching job ticket and PDF file, these Hot Folders are dedicated to job ticket based jobs. If a single PDF file is put into one of these Hot Folders, it will wait for the user specified time for a matching job ticket and once the timeout has been reached the PDF will error into the designated error folder.

What you need to be successful with Smart Preflight in PitStop Server

A lead system that can generate a properly formatted XML/JDF file.
A properly formatted XML/JDF Job ticket for each PDF job.
A properly named XML/JDF Job ticket that associates to the PDF job file.
An understanding of PitStop Server and setting up workflows.