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ReportMaker Advanced A SmartMarks "How To" Session Julie Bauer, Senior Application Sales Manager, Esko Bart Meersschaert, Senior Application Sales Manager, Esko Tyler Thompson, Application Engineer, Esko May 10, 2012 1 ReportMaker Advanced A SmartMarks "How To" Session SmartMarks play a significant part in the creation of an effective template for use with your ReportMaker Task. This session will cover the process involved in developing a professional ReportMaker Template to rapidly produce consistent, repeatable and attractive proofs/reports using your Automation Engine. 2 ReportMaker Advanced A SmartMarks "How To" Session SmartMarks play a significant part in the creation of an effective template for use with your ReportMaker Task. This session will cover the process involved in developing a professional ReportMaker Template to rapidly produce consistent, repeatable and attractive proofs/reports using your Automation Engine. 3 ReportMaker Advanced A SmartMarks "How To" Session SmartMarks play a significant part in the creation of an effective template for use with your ReportMaker Task. This session will cover the process involved in developing a professional ReportMaker Template to rapidly produce consistent, repeatable and attractive proofs/reports using your Automation Engine. 4 ReportMaker Advanced A SmartMarks "How To" Session SmartMarks play a significant part in the creation of an effective template for use with your ReportMaker Task. This session will cover the process involved in developing a professional ReportMaker Template to rapidly produce consistent, repeatable and attractive proofs/reports using your Automation Engine. 5 6 ReportMaker Advanced A SmartMarks "How To" Session SmartMarks play a significant part in the creation of an effective template for use with your ReportMaker Task. This session will cover the process involved in developing a professional ReportMaker Template to rapidly produce consistent, repeatable and attractive proofs/reports using your Automation Engine. 7 ReportMaker Advanced A SmartMarks "How To" Session ● SmartMarks play a significant part in the creation of an effective template for use with your ReportMaker Task. This session will cover the process involved in developing a professional ReportMaker Template to rapidly produce consistent, repeatable and attractive proofs/reports using your Automation Engine. 8 input file reportmaker template report (uses smartmarks) 9 Output location of the report Output name of the report would you like to export the report to a PDF? 10 location of the template ReportMaker Advanced A SmartMarks "How To" Session ● Hands-on ! ● goal : to create a (multipage)reportmaker template you can take back home with you and use in production. ● server DRUPAAE02 ● use your own workstation example EWM39 ● Packedge login : digi password : digi ● open TEMPLATE ESKOWORLD 2013_start.pdf 11 preview on Mac : open label_report.pdf 12 13 14 15 ● STEP1 open template eskoworld 2013 start.pdf in PackEdge ● STEP2 start adding smartname JOBNAME using textmark the smartname will use the information attached to the job. First define this information by using the “info” button for the current job. 16 17 18 19 20 21 ● STEP3 add smartmark text for additional info on top right of page 1. 22 ● STEP3 add smartmark text for additional info on top right of page 1. 23 ● STEP3 add smartmark text for additional info on top right of page 1. 24 ● STEP3 add smartmark text for additional info on top right of page 1. 25 ● STEP4 add smartmark imagemark (reportmaker – taskinput file). Use object naming to name placeholder (jobwindow) 26 27 refering to named object “jobwindow” 28 ● STEP5 add smartmark text(to indicate scaling factor). Use object naming to name placeholder (scaled). position textmark relative to this object. 29 30 ● STEP6 similar to step4, add 2 detail windows on page 2 of the report. Use smartmark imagemark (reportmaker – taskinput file). Use object naming to name placeholder (detail1, detail2) 31 32 repeat for second detail window 33 ● STEP7 page 3 shows separation details of the input job. Several placeholders are created that will function as guides to position the smartmarks. box# placeholder will help the rectangle smartmark to place a colored bar on the top of each box. placeholder# placeholder will help the image smartmark to place each separation in the window 34 box placeholder for rectangle smartmark 35 taskinput file placeholder 36 37 change ink number for the other smartmarks (copy and paste smartmark!) 38 39 ● STEP8 page 4 uses a 3D view of the input file. Prerequisite is a structural file (ARD, DAE, ZAE), to make this work. Label.pdf has an ARD embedded. 40 use imagemark, taskinputfile3D to add the mark to the placeholder. 41 ● STEP9 now it’s time to create the report. Run the reportmaker task in Automation Engine. Select label.pdf as input file. (right click – launch) 42 ● STEP10 sit back and enjoy your first report that was automatically created ! Think of all the time you will be saving ! the report is created in a new folder called “ReportMaker”. Use “view” to view your report. Remark : when using Acrobat to view your report, make sure overprint preview is turned on in preferences. 43 44