Production Integration: Generic Hot folder

This production integration gives the ability to pass artwork from batches to a hot folder.

The artwork will be added as default into a folder called 'artwork' within a folder determined by the batch name.

The 'Generic Hotfolder' integration can be set on the fulfilment centre on a batch under the 'Production integrations' tab on the left hand side.

On the integration there are various options that can be used to manage how the batches are passed.

Auto Transfer Enabled: When enabled full batches will pass over to the hot folder.

Run interval: This will only show when Auto Transfer Enabled is enabled and can be set to one of the following Always, Quarter Hourly, Hourly or Daily (Midnight UTC).

Start Timestamp (UTC): The time must be set for when the batches will be auto transferred from.

Production Sheet Enabled: This will add the production sheet of the batches to be sent in to an additional folder call 'jobsheets'

Preferred Artwork Format: Gives the ability to specify the artwork type that is to be sent to the 'artwork'  folder

Filesystem Type:  Select ether SFTP or S3 and the correct data filed will appear below.

Filesystem Root: When using S3 you can define a root folder however when using SFTP you must use  '/transfer'

Artwork Path Format (Optional): It is possible to define a specific folder structure and file name.

This example of the artwork path below will create a date folder and add the artwork directly in it naming it  with the item id and file name  (e.g. 32065299-output.pdf )

 {{ "now" | date("Y-m-d") }}/{{ batch.id }}-{{ artwork.name }}

Available elements for this naming are below

artwork.name

artwork.url

batch.id
batch.ref
batch.company_ref_id
batch.template_id
batch.date_created
batch.date_filled
batch.date_queued
batch.date_completed
batch.status
batch.ext_status
batch.is_full
batch.current_item_count
batch.max_item_count
batch.delay_generation_until
batch.delay_production_until
batch.cut_off_datetime
batch.mixing_key
batch.mixing_description
batch.has_been_completed
batch.has_been_queued
batch.has_been_downloaded
batch.has_error
batch.error_message

template.id

template.sku

template.name

template.has_background

template.fulfiller_company_ref_id

template.position_count

template.sides_count

template.country_code

template.output_type

template.pages

template.seperate_quantity

template.is_coversheet_enabled

template.enable_image_item_details

template.artwork_printer_id

template.jobsheet_printer_id

template.is_file_per_page_enabled

template.cut_off_time_expression

template.cut_off_merge

template.is_artwork_processing_enabled

template.is_enabled

template.inherit_dropships

template.is_deleted

template.is_restrict_to_single_item_enabled

template.is_mixing_enabled

template.is_dispatch_date_production_delay_enabled

template.order_size

template.cmyk_colour_profile

template.rgb_colour_profile

template.coversheet_html

template.shipping_carrier_method_set

template.size_set

template.colour_set

template.api_version

template.layout_preset

template.width_mm

template.height_mm

template.max_artwork_width_mm

template.max_artwork_height_mm

template.bartender_printers

template.bartender_api_url

template.bartender_document_path

template.pres_printers

template.pres_api_url

template.cloud_rip_printer

template.cloud_rip_print_mode

template.cloud_rip_output_option

template.cloud_rip_output_media_name

template.cloud_rip_output_template_name

template.cloud_rip_template_slot_number

template.auto_cloud_rip

Once the hot folder is created the fulfilment company can be set as the 'fulfiller' on one or multiple batch templates.

If the batch is full and Auto Transfer Enabled is disabled the batches must be manually sent to the hot folder.

This is done by going to Production > Jobs (2.1), selecting the batch/batches using the filter options on the left hand side and ticking the relevant batches, then from the drop-down select 'Send to Production'.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

It is possible to add multiple printer locations to an individual batch template. This can be done by selecting the 'Generic Hotfolder' tab and adding the printers to the 'Available Locations'  box

When sending a batch to production manually you will then have an option to select which location to send it to, this will create a file location in the hotfloder named after the location's name and then will follow the standard or custom file structure set on the integration.

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