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FreeFlow Web Services
Print Service Provider User Guide
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Table of Contents
1: Introduction |
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2: Web Services User Overview |
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Accessing Web Services ......................................................................... |
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Accessing Web Services locally ....................................................................................................... |
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Status Icons ...................................................................................................................................... |
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Frequently Used Terminology................................................................. |
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Navigating Web Services.................................................................................................................. |
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Logging Out of Web Services........................................................................................................... |
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Conventions Used in Web Services ....................................................... |
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Managing Queues ............................................................................................................................ |
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Using Web Services Features ................................................................. |
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Managing Attachments..................................................................................................................... |
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Multiple Language Support............................................................................................................... |
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Generating and Editing Job Tickets.................................................................................................. |
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3: System Setup |
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Basic........................................................................................................ |
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Contact Details ............................................................................................................................... |
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General ........................................................................................................................................... |
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Time Zone....................................................................................................................................... |
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Region and Languages................................................................................................................... |
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Terms and Conditions..................................................................................................................... |
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Home Page Customization............................................................................................................. |
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Users........................................................................................................ |
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Managing Print Service Provider Users.......................................................................................... |
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Print Service Provider User Privileges............................................................................................ |
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Advanced ................................................................................................ |
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CRM................................................................................................................................................ |
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Numbering ...................................................................................................................................... |
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Email............................................................................................................................................... |
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Fonts............................................................................................................................................... |
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User Types ..................................................................................................................................... |
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Job Expiration ................................................................................................................................. |
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Customized Fields .......................................................................................................................... |
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Account Groups .............................................................................................................................. |
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Billing .............................................................................................................................................. |
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Integrations ............................................................................................. |
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Credit Card Integration ................................................................................................................... |
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HTML or Word Documents............................................................................................................. |
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Defining Data Export....................................................................................................................... |
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Integrating Web Services with Other Systems ............................................................................... |
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4: Print Settings |
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Defining Production Parameters........................................................... |
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Setting Image Resolution Warning ................................................................................................. |
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Setting Size Difference ................................................................................................................... |
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Output Devices ....................................................................................... |
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Managing Output Devices .............................................................................................................. |
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Adding Output Devices................................................................................................................... |
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General Tab.................................................................................................................................... |
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Defining Output Device Channels .................................................................................................. |
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Defining Print Imposition................................................................................................................. |
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Defining Press Setup Parameters for Pricing Calculation .............................................................. |
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Setting Speed and Waste............................................................................................................... |
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Defining Labor Charges.................................................................................................................. |
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Defining Click Charges ................................................................................................................... |
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Managing the Stock Library .................................................................. |
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Importing and Exporting Stock ............................................................. |
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Searching the Stock Library.................................................................. |
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Setting Paper Sizes ................................................................................ |
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Defining Shipping................................................................................... |
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Defining Carriers............................................................................................................................. |
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Defining Shipping Methods............................................................................................................. |
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Defining Shipping Method Groups.................................................................................................. |
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5: Account Setup |
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Account Setup Overview ....................................................................... |
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Using the Accounts Pane ............................................................................................................... |
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Creating a New Account ........................................................................ |
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Defining General Settings for a New Account ................................................................................ |
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Defining Users for a New Account.................................................................................................. |
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Defining the Account Checkout Process ........................................................................................ |
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Managing Accounts ............................................................................... |
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Managing Account Access ............................................................................................................. |
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Modifying Account Preferences...................................................................................................... |
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Selecting Shipping Method Groups for the Account....................................................................... |
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Managing Users.............................................................................................................................. |
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Defining User Groups Settings ....................................................................................................... |
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Managing the Account Departments .............................................................................................. |
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Defining the Account Cost Centers ................................................................................................ |
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Defining Email Notification Settings................................................................................................ |
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Customizing Order Fields at the Account Level ............................................................................. |
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6: Store Setup |
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Catalog Overview ................................................................................... |
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Superstore Catalogs ....................................................................................................................... |
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HTML Catalogs............................................................................................................................... |
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Creating and Managing Superstore Catalogs...................................... |
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Managing Superstores.................................................................................................................... |
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Creating a Superstore..................................................................................................................... |
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Adding Products to a Superstore.................................................................................................... |
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Applying a Layout Theme to a Superstore ..................................................................................... |
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Defining the Items Area .................................................................................................................. |
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Defining the Cross Sale Area ......................................................................................................... |
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Defining the Navigation Pane ......................................................................................................... |
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Adding Messages ........................................................................................................................... |
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Previewing the Superstore or Category.......................................................................................... |
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Creating and Managing HTML Catalogs............................................... |
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Managing HTML Catalogs.............................................................................................................. |
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Creating an HTML Catalog............................................................................................................. |
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Exporting an HTML Catalog ........................................................................................................... |
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Sending an HTML Catalog by Email .............................................................................................. |
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Managing the Cross Sales Library........................................................ |
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Managing Cross Sales.................................................................................................................... |
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Creating and Populating Cross Sales............................................................................................. |
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Managing the Image Library.................................................................. |
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Managing Folders ........................................................................................................................... |
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Managing Images ........................................................................................................................... |
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Managing the Database Library ............................................................ |
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Adding a Database to the Library ................................................................................................... |
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Checking a Database ..................................................................................................................... |
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Deleting a Database ....................................................................................................................... |
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Updating a Database...................................................................................................................... |
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7: Job Business Flow |
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General Overview ................................................................................... |
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Joblets ..................................................................................................... |
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Managing Joblets............................................................................................................................ |
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Editing a Joblet ............................................................................................................................... |
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Joblet Types ................................................................................................................................... |
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Job Types................................................................................................ |
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How Many Job Types to Create? ................................................................................................... |
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Managing Job Types ...................................................................................................................... |
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Creating a Simple Job Type ........................................................................................................... |
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Job Type Groups ............................................................................................................................ |
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Templates................................................................................................ |
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Template Types .............................................................................................................................. |
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Template Creation .......................................................................................................................... |
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Template Structure ......................................................................................................................... |
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Creating a New Template............................................................................................................... |
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Managing Templates ...................................................................................................................... |
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Creating Variable Data Templates ........................................................ |
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Select Variable Data Fields ............................................................................................................ |
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Defining Variable Data Field Properties ......................................................................................... |
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Arrange Fields .............................................................................................................................. |
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8: Pricing |
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Introduction........................................................................................... |
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Pricing Overview .................................................................................. |
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Concepts....................................................................................................................................... |
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Pricing Process Overview............................................................................................................. |
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Setup...................................................................................................... |
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Set-up Tax Packages ................................................................................................................... |
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Set-up Job Type Pricing ............................................................................................................... |
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Setting-up Intent Pricing ............................................................................................................... |
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Setting-up Manual Pricing ............................................................................................................ |
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Price Management................................................................................ |
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Manually Pricing a Job.................................................................................................................. |
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Checking and Modifying Job Pricing ............................................................................................ |
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Checking and Modifying Order Pricing ......................................................................................... |
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Line Item Library................................................................................... |
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Types of Line Items ...................................................................................................................... |
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Managing the Line Item Library .................................................................................................... |
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9: Production Management |
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Production Queue Overview ............................................................... |
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Managing Jobs in the Production Queue........................................... |
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Managing the Production Queue Job List .................................................................................... |
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The Job Details Panel................................................................................................................... |
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Viewing and Editing Job Properties.............................................................................................. |
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Attaching Files to the Job ............................................................................................................. |
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Viewing and Modifying a Job’s Trim and Bleed Parameters........................................................ |
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Editing Job Imposition................................................................................................................... |
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Manual Impose ............................................................................................................................. |
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Ganging Jobs for Production ........................................................................................................ |
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Printing Book Assembly Jobs on More Than One Output Device................................................ |
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Creating a Job Ticket.................................................................................................................... |
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Managing Notifications and Alerts ..................................................... |
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Producing Jobs .................................................................................... |
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Outsourcing Jobs to a Partner Print Service Provider.................................................................. |
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Changing the Status of a Job ....................................................................................................... |
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Approving a Job for Printing ......................................................................................................... |
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Delivery Queue ..................................................................................... |
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Delivery Queue Overview............................................................................................................. |
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Managing the Jobs for Delivery Panel.......................................................................................... |
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Managing Delivery in the Batch Order Panel ............................................................................... |
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Managing the Shipped Deliveries Panel....................................................................................... |
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Track Jobs............................................................................................. |
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Searching for Jobs........................................................................................................................ |
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Managing Tracked Jobs ............................................................................................................... |
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10: Managing Site Customization |
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Creating Skins ...................................................................................... |
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Accessing The Skin Editor............................................................................................................ |
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Customizing the Login Page......................................................................................................... |
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Customizing the Site Frame ......................................................................................................... |
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Customizing the Launch Pad........................................................................................................ |
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Customizing the Email Banner ..................................................................................................... |
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Customizing the Catalog Banner.................................................................................................. |
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Saving and Previewing Views ...................................................................................................... |
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Editing Skin Elements.......................................................................... |
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Uploading Images......................................................................................................................... |
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Editing the Final Design................................................................................................................ |
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Accessing the Style Sheet Window .................................................... |
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Uploading Designs ............................................................................... |
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Converting HTML Pages to .mht Files.......................................................................................... |
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Activating Page Elements.................................................................... |
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Selecting Languages .................................................................................................................... |
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Specifying First Page After Login ................................................................................................. |
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Defining User Privilege Views ...................................................................................................... |
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Managing the Skin Library................................................................... |
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Assigning Skins to Print Buyers.................................................................................................... |
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Designating a Default Skin ........................................................................................................... |
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Accessing the Skin Library ................................................................. |
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Duplicating Skins ................................................................................. |
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11: Direct Marketing Links |
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DirectSmile Image Generator .............................................................. |
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Creating a Template with a DirectSmile Image ............................................................................ |
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Ordering a Job from a Template with a DirectSmile Image.......................................................... |
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XMPie PersonalEffect........................................................................... |
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Importing an XMPie PersonalEffect Template to the Web Services System ............................... |
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Ordering From a Template ........................................................................................................... |
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Uploading a Database File ........................................................................................................... |
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Restrictions and Known Limitations.............................................................................................. |
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12: Excel Pricing |
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Settings in Web Services..................................................................... |
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Assigning Excel Pricing to a Print Buyer ...................................................................................... |
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Excel Pricing File Format..................................................................... |
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Understanding the File Format ..................................................................................................... |
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Excel Pricing with the Book Assembly Module............................................................................. |
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Excel Programming and Useful Excel Functions .............................. |
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IF Function.................................................................................................................................... |
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Vlookup Function .......................................................................................................................... |
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MATCH ......................................................................................................................................... |
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INDEX........................................................................................................................................... |
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DGET Function ............................................................................................................................. |
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VBA............................................................................................................................................... |
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13: Book Assembly |
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Book Assembly Definitions ................................................................. |
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Binding Styles ............................................................................................................................... |
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Components ................................................................................................................................. |
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Book Assembly Pricing................................................................................................................. |
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Defining a Book Assembly Job Type ................................................. |
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Defining Binding Properties .......................................................................................................... |
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Defining Component Properties ................................................................................................... |
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Defining a Book Assembly Preview.................................................... |
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Preparation ................................................................................................................................... |
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Producing a Book Assembly Job ....................................................... |
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14: Integrations Guide |
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Introduction........................................................................................... |
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Who Should Use This Guide ........................................................................................................ |
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Overview....................................................................................................................................... |
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LDAP...................................................................................................... |
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Overview....................................................................................................................................... |
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LDAP Configuration...................................................................................................................... |
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User Management................................................................................. |
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General ......................................................................................................................................... |
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Overview....................................................................................................................................... |
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Integration Flow ............................................................................................................................ |
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Configuring the User Authentication Definition............................................................................. |
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Authentication server response structure..................................................................................... |
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Multisite Compatibility ................................................................................................................... |
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Appendix....................................................................................................................................... |
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Data Export ........................................................................................... |
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Introduction ................................................................................................................................... |
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Hot Folder Configuration............................................................................................................... |
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Writing a Connector ...................................................................................................................... |
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Freeflow Connectivity .......................................................................... |
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Introduction ................................................................................................................................... |
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Process Manager Integration ....................................................................................................... |
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Process Manager Manifest Integration......................................................................................... |
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Output Manager Integration.......................................................................................................... |
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JMF Service.................................................................................................................................. |
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Print Manager – Advanced Print Path .......................................................................................... |
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VIPP Emitter Integration ............................................................................................................... |
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Print from DocuShare Integration ................................................................................................. |
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FreeFlow Repository Integration .................................................................................................. |
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XMPie PersonalEffect........................................................................... |
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XMPie PersonalEffect Integration................................................................................................. |
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Installing XMPie PersonalEffect ................................................................................................... |
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Web Services and XMPie PersonalEffect Integration .................................................................. |
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Importing an XMPie PersonalEffect Template to the Web Services System ............................... |
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Restrictions and Known Limitations.............................................................................................. |
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DirectSmile............................................................................................ |
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Overview....................................................................................................................................... |
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Prerequisites................................................................................................................................. |
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Installation process ....................................................................................................................... |
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Enabling DirectSmile .................................................................................................................... |
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Job Ordering Workflow ................................................................................................................. |
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Credit Card ............................................................................................ |
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Introduction ................................................................................................................................... |
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Integrating with the Credit Card Vendor ....................................................................................... |
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Enabling Credit Cards for Web Services Accounts ...................................................................... |
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Verifying Print Buyer Workflow via Credit Card............................................................................ |
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Adding Credit Card Vendors to Web Services ............................................................................. |
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15: Web Services Order Center User Guide |
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Introduction........................................................................................... |
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Overview....................................................................................................................................... |
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Configuration ........................................................................................ |
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Define Accounts............................................................................................................................ |
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Set up Account Groups................................................................................................................. |
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Add CSR Users ............................................................................................................................ |
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Configure Web Services Order Center Email............................................................................... |
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Configure Web Services Order Center Settings........................................................................... |
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Sales ...................................................................................................... |
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Creating a Simple Quote .............................................................................................................. |
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Performing Additional Actions on the Quote................................................................................. |
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Progressing from Quotes to Orders.............................................................................................. |
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Invoicing and Billing ............................................................................ |
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Handling Deposits......................................................................................................................... |
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Handling Invoices ......................................................................................................................... |
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Handling Credit Notes................................................................................................................... |
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Handling Receipts......................................................................................................................... |
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Managing Your Business and Production ......................................... |
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The Dashboard ............................................................................................................................. |
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The Commercial Queue................................................................................................................ |
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The Artwork Queue....................................................................................................................... |
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The Activities Screen.................................................................................................................... |
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The Billing Manager...................................................................................................................... |
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Production Pricing ............................................................................... |
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Pricing Concepts........................................................................................................................... |
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Setting Up Production Pricing....................................................................................................... |
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FreeFlow Web Services™ is a Business Flow Automation solution that allows you to create, customize, order, print, and deliver print jobs in one streamlined operation.
Web Services enables you to respond to changing market conditions, as well as leverage new business opportunities by providing you with the following features:
•Personalized, on-demand, printing capabilities – integrate independent and data-based variable information to create variable data jobs and campaigns.
•Advanced reprint abilities – access jobs and templates for reprinting or updating print material.
•Advanced tracking abilities – you and your customers can track orders from the moment they enter your organization, until they arrive at their final destination.
•Simplified production and ordering process – generate jobs, receive automated pre-flighting, and create soft proofs prior to ordering. Make use of pre-press capabilities, output management, delivery, and billing abilities. The entire process is designed to reduce the number of interactions with your customers.
•An open system - communicate with your customers’ system and with your own peripheral systems; you can receive orders from any environment including branded websites, emails, intranet, procurement systems, or print drivers, as well as interact with other systems that provide diverse services.
The Print Service Provider guide provides you with instructions for managing the administration and production workflows, with the purpose of:
•Introducing Web Services software features.
•Entering and organizing data that is processed by Web Services, allowing you to provide automatic price generation and enabling job production.
•Assisting your organization in configuring Web Services printing, account, and system settings.
•Enabling quick implementation of Web Services so you can improve and enhance your business.
Before working with the guide, we recommend that you complete the comprehensive Customer Driven Deployment Program (CDDP) and gain the implementation skills that will enable you to begin working with your customers.
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The Web Services User Overview describes terminology, conventions, and features used in FreeFlow Web Services.
Web Services runs on the Windows operating system. As a Print Service Provider user, you can access Web Services either via the internet (World Wide Web), or on an intranet, by typing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) into an Internet Explorer browser address field. Print Buyers can access the Print Buyer application site using either Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari browsers.
To access Web Services in a browser
1Open an Internet browser window.
2Type the Web Services URL into the browser address text field, for example: http://x.x.x.x/Web Services/
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•Start Web Services – start running the Internet Information server and the Web Services processes.
•Stop Web Services – stop running the Internet Information server and the Web Services processes.
•Restart Web Services – stop and restart the Internet Information server and the Web Services processes.
•Log Window – open the system feedback window. A full record of all past actions, and their execution times, available to facilitate application trouble shooting.
•Task Manager – open the Windows Task Manager.
•Explorer – open Windows Explorer.
The status icons, located on the Status Bar at the bottom-right corner of the desktop, indicate the operational modes of the system:
– indicates the system is operating; both the Internet Information server and Web Services are running.
– indicates the system is in the process of becoming operational or shutting down.
– indicates the system is not operating correctly; either the Internet Information server or Web Services is down. The CONNECTION FAILURE prompt appears.
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The following list describes Web Services Print Service Provider user interface terminology:
•Screen – refers to the entire monitor screen, including the operating system toolbars.
•Window – part of the screen; opens by clicking any of the Workflow or Administration tabs in the Web Services taskbar.
•Panel – part of a window; can contain sub-panels.
•Sub-panel – part of a panel.
•Pane – a large box, usually located on the left side of the window.
•Operation Button – used for performing various operations; appears in a panel or a sub-panel, or below a pane.
After logging in to Web Services, do not use the browser toolbar buttons. Click the selected menu to refresh the display, and use the menus, ribbons, and ribbon menus to navigate within Web Services. PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons appear when the option to return to a previous window or to move to a following window exists.
If you want the application open in more then one browser window, do not open another browser tab; open another browser window instead.
Use Web Services’s log out link and not the window’s CLOSE control, or browser FILE menu, to log out of the application.
Web Services uses several interface conventions. These conventions are documented below, and are referred to throughout the documentation.
Queues are used in Web Services to display the current status of jobs. You can view and edit jobs in each queue by clicking icons in the queue columns, or in the Job Details pane.
All queues have the following features and tools:
•Search Filter – a dropdown list containing an alphabetically ordered list of search criteria.
•Value Definition Filters – a dropdown list containing definitions to filter the search as follows:
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•Job repositioning
•Job details viewing and editing
Queues show job information according to the columns that are displayed. You can select which columns to display or hide.
To display and hide queue columns:
1Click Column Selection; the COLUMN SELECTION dialog box appears, and the number of selected check boxes corresponds with the number of columns displayed in the queue.
2Select or clear check boxes to display or hide columns.
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You can sort information in queues according to columns. Click a column heading to arrange queue information in alphabetical, ascending or descending order; an arrow appears in the column header, indicating the directional order in the column.
When a job enters a queue, the job is positioned according to the system-assigned job number. You can reposition the job within the queue.
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You can use several features within Web Services to store or modify information, all of which can be accessed from various locations within the application.
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You can upload files to jobs and download attached files to any folder in your system.
Click Upload Files or Upload Images; the UPLOAD FILE dialog box appears.
•To upload a single file, click the Upload a single file radio button, and complete the instructions in the UPLOAD FILE dialog box.
•To upload multiple files, click the Upload multiple files, using FTP Multi-file Upload radio button, and complete the instructions in the UPLOAD FILE dialog box.
To work with the FTP Multi-file Upload option, you must enable and activate the FTP functionality on NOTE: your server. To enable FTP Upload, navigate to SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> GENERAL -> FILE UPLOAD.
For more information, refer to Allowing FTP Uploads (on page 12).
1 Select a target file and click
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3Click Close.
Attachment; the DOWNLOAD FILE dialog box appears.
DOWNLOAD FILE dialog box.
You can use database files when you need to create variable data jobs containing many parameters, or when you populate lists of users, addresses, stock, and other database elements.
IMPORT – import an Excel file from within or outside the system.
EXPORT – create an Excel file of the data contained in an associated list.
To import a database list:
1Click Import; the IMPORT dialog box appears.
2Browse to the target file and choose one of the following options:
o Select File Format – select the file type and encoding values in the dropdown lists.
o Upload, Using a Custom Scheme – select a customer scheme option in the dropdown list.
3Click Start Uploading; the IMPORT DATABASE dialog box appears.
To prevent the first row of data appearing in the printed job, select the First Row Contains Field Names checkbox.
To map fields:
Choose one of the following options in the SCHEME dropdown list:
•New Scheme – define a new field mapping scheme.
•Last Used – map according to the scheme that was last used.
To define a new mapping scheme:
1Select New Scheme from the dropdown list.
2Map the names with valid field names in the dropdown lists.
3Click Next; the IMPORT FINISHED dialog box appears.
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4 Click Close.
To create a new database mapping scheme:
1Click the Scheme link; the SCHEME MANAGEMENT dialog box appears.
2Select New Scheme and click Save As; the SAVE AS dialog box appears.
3Type a new scheme name and click OK; the new scheme name appears in the list.
4Click Close.
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2Select the file type and encoding in the dropdown lists, and click Export; the DOWNLOAD FILE dialog box appears.
3Complete the instructions in the dialog box, and save the file in a folder.
Multiple language support is a new feature that has been added to Web Services to allow Print Service Providers to support Print Buyers logging in to Web Services in their own language. This allows Print Service Providers to provide better service to their Print Buyers and correspond with their customers in their preferred language.
Multiple language support is currently supported as follows:
•Localized Customized Fields (on page 7)
•Localized Ordering Sequence (on page 8)
•Localized Credit Card Display Name (on page 8)
• Outgoing Emails Localized per User (on page 8)
Any changes to the default values of Customized Fields can also be localized.
Workflow:
1Print Service Provider Enables Customized Fields (SYSTEM SETUP -> ADVANCED -> CUSTOMIZED FIELDS) and then makes changes to the various Field Captions and/or Field Types.
NOTE: Only make changes to System Customized Fields when logged in with the Default System language.
2The Print Service Provider Exports the Translation Files (SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> REGION AND
LANGUAGES). A zip file is created containing an Excel file for each enabled language. The Excel files contain the name, default value and current translation of each Customized Field. One file per language is created no matter how many Regions are enabled that use that language.
3The files are translated as needed by the Print Service Provider into the target language(s) and saved (only the last column in each excel file is editable).
4The Print Service Provider creates a zip file archive with all the updated translated Excel files.
5The Print Service Provider Imports the Translation Files (SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> REGION AND
LANGUAGES). The files are checked for errors (such as empty translated fields) and then imported into Web Services. If an error is detected in any of the Excel files then none of the files are imported.
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Any changes to the default values of the Ordering Sequence names and the text messages in the Print Buyer Ordering Sequence wizard can also be localized. The Ordering Sequence wizard consists of up to 6 steps:
•Upload File
•Job Specification
•File Report
•Preview
•Summary
•Job Details
The Ordering Sequence names are defined at the system level for Job Types (PRINT SETTINGS -> JOB
BUSINESS FLOW -> JOB TYPE LIBRARY) and at the account level for Templates (ACCOUNTS -> STORE SETUP -> TEMPLATES).
Workflow:
The workflow is identical to the workflow for Localized Customized Fields (on page 7) and uses the same exported Excel file, except that 8 fields are added to the exported Excel file per Job Type / Template as follows:
•The 6 Order Sequence field names.
•File Report Message (default text: I want the Print Provider to resolve these problems).
•Preview Message (default text: I have reviewed the proof and accept it).
•All 8 fields are added PER Job Type / Template. For example, if there are currently 10 Job Types defined in the system, the exported Excel file will contain an additional 80 fields - 8 fields for each
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•The Job Type / Template name is added to the field names in the exported Excel file for reference. For example, Brochure - Upload File, Brochure - File Report, etc.
Any changes to the default values of the Credit Card vendor names can now also be localized. The text entered in the Caption field is displayed to the Print Buyer as the payment option at checkout.
To configure Credit Card vendors with a Caption, navigate to SYSTEM SETUP -> INTEGRATIONS -> CREDIT
CARD.
NOTE: This feature requires the Web Services Credit Card license.
Workflow:
The workflow is identical to the workflow for Localized Customized Fields (on page 7) and uses the same exported Excel file, with the addition of:
•The Caption field for each payment option.
•The PO (Purchase Order) field (localization of this field is only implemented on the Print Buyer side).
Outgoing Emails can now be localized on a per user basis instead of always being sent in the system default language.
•Users created in the system (ACCOUNTS -> ACCOUNT SETUP -> USERS) have an extra field in their contact information called Preferred Language. Any Emails sent to this user will use this language setting.
•If Guest Workflow is enabled (ACCOUNTS -> ACCOUNT SETUP -> PREFERENCES) the anonymous users logging in to Web Services will receive Emails in the same language as they placed their order in.
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•Email events can be individually enabled and the CONTACTS: properties can be edited for each event. Emails are sent according to the User's Preferred Language setting, and the OTHER EMAIL property now has a Preferred Language field also. The CONTACTS: properties apply to the Email events in the following locations:
o ACCOUNTS -> ACCOUNT SETUP -> EMAIL o SYSTEM SETUP -> ADVANCED -> EMAIL
•The Administrator's Email field (ACCOUNTS -> ACCOUNT SETUP -> COST CENTERS) has a Preferred
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The Job Ticket is a document containing information detailing job production, finishing, delivery, and pricing. The Job Ticket can be printed out and completed by the various people in the print production process.
A JOB TICKET can be generated, viewed, and edited from either the PRODUCTION or PRINTING windows, or from any active Job Tracking status window.
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1Select a job, and click either the Create Job Ticket the location within the GUI); the JOB TICKET CREATION
icon or the Job Ticket button (depending on dialog box appears.
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o (For HTML Job Tickets) the HTML page opens in a new browser window.
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This chapter describes how you configure the application system settings when initiating FreeFlow Web Services for the first time, and periodically, as the need arises. Some system settings are configured as system defaults on a global level, such as the system language, and company contact data, whereas other settings can be adjusted at the account level after the system has been configured, such as Print Buyer account email settings.
You can define your Web Services site Contact Us information, such as telephone numbers and email addresses. The information you define provides a choice of options your Print Buyers can use to correspond directly with your organization.
To define contact information:
1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> CONTACT DETAILS; the CONTACT INFORMATION window appears.
2Insert the information details in the fields.
3Click Save.
You configure General properties when you initiate the application for the first time, or when you perform periodic application system maintenance. These settings are the default system parameters suited to your organization’s daily operational business needs.
To define the system properties in the SYSTEM PROPERTIES window, select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> GENERAL; the SYSTEM PROPERTIES window appears, and includes the following parameter settings:
•SERVER ADDRESS (on page 12) – the DNS name (URL) of your server.
•CONNECTIONS (on page 12) – whether to use a Secure Connection (SSL).
•FILE UPLOAD (on page 12) – allowing FTP for multiple file uploads.
•REMOTE SUPPORT (on page 12) – whether the Web Services Support Department has access to your server system options to assist with system complications and service difficulties.
•CALENDAR OPTIONS (on page 13) – your company’s working days and hours.
•PDF PREVIEW (on page 13) – whether to include footers or watermarks in your Print Buyer’s PDF preview.
•MAXIMUM PASSWORD AGE (on page 13) – whether passwords ever expire and after how long.
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1Enter the DNS name of the Web Services server in the Server Address field of the SYSTEM
PROPERTIES window.
2Click Save.
You can enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) server security features on your Web Services server, which enables server security features that verify incoming Print Buyer identity and content integrity, and provides network transmission encryption to accommodate Print Buyers with content-sensitive print jobs on your ‘certified as secure’ site (SSL certification is required to enable SSL.).
To set up SSL:
1 Acquire and install a valid server certificate to establish SSL communications on your system.
NOTE: Only one server certificate can be attached to a web site.
2Ensure the Use Secure Connection check box is selected (CONNECTIONS sub-panel, in the SYSTEM PROPERTIES window) to enable the server on which you want to use SSL to be assigned to port 443 (the default port for secure communications).
3Ensure that port 443 is open for both inbound and outbound connections in case a Firewall is configured on a local network.
4Click Save.
You can determine whether or not to allow users to upload multiple files with File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and define the FTP port. You can also determine whether or not those Print Buyers require authentication if FTP upload is allowed.
To allow FTP uploads:
1On the FILE UPLOAD sub-panel, in the SYSTEM PROPERTIES window, select the Allow FTP Upload option.
2Type a valid FTP port value in the FTP PORT VALUE field (the default port is 21).
3(Optional) Select the Requires Authentication check box and type the user name and password needed in the respective fields (this must be a valid user name and password of an existing user on the Web Services server itself).
4Click Save.
You can authorize and enable FreeFlow Web Services Support to access your server system options remotely for assistance with any system complications and service difficulties.
To enable remote Web Services support:
1On the REMOTE SUPPORT sub-panel, in the SYSTEM PROPERTIES window, select the Allow Remote Support option.
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You can specify your company’s operational hours and days for providing print production and services.
To define calendar and work hours:
1On the CALENDAR OPTIONS sub-panel in the SYSTEM PROPERTIES window, use the dropdown lists to define your company’s Work Start Time and Work End Time.
2Select the appropriate Weekend Days when your print services are unavailable.
3Click Save.
PDF Previews provide both you and your Print Buyers the ability to view the job before it is actually produced, which is useful for verifying the accuracy of the job. Footers and watermarks appear in the PDF preview, which are especially provided to prevent Print Buyers from using the preview as a means of printing the job on printers other than those in your system or organization.
1On the PDF PREVIEW sub-panel, click the Footer File dropdown box and choose one of the following options:
o None - if you do not want to add a footer to the PDF preview. o SampleFooter.pdf – a sample footer option.
Click the Footer File link to add additional footer file options to the dropdown menu.
2Select the Enable Watermark check box to add a watermark to the PDF: a Type a value in the Watermark Text field.
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Select the MAXIMUM PASSWORD AGE for all passwords used in the system:
•Passwords Never Expire
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•Passwords Expire after a specified number of days (default 30).
1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> TIME ZONE.
2Select the local time zone of your business from the dropdown list.
3(Optional) Enable Daylight Saving if applicable.
4Click Save.
Define your Web Services default language and the languages available to Print Buyers when they access the Web Services home page. The Print Service Provider also defines the default language and region for Web Services and sets the other languages and regions that are also available to Print Buyers to choose from.
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To define languages:
1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> REGION AND LANGUAGES.
2In the DEFAULT LANGUAGES dropdown list, select the default language and region for Web Services.
3On the LANGUAGES AVAILABLE ON CUSTOMER INTERFACE panel, enable the languages and regions you want to support. Only enabled languages and regions are available for the user to select before log in.
4Click Save.
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The following settings can only be edited for the default region and are then automatically assigned to the other regions as read-only:
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•Products Price Rounding rules
You can define the Terms and Conditions for your Print Buyers to accept before they place their job orders.
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1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
2In the LANGUAGE list, select a language.
3Type the valid text within the TEXT pane.
4Click Save.
5Repeat steps 2 through 4 to define the terms and conditions in other languages.
You can customize home page elements, including the GUI link settings, home page text, and images. The home page serves as the login page.
To customize home page elements, select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION; the HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION window appears, and includes the following customizable settings:
•The Customize Link (on page 15)
•The Logout Link (on page 15)
•The FAQ Link (on page 15)
•The Help Link (on page 16)
•The Contact Us Link (on page 16)
•Home Page Text (on page 16)
•Home Page Images (on page 17)
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You can create a button link to a customized window containing text and images designed for your Print Buyers’ use. Alternatively, you can define the button to direct Print Buyers to an external 'Customize' Page option to enable your Print Buyers access to an external web page.
To define the Customize link:
1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION -> CUSTOMIZE; the CUSTOMIZE LINK
dialog box appears.
2In the CUSTOMIZE LINK dialog box, select one of the following option buttons:
o Do not use Customize Page – to not display the CUSTOMIZE PAGE link on the home page.
o Use System 'Customize' Page – to display the CUSTOMIZE PAGE link and connect it to a customized page.
iFrom the LANGUAGE list, select a language.
iiIn the TITLE field, type a name for the customized window and button.
iiiIn the TEXT field, type a message (such as Terms and Conditions) and click OK.
oUse External 'Customize' Page – to link your Print Buyers to an external web page.
iFrom the LANGUAGE list, select a language.
iiIn the TITLE field, type a name for the customized window and button.
iiiIn the URL field, enter the external web page’s URL address and click OK.
3 In the HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION window, click Save.
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NOTE: By default, Print Buyers are automatically redirected back to your LOGIN window.
To define the Logout link:
1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION -> LOGOUT; the EXTERNAL HOME PAGE
LINKS dialog box appears.
2Select the Use External URL check box to direct your Print Buyers to an external website.
3Define the Login and Logout URLs
4Click OK.
The FAQ button accesses the Web Services FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page, which contains a collection of commonly asked questions about Web Services, and the respective answers. You can provide your Print Buyers access to the Web Services FAQ page(s) or any other page(s), and present the page(s) either within your Web Services home page (as a panel) or as an independent, floating window.
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1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION -> FAQ; the FAQ PAGE dialog box
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2In the FAQ PAGE dialog box, select one of the following option buttons:
o Do not use FAQ page if you do not want the FAQ Page link to be displayed on the home page.
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o Use System FAQ Page for your Print Buyers to access the Web Services FAQ pages.
oUse External FAQ Page to link your Print Buyers to an external web page; insert the target URL in the field.
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1Select SYSTEM SETUP - BASIC -> HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION -> HELP; the HELP dialog box appears.
2In the HELP dialog box, select one of the following option buttons:
o Do not use Help if you do not want the Help button to be displayed on the home page, or o Show System Help for your Print Buyers to access the Web Services Help pages, or
o Use External Help to link your Print Buyers to external Help pages; insert the target URL in the field
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To define the Contact Us link:
1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION -> CONTACT US; the CONTACT US PAGE
dialog box appears.
2In the CONTACT US PAGE dialog box, select one of the following option buttons:
o Do not use Contact Us Page – do not display the Contact Us link on the home page. o Use System Contact Us Page – use the system Contact Us page.
o Use External Contact Us Page – enter the target URL in the field.
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1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION, and in the SELECT LANGUAGE TO EDIT
dropdown list, select the home page text language.
2In the MAIN TITLE field, type the text you want to appear as the title for the home page.
3Type the text that you want to appear as the subtitle and body of the home page, in their respective fields, and click Save.
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To define Home Page images:
1Select SYSTEM SETUP -> BASIC -> HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION, and in the CUSTOMIZATION dialog box,
click one of the three image areas; the IMAGE CUSTOMIZATION folder appears.
2Upload the image required and select it.
3Click Save.
Users
You can define which members of your company are authorized to be operators of your Web Services system and create a user account for each employee, giving them their respective user privileges.
To define system users, select SYSTEM SETUP -> USERS; the PRINT SERVICE PROVIDER USERS window appears, listing the current users.
To define a new User:
1In the PRINT SERVICE PROVIDER USERS window, click Add.
2Insert the FIRST NAME and LAST NAME field values.
3In the LOGIN NAME field, accept the default, or insert a login name.
4In the PASSWORD field, insert a password.
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For more information regarding Print Service Provider user types and their system privileges, refer to Print Service Provider User Privileges (on page 18).
6(This step is only for Manager and Manager Advanced user types): Assign the user to an Account Group. The user will only have privileges to accounts that are members of this Account Group. See Account Groups (on page 24) for more information.
7(Optional) Enter an IP Filter to restrict access for this user. The user will only be able to log on from a computer with this IP address. Use an asterisk where the number can be anything (for example, entering 123.23.43.* will allow login from any IP address that begins with 123.23.43).
8Enter the user's Email address.
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9Select a Preferred Language for all automated Email Web Services communication with this user.
10Enter a Phone number.
11Click Save.
To delete a User:
1Select the user and click Delete.
2Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
To search for a User:
1Type a name in the search field.
2Click Search.
To reset the list to display all Users: Click Reset.
To reset the list to only displaying saved information: Click Revert.
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Job Ticket Library |
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Accounts |
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Create/edit Credit Notes* |
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Cancel Receipts* |
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* Only available with the Web Services Order Center license.
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