KB76713651: Esko Digital Front End (DFE) - How to get more information for the Print on Digital Press task

Description

This article explains how to get more information using the Print on Digital Press task.

Procedure

When increasing the debug level for the Print on Digital Press, one can track how parameters are transferred to the DFE. To track, do the following:

Open the Print on Digital Press ticket.
Press CTRL+SHIFT+F11 (PC) or CMD+SHIFT+F11 (Mac).
Increase the Debug Level to 10 as shown in screenshot below.
After launching a task, the log file is enhanced.

In the below example, we have given a certain number of copies in the ticket. The log file will show whether or not this number of copies is honored.

In this case we ask for 120 copies, the enhanced log file content shown below (Line number 12) indicates that it has been honored.

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-SubmitOptions:

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-cwfsJobServer = GENL090

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-PrintJobName = Catfood_ILL_1UP

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-useCMS = noCMS

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-finishingMarks =

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-WorkflowType = classicWorkflow

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-TicketID = DefaultTicket_ws6000

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-substrate =

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-mirror = false

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-ripHorizontalScaling = 1.0

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-author = admin@genl090

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-copies = 120

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-inkSet = CMYK

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-stepAndRepeatActive = false

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-rotation = 0

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-priority = 28

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-ripVerticalScaling = 1.0

2013-09-30 15:25:57 DFE_TSubmitTask-0-comment =

dfetask.SubmittedPrintJob Catfood_ILL_1UP~3  beast

Article information
Applies to	Automation Engine 12.x Esko Digital Front End
Created	30-Sep-13
Last revised
Author	STC
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