Need to speed up your production workflow? Learn how with this article that covers the main configuration of one powerful CalderaRIP tool:

SmartImport Ease job submission and reduce human error by automatically loading job information into the RIP through the file name. Available only for CalderaCare users

Smart Import can automatically extract metadata from the filename to speed up the job submission of traditional file-based workflows. The metadata is identified by the following ReGex tags:

• @(copies): number of copies to print. 
• @(printer): printer to use for printing this file
• @(preset): preset to be used with this printer (requires a printer)
• @(mediaName): paper to use for this print
• @(loading): loading of this printer to use (i.e. a roll size or a page size)
• @(scale): the scale of the image (more info)
• @(width): the width of the image (more info)
• @(height): the height of the image (more info)
• @(repeat_y): vertical repetition for textile Step-and-Repeat (more info)

How to extract metadata?

Manual submission

• Drag and drop the job into the Print Module Interface to automatically select a Preset and override copies, media, and loading. You can also automate your Textile Step and Repeat production.
• Compose to automate loading several copies in a composition and size (width and height or scale).
• Tiling to set up the poster size (width and height or scale).
• You might be interested in reading:
  • How to automate the loading of copies in Compose with SmartImport?
  • How to automate the width and height with SmartImport?
  • How to automate the scale with SmartImport?
  • How to automate Textile Step and Repeat with SmartImport?

Semi-Automatic submission

• With Quickprint, to launch the correct printer interface with a preset or/and override copies, media, and loading.
• With Hotfolders, to automatically load images in a dedicated tab in the Image Bar and then manually submit jobs.
• You might be interested in reading:
  • QuickPrint (dedicated section)

Automatic submission

• With Hotfolders and Workflows to automatically send to RIP or print to a printer driver with a preset and/or override copies, media, and loading.

    Info

  In Workflows, you must check the option "Allow printer override from Nexio" to work with SmartImport.

• You might be interested in reading: 
  • How to set up HotFolders in dedicated tabs and workflows?

General configuration

1. Open Fileman, click on Setup, and go to the Processing tab:
   
   
2. Here you can enable the Extract metadata from filename option:
   
   
3. Fill in the metadata field with all the tags that your production requires: 
   
   

     Info

   Please note that some tags like @copies, @mediaName, and @loading can override the printer's preset.

4. (Optional) Troubleshooting. You can also enable the "Verbose processing" if you want to have details about extraction.
   Once the box is checked, close the Setup and click the Errors button in Fileman to get all the information:
   
   
5. (Optional) Verification. In the same Fileman window, select the file you just configured and click Enter. This will duplicate it in the Image Bar with the corresponding settings.
   Then, open the file with the Print Module of your printer and you will see all the settings already configured according to the filename.
   You can also drag and drop the image in the Info module, and go to the Job Ticket tab to see the settings:
   

 Tips and Tricks

Relation between filenames and extraction patterns

• Please note that the use of brackets enclosing each tag is mandatory.
• Also, the "-"; "_", and "space" characters are recognized as tags only since V14, however, they can't be used both as a tag and as a separator.
• If you need to use the characters mentioned above, we recommend that you duplicate the separator and choose the underscore as the separator since, generally, file names can contain many characters but will rarely contain the separator twice in a row.
  
  

Incorrect pattern (commonly used):

Correct pattern: