Basic Workflow
A typical Apogee workflow is as follows:
1 Create Ticket (including input channel)
You start any workflow by creating or editing a Ticket. The Ticket defines an input channel, and describes exactly how all documents received will be processed and output by Apogee.
NOTE: You can set up one or more input channels for the same ticket (Hot Folders, AppleTalk channels, JDF channels, etc.), and output consistently to a wide range of imagesetters, platesetters, and proofers.
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2 Input document(s)
You input your documents to the predefined input channel. Typically, these documents are PostScript, PDF, EPS, MIME, TIFF or JDF format files. You either copy these files to a Hot Folder input channel, or print them to a predefined printer queue (AppleTalk, Named Pipe, etc.). If you are working in the Layout Editor, you will probably want to input images: PNG, JPG, BMP, PSD and AI.
Apogee automatically processes any input document or images according to the parameters specified in the Ticket. The result of this processing is a job.
3 Check job results
You can check your job results either onscreen, or by outputting them to a Proofer.
4 Approve job for output
If the job results are satisfactory, you can approve them for output to an output device.
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