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I get an error in line 3. ReferenceError: repeatRecordNumber is not defined.

My apologies but I guess I don't know where to look in the sample job for what I want to do. My particular job is just a single 477 page PDF and all I want to do is impose it. The attachment Main.pdf is supplied (again only a portion of it) and I want to impose to get a result of the attachment Main_Final.pdf and not having to use a data file if possible.

OK so when I validate the rule I get this(this is just a sample of it): <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="1" /><br> <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="2" /><br> <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="3" /><br> <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="4" /><br> <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="5" /><br> <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="6" /><br> <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="7" /><br> <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="8" /><br> <graphic file="Main_v1.pdf" pagenumber="9" /><br> When I compose I get that actual text returned. So it seems like I am missing a command in the rule to tell it is a graphic maybe? Anyhow, I have attached what I am trying to do, again just a sample size, my actual job is 477 pages. I am able to do this if I split the original document into single PDF's and then have a data source call in each PDF using a rule. Was hoping there was a way to do this without having to separate my original into 477 single page PDFs. TIA Main_Final.pdf Main.pdf Main_FP.pdf Flexo_InComm_Final.fpi Main_Live.txt

I have tried your rule and I get an error trying either text or graphic rule. When I insert your code in a graphic rule, I get the error "This Graphic rule must return a Resource of type graphic". When I insert your code in a text rule, I get nothing when composed with the "Re-evaluate this rule for every text flow" and "Treat returned strings as tagged text" checked. If I uncheck those two boxes I get actual text of my graphic name and page numbers. What am I doing wrong?TIA

Thanks for the tip. Guess I will have to use your workaround until this gets addressed.

I have attached my template I am trying to test. Is there something I need to change somewhere to get the full slipsheet?Slipsheet_Test_FP.zip

Did you try adjusting the leading for that variable line?

Still wondering if there is a fix to the clipping of the slipsheet?

I always put my IMB in it's own text box. Also, I always place it on top of the address block to eliminate any issue of fitting in the window.

So I was trying to see if an idea would work in Fusion Pro. I have two 8.5 X 11 variable pieces that will match and insert. I was thinking of trying to have both pages in the same Fusion Pro template and impose each page side by side onto my imposed sheet. This way I could just split trim and collate them together and fold together so I wouldn't have to match them separately later. The fpi file has a spot for Pages Per Record and I set that to two to impose them together but it didn't work the way I was expecting. Is this possible in Fusion Pro.

Perfect!!! Thank you!

Looks like that did it, thanks!!

I know I was thinking this was going to work for a new job today and no luck. Thanks for the response and I will give that a try.

I can't get the "impositionTotalSheets" to work. When I compose I get the impositionsheetnumber to count correctly but the total always returns 0. So I end up with 1 of 0, 2 of 0, 3 of 0, and so on. Any ideas doesn't matter how many records I try.

I just realized my text is using 50% of a Pantone. I set up my 50 text boxes using a color created in Fusion Pro using the full 100% CMYK values. I named the color the exact same as the Pantone in the base art. Problem is I want the 50% values out of Fusion Pro using the same Pantone name and appearing to be 50% when looking at the separations since some of the static art is 50% of the Pantone and some of it is 100% of it. Otherwise since they are named the same my text will print at 100%. Is this possible and if so can I do it globally and not have to write a rule for each of my 50 text boxes? TIA

I see PTI (or Dan I guess) hasn't responded. This seems like a major issue and was just wondering if anyone else is having this issue. I have done everything the documentation has described and I can't get a slipsheet to be imposed correctly. Any help would be great. Thanks.

I think it has to do with that you are imposing with rotation. If you look at where your slipsheet is being cut of it is at the 8.5 X 11 size of your body page. Or not!!!!! I did everything the OP did with the exception of Dan's suggestion. I created a full 18 X 12 slipsheet out of InDesign. Have it assigned as unused and named slipsheet and using the slipsheet option in the composition dialog and picking that sheet. Have my fpi file finish size set to the used body page size and it imposes correctly for the body pages but the slipsheet is truncated at my body page size with the inclusion of the bleed size I have set in my fpi file. Changing the bleed in the fpi file changes the truncation so it seems that the fpi file is causing the problem. Changed the bleed to 10 inches in the fpi file. Obviously my body pages are not imposed and fit correctly on the imposed sheet but the slipsheet is correct!! Tried this on both the MAC and PC with no luck. Any ideas?

Well that makes sense. So I tried your rules and the results are not what I wanted. The records get stacked up if the Print qty is empty. I want it to leave those positions blank when that field is empty. So say my Imposition has 7 across and 10 high. So say the first 25 records have a Print qty of 1 the next 20 have no print qty and the last 25 records have a print qty of 1. I would want the 20 positions in the imposed file blank and not stack the last 25 up to the first 25. Hope that makes sense. I think Fusion Pro tries to create the least amount of pages possible when Imposing so I am not sure there is a way to do it with a rule except for the way I did it with a blank page.

If anyone is able to figure this out, please post. For now I just cheated and added a blank page and created a OnRecordStart rule to switch the page usage from Page 1 for records with data and my blank page 2 for empty data records.

Is there a way to suppress my artwork when the records are blank? This is for imposition purposes where I want to have blank records and no artwork for some positions in the imposed PDF. I tried this rule in the OnJobStart and it validates but the artwork still gets put it. Validating the rule looks correct although it says "ignored at composition time" if (Field("Print Qty") != "") { return FusionPro.Composition.composeThisRecord = true; } else { return FusionPro.Composition.composeThisRecord = false; } Is what I am trying possible?

It has been awhile since I have done 2D barcodes but you could try making it a graphic rule instead to change your size.

Sure you can use the imposition sheet in the OnJobStart callback rule. You need to create a Template page in your template and you can add text and graphic boxes to it.

Hmmm, not seeing that for me. Seeing your other post with the crashing, you may want to reinstall.

You could try this return Left(Field("YOURFIELD"),4)+" "+Left(Right(Field("YOURFIELD"),6),3)+" "+Right(Field("YOURFIELD"),3) I didn't test it, but this is assuming all need to be formatted the same as how you posted.

Sure. In your new template in the data definition wizard select "Import a data source from another document". Then select the .def file from the template you want to copy from.