Grouping options

This page appears as part of the Advanced Print Wizard and the Job Preset.

The Grouping options page separates the job output into multiple blocks that can then be physically separated using split sheets in the printer.

A typical usage of this feature is to create groups of mail pieces by size, so they can easily be inserted (into envelopes). For instance, one might want to group together all the "single page" mail pieces that fit within a C5 envelope and then put all larger mail pieces into an "oversized" category, that will go into larger envelopes.

  • Grouping Tabs: Jobs can be grouped at three different levels. The three groups each have their own tab, and are as follows:

    • Job Grouping Fields

    • Job Segment Grouping Fields

    • Document Set Grouping Fields

    The Fields available to be used for any Grouping are contained within the Available Fields box.
    Any Fields that you want to use for Grouping need to be added to the Selected Fields box via the arrows found between the two boxes.
    Select the Field(s) you want to move and then click the appropriate arrow.
    Any fields that you decide don't need to be used in Grouping can be returned to the Available Fields box in the same fashion.
    Once a field is added to the Available Fields box, its Sorting Option can be selected by clicking in the "Sorting Option" column, and selecting the appropriate option.
    The options for sorting are either Ascending or Descending order.

  • Size Grouping section: Check the checkbox to enable size grouping, which separates Documents into different groups, based upon their relative sizes.

    For example, selecting Document Set Grouping for the Grouping Level, Documents for the Item to group, Group by Page Count and then creating a page range from 1-5 and another page range 6 to Largest, will create two Document Set groups. The first will contain all Documents of 1 to 5 pages in length, and the second will contain any document of 6 or more pages.

    The options within Size Grouping are:

    • Grouping Level: Use the drop-down to select which grouping level to use, between Job, Job Segment or Document Set. Only one grouping level can be selected.

    • Item to Group: Use the drop-down to select which item to group. The item choices are Job Segments, Document Sets or Documents.

      Note: A selection made here can over-ride a previously selected Grouping Level option.

      For example, if the Grouping Level was previously set to Document Set, then selecting Job Segments as the Item to Group will not make sense for that Grouping Level. Thus the Grouping Level would automatically be changed to the more appropriate Job selection.

    • Group by:Use the drop-down to select what criteria the Items will be grouped by. The choices are Page Count or Sheet Count.

    • Size groups in reverse order checkbox: Reverses the order of the groups created.
      By default, grouping is done from smallest to largest. Checking this option instead creates groups from largest to smallest.

    • Size grouping after normal grouping checkbox: Check this option to firstly group using the selections made above and then secondly group upon page break grouping. This creates two different levels of grouping, applied in order.

    • Meta data property edit box: Select a name for the meta data field that is created. This meta data field can then be used in other Print Wizard/Preset pages, such as in the Job Output Mask Dialog .

    • Size Ranges: Add (or remove ) entries to this list to create new groups based upon the number of pages in the level selected above. All groups must be contiguous from 1-to-Largest and they must not contain any gaps.

      • Range Name: Enter a name identifying the range. It must be unique, but otherwise bears no impact on the range feature.

      • From: Enter the starting page number of the range. The first range must start with 1, all other ranges must be contiguous (the "From" range must be one higher than the previous "To" value).

      • To: Enter the last page number for the range. The last range must end with a selection of "Largest".

Advanced Print Wizard navigation options

  • Preview button: Click to launch a Proof Preview window, which displays how the printed output would look based upon the currently chosen selections.

  • Back and Next buttons: Used to navigate back and forth through all the selected options within the Wizard. Up until the Print button is pressed, one can reverse all the way through the wizard to return to the main selection page (the Print options page) and add or remove printing options from the print run.

  • Print button: Click to produce print output according to the current settings. This can be done at any point within the Wizard, whether or not all the options selected in the Print options page have been completed or not.

  • Cancel button: Cancels the Print Wizard, without creating any printout.