You can create a connection to ONYX to enable printing on a wide format printer.
This topic describes the complete configuration of the workflow for wide format printing.
You have to create a connection to ONYX in the [Configuration] workspace:
Create a connection to ONYX
You have to create at least one connection to ONYX. You can create connections to ONYX Thrive and ONYX Hub.
When you have created a connection to ONYX:
The wide format printer with name [ONYX printer] becomes available in the [Order processing] console.
The media catalogue containing wide format media becomes available for import in the [Product & order editor] workspace.
You have to import the ONYX media catalogue and you have to configure the wide format product in the [Product & order editor] workspace:
Import the ONYX media catalogue
The ONYX media catalogue contains the available media for wide format printing. The wide format media is imported into ticket item [Wide format media]. You cannot edit the wide format media in ticket item [Wide format media].
Each entry in the media catalogue defines one valid combination of the media, the media print mode and the printer which will be used to print an order.
Configure the wide format product
You can only use a wide format product for wide format printing via ONYX.
In the [Configuration] workspace, click .
Click [New connection].
Type a name for the connection to ONYX.
Type the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the computer where you have installed ONYX Thrive or ONYX Hub. For example: myserver.mydomain.net:port.
Select the ONYX application which is installed on the computer specified in option [URL].
Click [Save].
Open the [Product & order editor] and click [Options]. The drop-down list [Options] is available in the top right of the [Product & order editor] workspace.
Select [Import ONYX media catalogue].
Select from which connection you want to import the wide format media.
Click [OK].
The wide format media is imported into ticket item [Wide format media]. Click [Product items] to view ticket item [Wide format media].
Click the [Publish] icon in the tab of workspace [Product & order editor].
Publishing the changes to the PRISMAdirect server could take some time. The status bar indicates the progress.
Configure the existing [Wide format] product or create a new [Wide format] product in the [Product & order editor].