When exporting output files, you may compose dynamic filenames:

File names may be freely assembled from strings and variables (for detail information on variables please refer to section Use of variables, in the appendix), whereas file name extensions are largely predetermined by the format or type of file.

Depending on the file format chosen, you will be able to generate multiple image output files (e.g. PDF or TIF files) - or just one file per image (all other image formats). The exact behaviour is controlled by appropriately defining file name(s):

Creating separate files per image:

If you wish to generate a separate file per image, then you will need to include the Image counter (or some unique page index value) into the filename.

• Example based on the batch name: <Batch name template><Image counter>.
• Example based on bar code values: <Bar code><Image counter>.

 

Creating just one multi page file per batch:

Create a file name without any image or document counters. Instead, you might want include a bar code value read from a cover sheet. In order to achieve this, you will need to activate the option Bar code, in the image processing settings and include Bar code into your filename, in the output section of the export settings.

• Example based on the batch name: <Batch name template>.
• Example based just on the project name: <Bar code>.

 

Creating a multi page file driven by document separators, bar codes or patch codes

All you have to do is to include the Document counter or document specific bar code values (or some unique document index value) into the filename:

• Example based on a bar code value: <Bar code>.
• Example based on separators: <Batch name template><Document counter>.

 

This naming scheme will also work with many other file exports, such as index-, text- or xml- files ...