Konica Minolta Digital StoreFront - Manual (Page 296)

Digital StoreFront 5.2 Administration Reference
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Managing Media
Overview of Managing Media
Media are the stock items (specific paper, envelopes, and labels) available to print shops on your site.
Administrators can use media in defining new products and ticket templates and buyers can select from
available media when ordering a print job (e.g., a buyer wants to have stationery printed on a 60 lb. buff
stock). The Media Catalog page is where you will define media available for building products.
Media are specific combinations of media attributes, such as:
● size
● color
● weight
● hole pattern
● type
Digital StoreFront ships with pre-defined media such as Address Labels, US Legal, US Letter, etc. You can
add , edit , or delete media so that the Media Catalog accurately represents the stock available to one or
more print shops in your site. Each media also has characteristics: size, color, weight, hole, and types. In
most cases, you can create new media by using existing characteristics. If you need to add a new
characteristic, the system permits you to add these.
The Media Catalog
The Media Catalog has six tabs, each of which lets you manage a different aspect of media in Digital
StoreFront. Click on a bordered tab on the image below to open the Help section for that tab.
Before using the media catalog, create a list of all the media for each of your print shops. Divide the
media into broad categories. You may want to use the system’s pre-installed media or you may want to
create your own. Keep in mind that your users may not be experts with types of paper or specialized
printing terms. For example, they will benefit from generic, easily recognizable types such as
Letterhead, Resumé, Heavy, etc.
Adding new media types and colors is not recommended. When sending data to the MicroPress,
External System Connector, an MIS, or the Fiery, new media types are sent as “Paper” and some colors
may be sent as “White.” This is for backward compatibility with previous versions of those external
systems.
See Also
● To view media in the catalog
● To define default media
● To manage media characteristics