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Hi all,

I'm setting up a workflow with Griffin Auto and I have some issues, so I'm wondering if anyone has solved this yet.

1. how do you get by the 100 product limit?
my thought is to count the number of files and perhaps use Assemble Job to keep making batches of 100 or less, then keep submitting those batches?

2. auto crop the layout
I don't think I can have Griffin Auto automatically crop the layout if there is wasted space after the layout is made? At least I can't find it if so.

My guess is I will have to have several instances of the app set for different sheet sizes and try to route the correct number of files to that sheet size

3. adding/duplicating pages
Griffin is able to just add the front to the back for double-sided printing, but it looks like the quantities and separate backs have to be determined elsewhere

I got the 'Duplicate' app which I can use to duplicate files and thus increase to whatever quantity I need, but adding the separate backs automatically looks like it will be difficult.

Is it better to just combine separate backs into a multipage pdf as the second page and then route those to a Griffin app set to receive pdfs that way?

Hi, as a Griffin Auto user I can try to answer your questions:

1. 100 product limit:
This is indeed a very annoying limit. In some scenarios I use Assemble job/Merge PDF/Split PDF to 99 pages to work around this, but in other cases when we really need to fit more then 100 products/pages on the same layout we use other software like Automation Engine or i-Cut layout.

2. Auto crop layout:
This does unfortunatly not exist in Griffin. I have built a work-a-round in Switch were we crop the Layout with Pitstop (after Griffin) then add marks like barcodes, slugline etc with pitstop after the crop.

3. Adding duplicate pages:
I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but we always make sure the incoming PDF have both front and back page, then we simply use the Quantity property.

Thanks for the response, I was hoping there was some magic way around that 100 product limit, but I can also use i-Cut layout if I absolutely have to have more than 100 in the same layout.

As for auto-cropping I will look into Pitstop actions to add in our marks after the layout is generated, thanks for the idea.

And for duplicating pages that also sounds like a good idea, I'll just have to standardize how the pdfs are submitted and then we can just use the quantity property for it.

magnussandstrom wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 11:52 am Hi, as a Griffin Auto user I can try to answer your questions:

1. 100 product limit:
This is indeed a very annoying limit. In some scenarios I use Assemble job/Merge PDF/Split PDF to 99 pages to work around this, but in other cases when we really need to fit more then 100 products/pages on the same layout we use other software like Automation Engine or i-Cut layout.

2. Auto crop layout:
This does unfortunatly not exist in Griffin. I have built a work-a-round in Switch were we crop the Layout with Pitstop (after Griffin) then add marks like barcodes, slugline etc with pitstop after the crop.

3. Adding duplicate pages:
I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but we always make sure the incoming PDF have both front and back page, then we simply use the Quantity property.

On the desktop version there is a button to fit the layout which crops the file to the data in the file. Doesn't exist in Griffin Auto.