10 jobs and tasks to include in a print software trial

A useful software trial produces evidence about your workflow. Prepare a small, generic set of files and tasks before the first demonstration so every product gets a fair test.

1. A normal repeat job. Measure the routine steps your team performs most often.
2. A revised proof. Ask for changes, upload the correction and record the final decision.
3. A problematic PDF. Check whether preflight finds the issue and helps the operator locate it.
4. A spot-color job. Inspect separations and technical inks.
5. A mixed-quantity layout. Compare material use, forms and overruns.
6. A constrained package. Include grain, board or rotation requirements.
7. A quote revision. Change quantity or finishing and check the resulting scope and price.
8. A shared file update. Have another person find the current and previous versions.
9. A production interruption. Review how the schedule handles unavailable equipment or incomplete work.
10. A capacity check. Confirm included seats, storage and the cost of the configuration you need.

Include more than one role

Invite an estimator, prepress operator and someone responsible for production. Let each person perform their part of the same job. That exposes handoffs that a single administrator may miss.

Use generic files with realistic structure. You do not need customer-sensitive artwork to test dimensions, versions, comments and layout constraints.

Write down the result

Record what worked, what required help and what remains in another tool. Separate a missing capability from a setting that simply needs configuring.

AutomatePrint's trial and documentation can support this kind of evaluation. Review the current plan details, then follow one job through the connected apps.

Start a first job and review plan options.