Error Messaging for Marks

When the generation of a Mark results in an error, the invalid Mark will not be visible, and a Message is shown in the Messages drawer.

To fix the issue, read the Message closely - hovering over the message will show a more descriptive tooltip. Then, select the Mark listed underneath the Message to select the (invisible) Mark and make the relevant inspectors available so you can correct the settings.

Common errors:

Smart Text that can't be resolved correctly.
Code Too Long: the code for a Barcode Mark contains too many characters, e.g. more than 35 for a MicroQR barcode. Fix this by changing the Code itself.
Invalid Character or Invalid Character Set for a Barcode Mark: Not all characters are supported in all barcode types. If those characters are used in the Code field, you can fix it there. If the Smart Text variables "File Name" or "Separation Name" results in invalid characters in the Code, you should remove the unsupported characters from the file name or separation name. Alternatively, you can switch to using the "Abbreviated Separation Name".

Error Message Levels

A Mark can fail at three different levels:

At Document level: an issue with a Mark directly on the document. You will get a regular error message. You can fix the issue by selecting the Mark and checking the settings in the available inspectors.
At Mark Content level: an issue with a "nested" Mark: a Mark that is used as Content of another Mark. In that case, the error message will end with "(Mark Content)". Select the corresponding Mark, and in the Mark Inspector click the Edit Content button. In Edit Content mode, the error message will be shown again, now for the specific nested Mark. Fix the issue by selecting the Mark and checking the settings in the available inspectors.
At Mark Repetition level: an issue with one or more of the repetitions of a "nested" Mark: a Mark that is used as Content of a Repeat for Spearations or Repeat by Count Mark. An example of this is a microQR Barcode Mark inside a Repeat for Separations Mark, using the variable "Separation Name" as Code. If the name of one of the separations is too long to fit in the microQR code, you will get an error message, indicating what repetition is causing the error. Fixing this error can be done in Edit Content mode (see above), e.g. by using the Abbreviated Separation Names as Smart Text. It can also be fixed by shortening the separation name in your document.

Tip: If you have both "Mark Content" and "Mark Repetition" errors for the same Mark, start by resolving the Mark Content error(s). This might resolve some of the Mark Repetition errors.

For more information on Nested Marks, see Nested Marks