JDF Workflow Connector

JDF Workflow Connector ^(WIKI)

Enhanced system connectivity

Module Features ↓

ICS (Interoperability

Conformance Specification): TharsternSQL^TM ’s JDF Connector is developed in line with the latest CIP4 ICS documentation.

Communication Methods: Supports Hot-Folder and HTTP job submission and signal methods.

Status Signal Integration: Any JMF status signal received can be mapped against an activity with the MIS, e.g. Running Good Sheets or Image-setting.

Stock Usage: Resource signals received identifying usage and automatically issues material cost to the job.

Additional Activities and

Resources captured as Extras: Any operations indicated as outside the scope of the original job are automatically flagged as Extras within the MIS.

Real-time Feedback

of Device Status: Attributes such as device speed, operation, percentage complete and operator are displayed in real-time within the MIS. This information is also posted against the appropriate job.

Includes Content Files

in Job Submission: When specified, any content linked to the job using the Linked Documents feature, is included in the job submission allowing Pre-Press applications to commence processing immediately.

Supports ‘NewJDF’ Command: Allows connected equipment to originate a job and request that the MIS supplies a job number and empty job record.

Auto Section Names: Ability to create dynamic sections names to improve the speed and accuracy of selecting and adding paper line names within estimates, supporting JDF structure further downstream.

Graphical Display of

Page Approval Status: Where the pre-press system supports this, the MIS shows a thumbnail of each page of the job with the approval status indicated.

Imposition Templates: Create and assign Folding Headers to estimated paper lines to create JDF stripping information required by pre-press software and preserve the section ID of a job throughout the workflow. Ultimately improving the richness of the messaging received by the MIS from other JDF connected devices.

Enhanced JDF Centric

Estimating Layout: Re-engineered estimating layout to further support JDF imposition stripping, offering increased functionality for adding bleeds, trims and other requirements.

Pre-assign Templates: Imposition templates can be pre-assigned for automated workflow processing.

In a time starved and cost conscious market the JDF Workflow Connector unites your MIS with the pre-press, press and post-press bridging the communication gap between production services and TharsternSQL^TM.

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Print Industry Partnerships

Where appropriate JDF-enabled resources are available, Shop Floor Data Capture can be either replaced or complemented by reading data directly from pre-press, press and post-press controllers via JDF’s counterpart, Job Messaging Format (JMF).

This gives the MIS the ability to electronically communicate product and job description information via JDF; then receiving status information of processes being executed to provide complete and accurate job tracking, resource usage and costing functionality.

Attributes such as device speed, operation complete percentage and operator are displayed in real-time within the TharsternSQL^TM MIS as the information posts against the appropriate job.

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