You can include the following JDF data when initiating the creation of a prepress job. Extra data is ignored and can cause potential processing errors.
Elements/Attributes for JDF root
| Element/Attribute | Required? | Required value | Description |
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ID | Yes | | Unique ID for this node |
Type | Yes | Product or ProcessGroup | - One prepress job is created for each JDF node whose Category attribute is PrePress.
- These JDF files may be children of the same product node:
- Sent as one JDF file
- Sent as individual JDF files of type prepress
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Category | Yes | PrePress | |
JobID | Yes | | Unique job identifier assigned by the MIS |
| JobPartID | Yes | | Identifies a subpart within the MIS job that needs to be processed as a separate prepress job. - This identifier must be unique within the job.
- From the MIS point of view, it is part of the job. From the prepress point of view, it is its own job.
- Each unique JobID/JobPartID combination that is contained in the JDF file creates a separate prepress job.
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Descriptive
Name | Yes | | Descriptive name for the job or job part that can be used as a suggested job name in the prepress system. - If it is not suitable, Prinergy might not use this name.
- The maximum length for a Prinergy job name is 31 characters. Longer names are truncated.
- If the resulting name is not unique, a number is automatically appended to the name.
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| Status | Yes | Ready | JDF status |
| SettingsPolicy | No | BestEffort | JDF settings policy |
| Version | No | 1.2 | Version of the JDF specification |
| xmlns | Yes | A namespace used by Business Link | All namespaces to be used must be declared before they are used, in accordance with the XML specification. These are the namespaces used by Business Link: |
| \CustomerInfo | Yes | | |
| @CustomerID | Yes | | Unique customer identifier assigned by the MIS. - This value populates the Customer ID column on the Administration Client Customer Mapping tab.
- Although optional in the JDF specification, this attribute is required by Business Link for any CustomerInfo element.
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@CustomerJob
Name | No | | - Optional.
- Alternative customer name from the MIS or other system, such as the name that the customer specifies in InSite.
- This value populates the Prepress Customer Name column on the Administration Client Customer Mapping tab.
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| \CustomerInfo\Contact | No | | Additional customer information |
| @ID | No | | |
| @Status | No | Available | |
| @Class | Yes | Parameter | |
| @ContactType | Yes | Customer | Business Link requires contact details for the customer representative who might interact with the job. |
\CustomerInfo\Contact\
Company | No | | |
| @ID | Yes | | |
| @Status | Yes | Available | |
| @Class | Yes | Parameter | |
@Organization
Name | No | | Name used to identify the customer's company. - Business Link displays this name for all jobs associated with the specified CustomerID.
- This value populates the MIS Customer Name column on the Administration Client Customer Mapping tab.
- Whenever a new message arrives and specifies a different OrganizationName for an existing CustomerID,
Business Link updates this information and displays the new MIS Customer Name.
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