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Fiery JDF Jobs
About Fiery JDF and JMF
Fiery JDF adds support for various JDF intent and process elements. You can use Command WorkStation to view
JDF settings and resolve errors, such as media mismatch, during job processing.
Job Definition Format (JDF) is an open standard, XML-based file format that allows you to automate the print
production process by passing data between different applications. By simplifying data exchange, JDF makes digital
production faster and more efficient, while also facilitating faster movement of job details. A JDF electronic ticket
specifies how a job is to be handled and produced from customer concept to final production.
Think of the JDF file as an electronic version of a customer’s specifications for a particular job. For instance, a job
ticket with the customer’s request for a job with the specifications “100 copies of a 10-page document on 20# letter-
size white paper, printed duplex, black-and- white” would be represented in a standardized XML format readable by
JDF-enabled devices, in other words, the JDF ticket.
Job Messaging Format (JMF) is the communication protocol used in a JDF workflow. JMF messages contain
information about events (start, stop, error), status (available, offline, and so on), results (count, waste, and so on).
Fiery JDF turns on integrated, bi-directional communication of JDF intent or JDF process job tickets between JDF-
submitting applications a Fiery Server using JMF.
Support for JMF allows the Fiery Server to provide feedback on the status of the JDF job and production data (such
as time of delivery/printing and materials used) to the JDF-submitting application.
Fiery JDF Setup
JDF must be turned on in Configure to allow JDF jobs to be submitted to the Fiery Server. You can specify JDF
parameters when you configure the Fiery Server.
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Default virtual printer - Select a virtual printer, if desired.
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Default job action - Choose from Hold, Process and Hold, Print, Print and Hold.
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Override JDF job - Default print settings override the JDF settings.
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Job Closing - Specify Auto or Manual job closing.
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Required for Closing - Specify what information is required for closing.
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Common Global Paths - Add, edit, or remove file search paths over SMB.
Enabling JDF-submitting applications
Fiery JDF contains an enablement mechanism to test and certify JDF-submitting applications. The specific JDF-
submitting applications are turned on for Fiery JDF either in the Fiery Server or by a JMF (Job Messaging Format)
message sent from the JDF-submitting application.
Fiery Command WorkStation
Fiery JDF Jobs
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