Specifications

Scripting APIQuery mechanismDescriptionData model
Dataset class, XML
data model
XPath 1.0
expression and/or
location path
Any well-formed XML file (with or
without XML namespaces); refer to the
XML 1.0 specification
XML
Dataset class, JDF
data model
XPath 1.0 location
path
A JDF file conforming to the JDF 1.3
specification
JDF
Dataset class, XMP
data model
Adobe XMP
location path
(subset of XPath)
An Adobe XMP packet or file
conforming to the Adobe XMP
specification dated September 2005
XMP
Dataset class,
Opaque data
model
NoneAn arbitrary data file (allows
associating information such as a
human readable report with a job)
Opaque
Metadata resources
The following table lists various metadata sources and the corresponding metadata data models.
The default dataset name can be overridden in most cases to allow associating more than one
dataset of the same type with a job.
Default
dataset name
Data modelPickup toolSource
EmailXMLMail receiveEmail message
components
Submit or
Check
XMLFields defined in Submit point or
Checkpoint
Manual entry in
SwitchClient
XmlXMLXML pickupSeparate XML file
JdfJDFJDF pickupSeparate JDF file
XmpXMPXMP pickupSeparate XMP file
XmpXMPXMP pickupEmbedded XMP
packet
OpaqueOpaqueOpaque pickupAny data file
JdfJDFUncompress MIME file; then JDF pickupAdobe Acrobat JDF
JdfJDFJDF pickupQuarkXPress Job
Jacket
PdfXMLApago PDFspy configuratorPDF contents
statistics
XmlXMLcallas pdfInspektor or Enfocus PitStop
Server or Markzware FlightCheck
Preflight results
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