External applications can submit JDF jobs to PRISMAdirect and receive status feedback for the submitted jobs. Currently, this functionality is partially supported by the JDF Hot Folder in the Import Service . However, the JDF Hot Folder cannot return job status feedback and it offers a much smaller JDF support of the PRISMAdirect ticket.
It is recommended that new applications use the new JDF/JMF interface instead of the old hot folder mechanism. The JDF hot folder will be supported for a limited time but will eventually be removed.
A JDF job contains a JDF ticket and the data files. PRISMAdirect uses a JDF-to-PD mapping file to create a PRISMAdirect ticket using the settings of the JDF ticket. The job status communicated by PRISMAdirect can also be mapped to values specific for the external application. This is done via another mapping file. The user can customise these mapping files for each external application.