The JDF ticket can be submitted using the JMF via HTTP workflow in the following ways:
HTTP reference to JDF in SubmitQueueEntry JMF
Meaning: JMF + JDF in URL + PDF in URL
Mime package with SubmitQueueEntry JMF combined with JDF ticket
Meaning: MIME package (containing JMF + JDF) + PDF in URL
The JDF ticket MUST contain an HTTP URL reference to the PDL (PDF) data.
Not supported is:
Submission of a MIME package with SubmitQueueEntry JMF, JDF and PDL data all combined.
Meaning: MIME package (containing JMF + JDF + PDF)
The reference to the JDF ticket in JMF message "SubmitQueueEntry"
Syntax
XPath: /JMF/Command[@Type=”SubmitQueueEntry”]/QueueSubmissionParams@URL
Description
The QueueSubmissionParams must contain one URL reference to a JDF ticket. The URL must be either:
HTTP
cid: (in case of MIME submission)
The JDF ticket must be available for download during submission.
The PRISMAsync controller no longer requires the JDF ticket after sending the response to the "SubmitQueueEntry" JMF message.
If the JDF ticket cannot be retrieved via HTTP, error 120 (URL not accessible) will be sent in response to the JMF message "SubmitQueueEntry".
The reference to the PDL data
Syntax
XPath:
/JDF/ResourcePool/LayoutElement[@ID="..."]/FileSpec/@URL=”http://...”
/JDF/ResourcePool/RunList/LayoutElementRef/@rRef="..."
Description
The JDF ticket must contain one or more HTTP URLs where the PDF data must be retrieved. The PDL type must be PDF. The URL must be of type HTTP.
Combining the PDF data with ticket in a MIME package is not supported (e.g. URL=”cid:sometag”).
In case of multiple PDF files, the PDF files are merged:
In the order in which the files are listed.
Duplicate references to the same PDF file are discarded.
The JDF ticket must contain the following the following FileSpec element: //LayoutElement/FileSpec/@URL
The LayoutElement must be referenced in the RunList element.
The PDL file(s) must be available for download throughout the lifetime of the job.
The PRISMAsync controller no longer needs the files after sending the JMF message “ReturnQueueEntry”.
Example
Reference to PDL data in the JDF ticket:
<JDF>
<ResourcePool>
<RunList>
<LayoutElementRef rRef="file_1"/>
</RunList>
<LayoutElement ID="file_1">
<FileSpec URL>="http://somewhere/doc.pdf"/>
</LayoutElement>
</ResourcePool>
</JDF>
Remark
Merging of PDF files is required for Agfa :Apogee version 8. The merging of the PDF files does not respect the Runlist index. Selecting specific pages or ordering is not supported.
The PDL type is not checked. A PDL type different than PDF results in a RIP error from the PDF RIP.
Syntax
XPath: /JDF/ResourcePool/LayoutElement/FileSpec/@MimeType
Type
String
Supported range
application/pdf
Description
When specified, the @MimeType indicates the PDL type of job data. The PDL type must be PDF for the JDF/JMF workflow.
Remark
If the MimeType is not PDF, the corresponding URL is ignored.