Separator sheet

A separator sheet can be inserted before pages, sections, or each set. One set is one copy of the document.

Syntax

XPath: /JDF/ResourcePool/DigitalPrintingParams/Disjointing/InsertSheet/

Supported attributes

• @SheetType

  The value of @SheetType must be "SeparatorSheet". The type of this attribute is "String". This attribute is required.

• @SheetUsage

  The value of @SheetUsage can be "Header" or "Interleaved". The type of this attribute is "String". This attribute is required.

  • Header: A separator sheet is inserted before each set of the document.

  • Interleaved: A separator sheet is inserted after every page.

• @SheetFormat

  The value of @SheetFormat must be "Blank". The type of this attribute is "String". This attribute is required.

• @IsWaste

  The value of @IsWaste can be "true" or "false". The type of this attribute is "Boolean". This attribute is required.

  • true: The separator sheet(s) must be removed from the finished document.

  • false: The separator sheet(s) must remain in the finished document.

• Layout/Media

  This attribute is optional. The Media element describes the media for the separator sheet. See Media. When no media is defined, the default media as defined in the Settings Editor is used for the separator sheet.

• GeneralID[@IDUsage="oce:CopySeparationAmount"]/@IDValue

  Define if a separator sheet must be added between each set of the document, or between multiple sets of the document. The default value is "1" which means that a separator sheet is added between each set of the document. The type of this attribute is "Integer". This attribute is optional.

Example

Insert a separator sheet before every set of the document. This results in: separator sheet + set 1 + separator sheet + set 2 + separator sheet + set 3, .... The separator sheets must be removed: @IsWaste="true".

<JDF Type="Combined" Types="... DigitalPrinting ..." ...>
    <ResourcePool>
        <RunList ID="NodeIDRunList" Class="Parameter" Status="Available" ...></RunList>
        <Media ID="MediaId1" ... />
        <DigitalPrintingParams ...=>
            <!-- Offset stacking is applied to each set in the output bin -->
            <Disjointing OffsetDirection="Alternate" />
            <null>
                <InsertSheet SheetFormat="Blank" SheetType="SeparatorSheet" SheetUsage="Header" IsWaste="true">
                    <null>
                        <Layout Name="MySeparatorTemplate">
                            <MediaRef rRef="MediaId1" />
                        </Layout>
                </InsertSheet>
                </Disjointing>
        </DigitalPrintingParams>
        <Component ID="NodeIDComponent" Class="Quantity" Status="Unavailable" ... />
        ...
    </ResourcePool>
    ...
    <ResourceLinkPool>
        <RunListLink Usage="Input" rRef="NodeIDRunList" />
        <DigitalPrintingParamsLink rRef="NodeIDDPP" Usage="Input" />
        ...
    </ResourceLinkPool>
</JDF>

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