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Identification

Job name

The job name shown in the control panel can be retrieved from one of three settings. These settings are listed in order of priority - from high to low priority - in this paragraph.

  1. Job name (first priority)

    If "@CustomerJobName" has a value, then this value is used as job name.

    Syntax

    XPath: /JDF/ResourcePool/CustomerInfo/@CustomerJobName

    Type

    String

  2. Job name (second priority)

    If "@CustomerJobName" does not have a value, then the value of "@DescriptiveName" is used as job name.

    Syntax

    XPath: /JDF/@DescriptiveName

    Type

    String

  3. Job name (third priority)

    If "@CustomerJobName" and "@DescriptiveName" do not have a value, then the value of "@JobID" is used as job name.

    When specified, the @JobID represents a unique job identifier created by the application that submitted the job. The JobID follows a job through the printer.

    Syntax

    XPath: /JDF/@JobID

    Type

    String

    Supported range

    [1..63] characters

List of waiting jobs

Syntax

XPath: /JDF[contains(@Types="oce:Mailbox")]/ResourcePool/oce:MailboxDetails/@UseMailbox

Type

Boolean

Description

Jobs that have no oce:MailboxDetails specified, or have specified @UseMailbox ="false", are sent to the list of scheduled jobs. Else the jobs are sent to the list of waiting jobs.

DocBox

Syntax

XPath: /JDF[contains(@Types="oce:Mailbox")]/ResourcePool/oce:MailboxDetails[@UseMailbox="true"]/@BoxName

Type

String

Supported range

[1..30] characters

Description

The @BoxName defines the destination DocBox for the job.

Message to operator

Syntax

XPath: /JDF/Comment[@Name="Instruction"]

Type

Text element.

Description

Multiple instances of Comment[@Name="Instruction"] are allowed. Each line will be concatenated with a carriage return.

For the following characters you need to use an escape sequence:

Character

Escape sequence

&

&

'

'

"

"

<

&lt;

>

&gt;

Example

<JDF>

<Comment

Name="Instruction">&amp;My comment&amp;</Comment>

</JDF>

User name

Syntax

XPath:

/JDF/ResourcePool/CustomerInfo/ContactRef/@rRef="<text>"

/JDF/ResourcePool/Contact[contains(@ContactTypes="Owner") and @ID="<text>"]/@oce:UserID

Type

String

Description

This is the user ID used by the operating system when the job is sent. Usually the name of the operator.

Host name

Syntax

XPath:

/JDF/ResourcePool/CustomerInfo/ContactRef/@rRef="<text>"

/JDF/ResourcePool/Contact[contains(@ContactTypes="Owner")]/oce:ComChannel[@ChannelType="ComputerName" and @ID="<text>"]/@Locator

Type

String

Description

The host name identifies the computer used to create the job.

Select an automated workflow

You can select an automated workflow by using attribute @oce:LabelName or attribute @NamedFeatures.

  • Syntax

    XPath: /JDF/@oce:LabelName

    Type

    String

    Supported range

    [1 .. 25] characters

    Description

    When specified, the @oce:LabelName identifies the automated workflow that must be used. The label name is visible on the control panel.

  • Syntax

    XPath: /JDF/@NamedFeatures

    The syntax for @NamedFeatures is: "VirtualPrinter <label name>". When the name of an automated workflow contains a space, the space must be encoded as "%20".

    Type

    String

    Supported range

    [1 .. 25] characters

    Description

    When specified, the @NamedFeatures identifies the automated workflow that must be used. The label name is visible on the control panel.

Recipient name

Syntax

XPath: /JDF/ResourcePool/Contact[contains(@ContactTypes="Delivery")]/Person/@FamilyName

Type

String

Description

The recipient name is the name of the customer who ordered the job.