Konica Minolta AccurioPress C6100 IC-314 User Guide - Page 209

Working with Job Definition Format 199 Working with Job Definition Format About Job Definition Format Printing is a manufacturing process that involves countless steps and people, multilevel dependencies between processes, and various resource types and tools. It entails the transfer of information between multiple entities, obtaining approvals, and delivering final work products. Job Definition Format (JDF) is the bridge that helps to automate these processes and enable printing companies to deliver a quality final product on time. JDF works in tandem with a counterpart format known as the Job Messaging Format (JMF). JMF provides the means for production components of a JDF workflow to communicate with system controllers and administrative components. It relays information about the progress of JDF jobs and gives management information systems the active ability to query devices about the status of processes being executed or getting ready to be executed The IC-314 print controller consumes and executes JDF jobs in which the JDF includes job ticket parameters such as number of copies and media information. The IC-314 print controller is capable of writing and returning JDF information after job completion, upon specific requests in the JDF file (Target Route). Job costing can be calculated from this information. In addition, the IC-314 print controller supports JMF when JDF jobs request it specifically (Audit Pool). It sends a JMF signal each time the status of the JDF job changes, a mechanism that is useful for job tracking. Submitting pages from Prinergy versions 6 or 7 Requirements: ● The required Creo server has been added on the Kodak Prinergy server. ● The Kodak Prinergy Workspace client application and Workshop are installed on your client computer.