Xerox P8EX Spire CXP8000 Color Server - User Guide - Page 395

Using Creo Variable Print Specification to Print a VI Job 381 VIPP 2001 and PPML The PPML format is a new XML-based industry standard that printtechnology manufacturers developed for the high-speed production of reusable page content. The Spire CXP8000 color server supports VIPP 2001 and PPML formats. Some of the features that are included enable you to: • Process VIPP 2001 and PPML jobs efficiently • Manage VIPP 2001 and PPML reusable elements • Import jobs in various VI formats to the Spire CXP8000 color server • Import VI elements to the Spire CXP8000 color server and submit them for pre-cache • View VI elements in their structural hierarchy Both PPML and VIPP 2001 have a hierarchical structure. Document components are separated from their submission file and can be organized and stored in different levels of the hierarchical structure. In PPML there is an ability to store different jobs in one PPML file. Thus, the display in the navigation pane varies from the way Variable Print Specification and VIPP appears. PostScript Files PostScript files are suitable for simple, very short run jobs. All page elements are re-RIPed for each page. These jobs do not use a VI authoring tool at all. Instead, they use a mailmerge function in a Microsoft Word document or a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Using Creo Variable Print Specification to Print a VI Job The Spire CXP8000 color server first searches for high-resolution files in the input folder that contains the PDL file, and then in the predefined APR path-D:\Shared\High Res. The Spire CXP8000 color server will look for VI images in these locations when it RIPs the job. Note: You can also define a custom path to any connected server or disk. For more information about adding an APR path, see Setting a High-Resolution Path on page 250.