JDF Interoperability
June 11, 2003
Prinect: Heidelberg's path to
JDF based Interoperability
Dr. Peter Leu
VP Prinect Program & Product Management
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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JDF Interoperability
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Where do we need interoperability?
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Stages in production need to interoperate
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Stages in Print Management need to interoperate
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Print Management need to interoperate with
Production
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JDF is the key to true interoperability
But we need to be realistic and pragmatic
… and we need to work together
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5 use cases make up the JDF Workflow
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Order preparation
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Content processing
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Presetting
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Data collection
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Scheduling
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JDF Interoperability
Order Preparation
• Product Intent from Creator / Print Buyer
• JDF "Digital Job Bag"
• JDF Product Intent
• Process Parameters
• JDF Process Plan from estimating
Print Management
Creation
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Prepress
Press
Postpress
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Content Data Processing
• JDF Process definitions derived from
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Product Intent
Process Parameters
Device Capabilities
Content data
Print Management
Creation
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Prepress
Press
Postpress
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Presetting
• JDF resources for e.g.
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Color Management
Color Presetting
Cutting
Binding
Print Management
Creation
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Prepress
Press
Postpress
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JDF Interoperability
Data Collection
• Shop floor data
• JDF Audits for Post-factum information
• JMF Messages for status information
Print Management
Creation
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Prepress
Press
Postpress
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Scheduling
• Resource time schedule
• JDF device capabilities
• JMF device status information
• JDF start process time
Print Management
Creation
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Prepress
Press
Postpress
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JDF Interoperability
Equipment has to be managed by JDF
JDF
Meta
Dimension
Proof
Printready
Processes
PrePress
Interface
Plate
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CP 2000
Center
Speedmaster
Omnicon
Web Offset
Meta
Print
Dimension Production NexStation ST400
DI
FCS100
JDF
Processors
DigiMaster NexPress PostPress
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JDF Interoperability
All applications have to work with JDF
Print Workflow Management
Print Production
Printready
Applications
SignaStation
Image
Smart
VDX
JDF
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Printready
Cockpit
Prinance
MIS Interface
Main
Applications
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JDF Interoperability
JDF has to be used as the communication backbone
Print Workflow Management
Print Production
Printready
Applications
SignaStation
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Meta
Dimension
Proof
Printready
Processes
PrePress
Interface
Plate
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Image Variable Data
Smart Applications
Printready
Cockpit
Prinance
MIS Interface
Main
Applications
JDF Store
JDF Routing Services
JDF Messaging Services
JDF to Legacy Converters
CP 2000
Center
Speedmaster
Omnicon
Web Offset
Meta
Print
Dimension Production NexStation ST400
DI
FCS100
JDF
Processors
DigiMaster NexPress PostPress
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JDF Interoperability
Prinect JDF Workflow
Print Buyer Requirements
Product Intent
Print Management
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Prinance
Job
JDF
Printready
Production System
JMF
controls
enhanced
Job JDF
Process Plan for commercial calculations
Quote, Re-quote, Order
Presetting of main Process parameters
Submitting Product Intent and JDF file
• Detailed Process Plan mapped to actual
production environment
• Presetting of all process nodes
• Spawning, Merging, Routing
• JMF controlling JDF devices
SubJDFs
Production Processes
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Processors
• Queuing of Jobs
• Handling JMF control messages
• Execution of Process nodes in Sub-JDF
according to resource information
System
Layers and Communication
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Prinect JDF Workflow
Print Buyer Requirements
Print Management
Job Status
• JMF Message Handling
• Job tracking and reporting
• Profit control
Prinance
Printready
Production System
enhanced
Job JDF
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Merging of returned Sub-JDFs
JMF Message Handling
Job tracking
Monitoring of production resources
Shop floor data collection
JMFs
SubJDFs
Production Processes
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Processors
• Execution of Process nodes in Sub-JDF
according to resource information
• Writing of Audit elements
• JMF status messages
System
Layers and Communication
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Prinect JDF 3rd party interoperability phases
Print Buyer Requirements
Print Management
3rd Party MIS
• Work with 3rd party MIS vendors
on Interface for Order Preparation,
Data Collection and Scheduling
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iop • Work with selected 3rd parties on
3rd party
Applications
Printready
Production System(s)
applications for Content Processing
JMFs
SubJDFs
Production Processes
• Work with selected 3rd parties on
applications for Presetting
Processors
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Implementation Goal
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Define a JDF structure which will work with Heidelberg
equipment and systems
Document sample product JDFs to exchange with 3rd parties
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- edited with XML Spy v4.4 U (http://www.xmlspy.com) by guru (Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG / S-WF) -->
<JDF xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.CIP4.org/JDFSchema_1_1
C:\DOKUME~1\Anschuet\EIGENE~1\PRINEC~1\Datenformate\JOBDEF~1\AKTUEL~1\JDFSCH~1.1\JDF.xsd" DescriptiveName="Prinect 2003 Brochure Sheetfed" ID="n20030326152448" JobID="0815" Status="Waiting" Type="Pro
<!--(c) Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG 1999-2002JDFLib-J JDFWriter 27.2.2002-->
<AuditPool/>
<CustomerInfo/>
<NodeInfo/>
<ResourceLinkPool>
<DeliveryIntentLink Usage="Input" rRef="_DelivInt#001_"/>
<MediaIntentLink Usage="Input" rRef="_MediaInt#001_"/>
<ComponentLink Usage="Input" rRef="_Comp#004_"/>
<ComponentLink Usage="Input" rRef="_Comp#005_"/>
<ComponentLink Usage="Output" rRef="_Comp#007_"/>
</ResourceLinkPool>
<ResourcePool>
<!-- Liefervorgaben -->
<DeliveryIntent Class="Intent" ID="_DelivInt#001_" Locked="false" Required="30.06.2003" Status="Unavailable">
<DropIntent>
<DropItemIntent Amount="15000"/>
</DropIntent>
</DeliveryIntent>
<!-- Materialvorgaben -->
<MediaIntent Class="Intent" ID="_MediaInt#001_" Locked="false" Status="Unavailable">
<Dimensions Actual="595.27559 841.88976" DataType="XYPairSpan"/>
</MediaIntent>
<MediaIntent Class="Intent" ID="_MediaInt#002_" Locked="false" Status="Unavailable">
<Dimensions Actual="595.27559 841.88976" DataType="XYPairSpan"/>
<Weight DescriptiveName="Papiergewicht des Umschlags" DataType="NumberSpan" Actual="200"/>
</MediaIntent>
<MediaIntent Class="Intent" ID="_MediaInt#003_" Locked="false" Status="Unavailable">
<Dimensions Actual="595.27559 841.88976" DataType="XYPairSpan"/>
<Weight DescriptiveName="Papiergewicht des Innenteils" DataType="NumberSpan" Actual="135"/>
</MediaIntent>
<!-- Materialressourcen -->
<Media BackCoatings="Matte" Class="Consumable" Dimension="2494.488188976377952755905511811 1785.8267716535433070866141732283" FrontCoatings="Matte" GrainDirection="
<!-- Farbvorgaben -->
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Class="Intent" ID="_ColorInt#001_" Locked="false" Status="Unavailable">
JDF Interoperability
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True JDF Interoperability is possible
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But it is a tall order
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Needs cooperation within the industry
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Will need time to establish
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Heidelberg
June 11, 2003
Prinect: Heidelberg's path to JDF based
Interoperability
Thank You!
Dr. Peter Leu,
VP Prinect Program & Product Management
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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