Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS 1250 - Manual (Page 112)

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-309m print controller consumes and executes JDF jobs in
which the JDF includes job ticket parameters such as contact
information, number of copies, and media information. The
IC-309m 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-309m 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 using basic JDF instructions
1. In Kodak Prinergy Workshop, in the Job Manager window,
select one or more files in the Input Files area.
Note: You can also insert refined pages.
2. Select a Loose Page Output process plan and, depending on
your workflow requirements, set the output format to either
Vector PDF or Raster PDF.
3. In the Loose Page Output window, select Include JDF for
Digital Print.
4. Select your device, and then select job settings that you want
to apply, for example, the number of copies and media type.
5. Click Browse next to the PDF path box, and locate the
jobuploads folder on the IC-309m print controller.
104 Chapter 7—Production workflows