PPF Mapping to JDF

Created by Rainer Prosi
Last updated: May 12, 2022

The following table provides a recommended mapping of PPF keywords to JDF and XJDF.

The focus is on ConventionalPrinting therefore PPF mapping for finishing is currently not provided.

 

 

PPF Value

JDF Value

XJDF Value

Remarks

 

CIP3AdmJobCode

/JDF/@JobID

XJDF/@JobID

 

 

CIP3AdmJobName

/JDF/@DescriptiveName

XJDF/@DescriptiveName

This does not work in a multi-sheet environment - who wins in case we have multiple values for one JobID?

 

CIP3AdmSheetName

Part/@SheetName

Part/@SheetName

SheetName MUST be unique within the job

 

CIP3AdmPrintVolume

ComponentLink Usage="Output" /
AmountPool/PartAmount/@Amount

ResourceSet Component Usage="Output" /
AmountPool/PartAmount/@Amount

 

 

CIP3AdmCustomer

Contact[ContactTypes=”Customer”]/Company@OrganizationName

ResourceSet [Name="Contact"]/Resource[
Part[@ContactType="Customer"]]/Company/@OrganizationName 

 

 

CIP3AdmPaperColor

Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@LabColorValue

ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/
Resource/Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@LabColorvalue

CIP3AdmPaperColor MAY differ between front and back.

 

CIP3AdmPaperExtent

Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Dimension

ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/
Resource/Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Dimension

CIP3AdmPaperExtent SHALL not differ between front and back.

 

CIP3AdmPaperGrade

Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@ISOPaperSubstrate

ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/
Resource/Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@ISOPaperSubstrate

CIP3AdmPaperGrade MAY differ between front and back.

CIP3 does not provide recommended values for paper grade, therefore JDF / XJDF recommended values for @ISOPaperSubstrate SHOULD be used

 

CIP3AdmPaperGrammage

Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Weight

ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/
Resource/Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Weight

CIP3AdmPaperGrammage SHALL not differ between front and back.

 

CIP3AdmPaperThickness

Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Thickness

ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/
Resource/Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Thickness

CIP3AdmPaperThickNess SHALL not differ between front and back.

 

CIP3AdmSheetLay

ConventionalPrintingParams/ @SheetLay

ResourceSet[Name=”ConventionalPrintingParams”]/Resource /ConventionalPrintingParams/@SheetLay

 

 

CIP3AdmSeparationNames

ColorPool?
ColorantControl?

ResourceSet[Name="Color"]/
Resource[
Part[@Separation="Customer"]]
Color/@ActualColorName

Each entry in CIP3AdmSeparationNames corresponds to one Color element.

 

CIP3AdmInkColors

ColorPool/Color/@Lab

ResourceSet "Color" /
Part Separation
Color/@Lab

 

 

CIP3AdmInkInfo

Ink/@Brand

ResourceSet[Name="Ink"]/Resource/@Brand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missing attributes in PPF Specification

PPF Value

JDF Value

XJDF Value

Remarks

CIP3AdmPaperName

Resource@Brand

ResourceSet Media /
Resource@Brand

 

CIP3AdmPaperGrainDirection

Media/@GrainDirection

ResourceSet Media /
Resource /
Media/@GrainDirection

X / Y

??? ISOPaperSubstrate Front ???

Media/@ISOPaperSubstrate

ResourceSet Media /
Resource /
Media/@ISOPaperSubstrate

Provide “suggested” values for ISO substrate paper grades (In CIP3 ADM Paper Grade) No Tag Required

CIP3AdmPartVersion

 

 

 

CIP3AdmPaperCode

 

 



 

 

 

 

General suggestions:
SHOULD use ASCII only but not exclusively UTF-8
SHOULD put the encoding in a comment