Application Note: PPF Mapping to JDF
This application note provides a list of suggested mappings from CIP3 PPF to JDF and XJDF. It can be used for importing PPF into a JDF enabled system or for exporting PPF from a JDF enabled system.
Row Header | Remarks |
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PPF Value | PPF value is the PPF Keyword as found in the CIP3 PPF specification. |
PPF Hierarchy | PPF Hierarchy defines the recommended location of a keyword in the respective PPF Hierarchy. Sheet: between CIP3BeginSheet and CIP3EndSheet but not between CIP3BeginFront and CIP3EndFront or CIP3BeginBack and CIP3EndBack. Surface : between CIP3BeginFront and CIP3EndFront or CIP3BeginBack and CIP3EndBack but not between CIP3BeginSeparation and CIP3EndSeparation. Separation: between CIP3BeginSeparation and CIP3EndSeparation. |
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 | PPF Hierarchy | JDF Value | XJDF Value | Remarks |
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CIP3AdmJobCode | Sheet | /JDF/@JobID | XJDF/@JobID |
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CIP3AdmJobName | Sheet | /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 | Sheet | Part/@SheetName | Part/@SheetName | SheetName MUST be unique within the job |
CIP3AdmPrintVolume | Sheet | ComponentLink Usage="Output" / | ResourceSet Component Usage="Output" / |
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CIP3AdmCustomer | Sheet | Contact[ContactTypes=”Customer”]/Company@OrganizationName | ResourceSet [Name="Contact"]/Resource[ | Implementations with a list of customers that can be identified by @CustomerID may attempt to synchronize CIP3AdmCustomer with @CustomerID |
CIP3AdmPaperColor | Sheet Surface | Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@LabColorValue | ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/ | CIP3AdmPaperColor MAY differ between front and back. |
CIP3AdmPaperExtent | Sheet | Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Dimension | ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/ | CIP3AdmPaperExtent SHALL not differ between front and back. |
CIP3AdmPaperGrade | Sheet Surface | Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@ISOPaperSubstrate if a number between 1 and 5 is provided, a good guess is: Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Grade | ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/ | 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.
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CIP3AdmPaperGrammage | Sheet | Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Weight | ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/ | CIP3AdmPaperGrammage |
CIP3AdmPaperThickness | Sheet | Media[@MediaType=”Paper”]/@Thickness | ResourceSet[Name=”Media”]/ | CIP3AdmPaperThickNess Note that JDF defines Thickness in microns whereas PPF default units are always pts. |
CIP3AdmSheetLay | Sheet Surface | ConventionalPrintingParams/ @SheetLay | ResourceSet[Name=”ConventionalPrintingParams”]/Resource /ConventionalPrintingParams/@SheetLay |
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CIP3AdmSeparationNames | Surface | ColorantControl/@ColorantOrder | ResourceSet[Name="Color"]/ | Each entry in CIP3AdmSeparationNames corresponds to one Color element. |
CIP3AdmInkColors | Surface | ColorPool/Color/@Lab | ResourceSet "Color" / |
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CIP3AdmInkColorsCMYK | Surface | ColorPool/Color/@CMYK | ResourceSet "Color" / | Note: the PPF definition is in % (range 0-100), the JDF/XJDF definition is in a range 0-1. This value is discouraged for writing - it is defined in the CIP3 PPF Addendum |
CIP3AdmInkInfo | Surface | Ink/@Brand | ResourceSet[Name="Ink"]/Resource/@Brand |
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Missing attributes in PPF Specification
The data types are derived from XJDF and mapped to the corresponding PPF data type.
PPF Value | PPF Hierarchy | Data Type | JDF Value | XJDF Value | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIP3AdmPaperName | Sheet | string | Media@Brand | ResourceSet[Media]/ |
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CIP3AdmPaperGrainDirection | Sheet | name | Media/@GrainDirection | ResourceSet[Media]/ |
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CIP3AdmPartVersion | Sheet | name | Part/@PartVersion | Part/@PartVersion |
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CIP3AdmPaperCode | Sheet | name | Media/@ProductID | ResourceSet[Media]/Resource/@ExternalID | |
CIP3AdmInkCode | Separation | name | Ink/@ProductID | ResourceSet[Ink]/Resource/@ExternalID | Note: this syntax is probably cleaner than adding a list on surface level that matches CIP3AdmInkColors and CIP3AdmInkInfo |
General suggestions: | Remarks |
|---|---|
SHOULD use ASCII only but not exclusively UTF-8 | Not sure that this will work in non-latin countries, e.g. for Jobname - in most cases the locale encoding is assumed. |
SHOULD put the encoding in a comment | suggested tag. %%Encoding %%Encoding ISO-8859-1 |
Discouraged PPF features
CIP3 PPF is a mature standard that is no longer being actively maintained. It contains data structures that have rarely been implemented and are therefore discouraged for production use:
Structure | Remarks |
|---|---|
PPFDirectory | Only single sheet ppf files are in common usage. Multiple sheets should be split into individual ppf files per sheet. |
ProductDefinition | The PPF product definition structure defined by CIP3BeginProductDefinition and CIP3EndProductDefinition is not widely implemented and should be avoided. Complete product definition workflows should be provided in JDF or XJDF rather than PPF. |