XJDF - Exchange Job Definition Format
Introduction[edit]
XJDF is an XML based language for production control and product description in the printing industry. It is a simplified version of the Job Definition Format, JDF. Whereas the original versions of JDF were based on the idea of a complete electronic job ticket for the print industry, XJDF (JDF 2.0) assumes that the job ticket exists only as an internal representation within a management application. Management applications can be but are not limited to MIS (Management Information Systems), Print production control systems or Prepress workflow systems. XJDF describes the interface between management applications and applications that execute instructions. In other words XJDF is designed to be a pure information interchange interface. This leads to a significant reduction of complexity compared with the original JDF design. This reduction in complexity leads to faster, simpler and more robust integration of devices and applications in the graphic arts.
The Exchange Job Definition Format is currently available as a release candidate at XJDF and should be finalized in early 2018.
Industry implementations of XJDF[edit]
XJDF is currently used to integrate customer jobs from Web-to-print providers with production workflow systems such as Prinect by Heidelberg.
History[edit]
XJDF was originally announced at Drupa 2016 and has been the subject of multiple industry events and publications:
- https://www.hdm-stuttgart.de/print40/Programm
- http://www.druckspiegel.de/druckspiegel/Home/News/8987
- http://www.paperandprint.com/digital-printer/features/dp-2017/may-2017/12-05-17-the-dynamic-duo-turn-two.aspx#.WkgVzUsiHyg
- https://ricebean.net/xjdf-book/
References[edit]
More information on XJDF can be found on the official XJDF page in the reference below.
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