Job

In Ergosoft RIPs, job designates a print unit or a batch of images printed together. Often an order will be printed in one job or multiple orders will be arranged within one job to be printed together. One job has a range of parameters attached to it such as what printer it should be printed on, what images should be printed, how they are placed, their color management settings, etc. In Delta Automation, we enclose the image definition and parameters first with the <HotFile> tag to begin the XML job and with the <Job> tag to let the HotFolder know where the job starts and ends. The parameters for the job and the images within are defined either in the attributes of the tag, or in sub-tags within the <Job> tag.

<HotFile> is the starting tag that tells the HotFolder that what follows is Delta Automation XML information and should be handled as such. Every Delta Automation XML job needs to start with a <HotFile> tag and end with a closing </HotFile> tag at the end.

To print multiple copies of a Job, it’s possible to add the NumCopies or NumCopiesJob attributes to the <HotFile> tag and specifying the amount of copies to be printed:

Attribute	Description	Possible Values
NumCopies	Creates copies of the xml job by creating the same job multiple times. Using NumCopies will not use the "Copies" feature of the RIP but instead enter multiple instances of the same Job into the Queue. If you want to use Print without Gap, please use NumCopiesJob instead.	Number of copies of the Job you want.
NumCopiesJob	Creates copies of the xml job by using the copy function of the RIP. Only one instance of the Job with multiple copies will enter the JobQueue. Use this attribute if you are using printmodes such as Print without Gap.	Number of copies of the Job you want.
NestingPreset	Selects a Nesting preset to be applied to the entire Job. All images and generated elements inside the Job will be nested according to the selected Preset.	Easy Cutting Allow Rotation Easy Cutting No Rotation Minimum Waste No Rotation Minimum Waste Allow Rotation Keep Image Order

<Job> designates the entirety of a single print output batch printed with the same set of parameters to one printing machine. Jobs can include several images, elements and copies thereof. The Job tag and its sub tags describe the contents of an ErgoSoftRip job and how to print it. The Job Element Encompasses all other Elements contained within that Job and marks its beginning and end.

The <Job> tag designates the equivalent of a tag in the JobComposer of the Ergosoft RIP. The tag <Job> encloses the contents of an Ergosoft RIP job and the instructions for how to print it within a single XML file. It tells the HotFolder where job information begins and ends. A Job can include multiple images and elements and copies thereof.

It is possible to omit the <Job> tag when only using a single <Image> tag in the XML file (i.e. using only a single image or copies of a single image), in that case the <Image> tag is enough

The <Job> tag can have the following attributes:

Attribute	Description	Possible Values
Name	Used to specify the name of the job that is displayed in PrintClients, Printmarks, etc. for identification of the Job.	Text and numbers e.g. ExampleJob1
Flags	Used to specify whether a thumbnail preview of the job is created after rastering.	0= Do not create Preview 1= Create Preview

Example Code for a <Job>

<HotFile NumCopiesJob="3">          

<Job Name="Job Name">

<Image FileName="C:\images\Lizard.tif"></Image>            

<Image FileName="C:\images\Car.tif"></Image>                  

</Job>

</HotFile>

Job Presets

Image Presets are sets of instructions and edits that can automatically be applied to an image (Such as Size, rotation, crop, color replacement, etc.). These parameters can be saved and then easily applied to any number of images. The ImagePresetName tag calls an existing Image Preset from the Installation by specifying its name in the Element.

Note that the Image Preset you are attempting to call must be present in your installation in order for this tag to work. If you are attempting to call a Preset that does not exist, processing will fail.

Format: <JobPresetName></JobPresetName>

Sample Code for Image Preset Name

<HotFile>    

<Job Name = “Image Preset Name Sample”>

<JobPresetName>ExampleJobPreset</JobPresetName>                

    <Image FileName="C:\images\Lizard.tif">  

       </Image>                                            

</Job>

</HotFile>

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