1.1 Hotfolder - Jobticket Documentation

Updated on Jun 05, 2023

To integrate the Durst Workflow into your existing IT environment, you can use an XML-based interface. This article describes the available options.

Durst Workflow 1.8.2 Update: We've added the attribute to define an Impose Template and it's now possible to use more than one print item.

Durst Workflow 1.15.0 Update: We've added attributes to define a Fixup Chain and a Fixup with its Fixup Template.

Specifications for the PMS Hotfolder XML Jobticket:

1. XML Jobticket Format (from 1.15.0)

<HotfolderJob>

	<ProductionJob name="Production Job with 4 Items" externalId="EXT123" comment="A comment" leadIn="2" leadOut="3" shippingDate="2023-07-07" productionDate="2022-10-08">

		<ImposeTemplate internalName="NESTING_TEMPLATE_1"/>

		<Cutter internalName="FOTOBA_1">
			<CutterParameterSet internalName="FOTOBA_1_FOTOBA_DIGITRIM_SERIES_1"/>
		</Cutter>

		<PrintItem name="Print Item 1" unit="inch" width="35.0" height="202.0" numberOfCopies="10" pages="1" url="smb://127.0.0.34/files/file1.pdf">
			<FixupChain automationKey="THIS_IS_A_FIXUP_CHAIN"/>
			<Fixup automationKey="ROTATE_AND_MIRROR_PAGE" templateGuid="87e31387-ee80-4027-b356-1c09e0d8c33c"/>
		</PrintItem>

		<PrintItem name="Print Item 2" unit="mm" width="350.0" height="2020.0" numberOfCopies="20" pages="2" url="https://example.com/files/file2.pdf" windingType="OUTSIDE" orientation="TOP">
			<Fixup automationKey="ROTATE_AND_MIRROR_PAGE" templateGuid="87e31387-ee80-4027-b356-1c09e0d8c33c"/>
		</PrintItem>

		<PrintItem name="Print Item 3" unit="inch" width="20.0" height="20.0" numberOfCopies="30"  pages="1" url="https://example.com/files/file3.pdf" cutContourSpotColor="FORM">
			<FixupChain automationKey="HOTFOLDER_CLEMENS_CHAIN"/>
		</PrintItem>

		<PrintItem name="Print Item 4 " unit="mm" width="350.0" height="2020.0" numberOfCopies="40" pages="3" url="http://example.com/files/file2.pdf"windingType="OUTSIDE" orientation="BOTTOM">
			<Fixup automationKey="ROTATE_AND_MIRROR_PAGE" templateGuid="87e31387-ee80-4027-b356-1c09e0d8c33c"/>
			<ColorCorrection internalName="HIGH_CONTRAST"/>
		</PrintItem>

	</ProductionJob>

</HotfolderJob>

2. XML Jobticket Format (from 1.8.2)

<HotfolderJob>
	
	<ProductionJob name="Name of the Production Job" comment="A comment" externalId="EXT123" leadIn="2" leadOut="3" shippingDate="2021-12-01" productionDate="2019-02-28">
				    
		<ImposeTemplate internalName="NESTING_TEMPLATE_1"/>
		
		<Cutter internalName="FOTOBA_1">
				<CutterParameterSet internalName="FOTOBA_1_FOTOBA_DIGITRIM_SERIES_1"/>
		</Cutter>
	  
		<PrintItem name="PrintItem 1" comment="This is the first Item" width="350.0" height="2020.0" unit="mm" pages="1" numberOfCopies="13" url="file:/path/to/pdf/sample_file1.pdf" windingType="OUTSIDE" orientation="TOP">
		</PrintItem>
			
		<PrintItem name="Print Item 2" comment="This is the second Item" width="25.0" height="15.0" unit="inch" pages="1" numberOfCopies="4" url="file:/path/to/pdf/sample_file2.pdf" cutContourSpotColor="FORM">
			<Fixup automationKey="FLIP_PAGE"/>
			<Fixup automationKey="CONVERT_TO_GRAYSCALE"/>			
		</PrintItem>
		
		<PrintItem name="Print Item 3" comment="This is the third Item" pages="3" numberOfCopies="1" url="file:/path/to/pdf/sample_file3.pdf">
			<ColorCorrection internalName="REDUCE_MIDTONES_13"/>
			<ColorCorrection internalName="HIGH_CONTRAST"/>		
		</PrintItem>
		
	</ProductionJob>

</HotfolderJob>

3. XML Jobticket Format (before 1.8.2)

<HotfolderJob>

    <ProductionJob name="prod_job_name" comment="test comment" externalId="CERM_1" leadIn="2" leadOut="3" shippingDate="2019-03-01" productionDate="2019-02-28">

        <ColorCorrection internalName="INCREASE_MIDTONES_3"/>
        <Cutter internalName="SPARTANICS">
            <CutterParameterSet internalName="EXTRACT"/>
        </Cutter>

        <PrintItem name="print_item_name" comment="print item info" cutContourSpotColor="Die" width="11.8" height="15.75" unit="inch" pages="2"   numberOfCopies="5" url="file:/path/to/pdf/sample_file.pdf" windingType="INSIDE" orientation="TOP">
            <Fixup automationKey="FLIP_PAGE"/>
            <Fixup automationKey="CONVERT_TO_GRAYSCALE"/>

        </PrintItem>

    </ProductionJob>

</HotfolderJob>

4. Description of the XML attributes

4.1. Production Job

name STRING

comment STRING

externalID STRING

leadIn INTEGER

leadOut INTEGER

productionDate DATE

ISO Format: yyyy-mm-dd, with optional Timestamp: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss

shippingDate DATE

ISO Format: yyyy-mm-dd

4.2. Print Item

url STRING

Paths must be written with this formating: file:/pathsegment_1/pathsegment_2/pathsegment_…/name_of-PDF.pdf

file:/ for local files
smb:// for files stored on a network share (credentials need to be stored in Durst Workflow File Management)
http(s):// for files stored on a webserver/fileserver

pages INTEGER

numberOfCopies INTEGER

width NUMBER

Decimal places are determined using ».« (Point) separated

height NUMBER

Decimal places are determined using ».« (Point) separated

unit STRING

possible values are: mm | inch | pt

cutContourSpotColor STRING

Spot Colors must be defined in the Workflow as CutContours (Edit Spot Color Definition)

windingType STRING

possible values are: OUTSIDE | INSIDE

orientation STRING

possible values are: TOP | BOTTOM | LEFT | RIGHT

4.3. PDF Corrections

automationKey STRING (Fixup)

The names can be found under the Master Data (kfpx profiles) or from the tooltip of the selected Correction.

templateGuid [9] STRING

a 36 digit guid: e.g. 87e31387-ee80-4027-b356-1c09e0d8c33c
The guid can be derived from any Data Correction Tab by creating and saving a Template