[Finishing] is the workflow item that contains the fold procedures, section orientation information and cut data in JDF. Adding [Finishing] to the workflow enables the output device to acquire the fold procedures, section orientation information and cut data from the received JDF.
[JDF Export] is the workflow item for outputting information related to the job, whereas [Finishing] is the workflow item for outputting the fold procedures, section orientation information and cut data acquired from the imposition settings.
Only 1 section orientation information item is included in JDF. If 2 signatures with different binding edges are included on a single sheet, or the binding edges of 2 sheets are different, the information of the first detected signature of the signatures included in the job is applied.
[Finishing] can be connected to [Plates] or [Press].
You can also place multiple [Finishing] in one workflow, and connect multiple [Finishing] to one workflow item.
[Finishing] acquires the fold procedures, section orientation information and cut data from the sheets of the connected workflow items.
In [Finishing], the following items can be set.
ID | Setting | Description |
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Configure the settings related to the output method of JDF. |
2 |
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Configure the settings related to JDF output devices. |
If the workflow item [Press] is changed to [Digital Press], all [Finishing] are deleted.
Once [Finishing] is processed, a [Finishing] retry is not performed even if you make a change like adding another [Finishing] later.
The fold procedures, section orientation information and cut data that XMF outputs to JDF are limited to general-purpose information. This information may not necessarily be used to operate all output devices.
Section orientation information is not supported in imposition patterns that use Come and Go.