XJDF

What it means in packaging

It focuses on exchanging information between systems that maintain their own internal job models. It is related to JDF but has a different data structure, so changing a filename is not a conversion. Integration still depends on the receiving workflow.

A practical example

A management application exchanges a job transaction with a production application while each keeps its own internal records.

What to check

Confirm schema version, resource links and supported transaction details with the receiver before automating a workflow.

Use it in your project

• Print checks and production exports
• Production sheet layout

Related terms

JDF

JDF, Job Definition Format, is a CIP4 format for describing print products, production processes and related job information.

PDF

PDF is a document format used to exchange fixed-layout pages containing artwork, text and production information.

Imposition

Imposition arranges one or more designs on a production sheet for printing and subsequent cutting or finishing.