# XJDF

> XJDF, Exchange Job Definition Format, is CIP4’s XML-based format for exchanging print-job information between applications.

Canonical: https://dielinemaker.com/glossary/xjdf
Last updated: 2026-10-26

Production and files

## 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](https://dielinemaker.com/learn/print-checks-and-exports)
- [Production sheet layout](https://dielinemaker.com/learn/sheets-and-nesting)

## Further reading

- [CIP4: XJDF definition](https://www.cip4.org/glossary/XJDF)

## Related terms

- [JDF](https://dielinemaker.com/glossary/jdf) — JDF, Job Definition Format, is a CIP4 format for describing print products, production processes and related job information.
- [PDF](https://dielinemaker.com/glossary/pdf) — PDF is a document format used to exchange fixed-layout pages containing artwork, text and production information.
- [Imposition](https://dielinemaker.com/glossary/imposition) — Imposition arranges one or more designs on a production sheet for printing and subsequent cutting or finishing.

## Related

- [Packaging glossary](https://dielinemaker.com/glossary)