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to 2 JDF Certification Background Product certification –Exclusive agreement with CIP4 –Started certifying in 2006 –Guarantee a certain level of connectivity

to 3 Product Certification Testing Procedure Dependent on product that is tested –ICS –Functionality Is the product manager / worker or both Read and write –Interesting issues! Additional functionality testing –Syntax, attributes, etc …

to 4 Product Certification ICS Levels

to 5 Product Certification Testing Procedure Available ICS Documents –Lay Creator to Imposition –MIS to Prepress –MIS to Conventional Printing –Prepress to Conventional Printing –Newspaper: MIS to WebPress –Commercial Web: MIS to WebPress –MIS to Finishing Testing long process Create different test files for each ICS specific case. Each ICS has its own DevCap –To access these DevCap files, please me at Product fails, needs fixed and re-tested.

to 6 Certification CIP4 Tools Used JDFEditor Alces Elk Bambi

to 7 JDF Editor Better view Used for tracking elements, attributes, validating JDF/JMF files. Can be used for certification purposes (Tools->Validate) and creating DevCap files (File->Export Caps)

to 8 Alces CIP4 Tools Manager simulator for the automated workflow system Sends JDF job ticket via SubmitQueueEntry JMF Command to a valid URL address of the worker. By using the report.xml file produced by Alces, we can view it in a web browser application and see results of the job.

to 9 Elk CIP4 Tools “Worker” for the automated workflow Simulated Conventional Sheet-Fed press Receives JDF/JMF message and performs the tasks needed to complete job.

to 10 Bambi CIP4 Tools Worker simulator 6 different “presses” Platesetter device for prepress Still evolving

to 11 Certification (Vendors) By submitting your products for certification, you are making it easier for prospective customers to buy your systems and software solutions. –Certified product displayed at cip4.org Easier implementation –Focus on your ICS for product development Better Product for you and customer

to 12 Certification (Printers) JDF Certification does guarantee a basic level of interoperability, but optional and advanced feature support for JDF may be supported by some products and not others; hence, when integrating two JDF Certified systems, some setup and testing will still be needed, but the two systems will share common denominator. (cip4.org) Save time and money –Easier integration into existing workflow.

to 13 Certification Status Successful Program –42 products certified (to date) Numerous in process for beta testing and certification certificates Many in the pipeline

to 14 Certified Companies and it keeps growing…

to 15 Thank you for your attention Brandon Iskey JDF Product Certification Administrator