Transaction Printing Workflow - Canon VarioPrint 6000 Series Operation Manual

Transaction printing workflow

Transaction printing workflow
When there is a license for transaction printing (IPDS or PCL), you can operate the print system in
the transaction printing mode. An IPDS or PCL host sends a streaming job to a dedicated port in
the print system. The transaction printing mode fits print environments with large numbers of
business critical data, such as invoices, checks and salary slips.
Typical for the transaction print mode is that first non-variable parts of a print job are stored on
the print server and then merged with the variable parts of the print job.
Job preparation
Job planning
Print production
[12] Job workflow for transaction printing mode
During daily work, you can switch between the transaction printing and document printing
modes without rebooting the print system.
When the transaction printing mode is active, the print system still accepts PDF and PostScript
jobs. However, PRISMAsync starts to process these jobs, when you switch off the transaction
printing mode.
Differences between the two printing modes
The transaction printing mode is different from the document printing mode in several respects:
1. All data in one connection session are part of the same streaming job. This streaming job can
have job separators. In this instance, you can see the different job names on the control
panel.
2. The print resolution for IPDS is 240, 300, 600 dpi, or automatically detected.
3. When the transaction printing jobs contain paper tray selection numbers, you can select a
mapping method. The paper tray number corresponds to a physical tray or to media from the
catalog:
• Tray-to-media mapping
You can assign the paper tray number included in the print job to a physical paper tray.
You select media from the media catalog and link these to a logical tray, indicated by a
number. The print system maps the media of the logical tray to the physical paper trays
that hold these media. The control panel shows the media which the job uses.
• Tray-to-tray mapping
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Applications to prepare and
submit job stream
PRISMAproduction
Data input
Preflight and
make ready
Job scheduling and
monitor
Scheduled
jobs
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