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•AFP/IPDS Support
•Color Management Tab: IPDS Pod
•Data Stream Tab: IPDS Pod
•Working with IPDS Profiles
•Renumbering IPDS Input Trays
•Setting the Default Output Tray for IPDS Jobs
•Deleting Captured IPDS Resources
•IPDS Print Jobs
This chapter describes the IPDS extended feature.
IPDS is the host-to-printer data stream for AFP printing systems. The IPDS data stream processing options
and color management settings are independent of TotalFlow Print Server’s configuration options.
A AFFP P/ /IIP PD DS S S Su up pp po orrtt
To print AFP or line data jobs using TotalFlow Print Server, you need a print server to convert these data
streams to IPDS. You might also need a product that manages AFP resources.
IInnffooPPrriinntt p prriinntt sseerrvveerrss receive print jobs from various sources and prepare them to be sent to a printer.
This preparation includes conversion from AFP or line data fornat to IPDS. After print jobs have been
prepared, the print server interacts with the printer to make sure that all the required resources are
available, then sends the print job data to be printed. Several different print servers are available.
Although they provide much of the same function, they are appropriate for different environments.
• IInnffooPPrriinntt M Ma anna ag geerr is a print management solution for AIX , Linux, or Windows; it can process print
jobs that contain references to color management resources and it can search the resource libraries
you create with the AFP Resource installer to find data objects and CMRs when print jobs request
them. PPa
ag gee PPrriinntteerr FFoorrm ma attttiinng g A Aiid d ((PPPPFFA A)) is a feature of InfoPrint Manager that lets you create
form definitions and page definitions for use with your AFP print jobs. You can use PPFA to associate
CMRs with form definitions and page definitions for your color print jobs. The form definitions and
page definitions that you create using PPFA can be used in print jobs that are sent to InfoPrint
Manager and RICOH ProcessDirector.
• RRIIC CO OH H PPrroocceessssD Diirreeccttoorr is a database-driven print workflow system that lets you manage all
aspects of your printing process. The server runs on an AIX , Linux, or Windows system and is
accessed using a Web browser-based interface. Ricoh ProcessDirector can receive and process AFP
print jobs that include AFP color management objects. RICOH ProcessDirector can also receive line
data print jobs that refer to CMRs and data objects and convert them into AFP.
TotalFlow Print Server supports the industry-standard AFP color management architecture published by
the AFP Consortium (
www.afpcinc.org ). This standard can help you provide accurate, consistent, and
device-independent color output.
IInnffooPPrriinntt A AFFPP RReessoouurrccee IInnsstta alllleerr lets you create, install, and manage color management resources
(CMRs), fonts, and data objects for use in your system. CMRs are AFP resources that provide all the
color management information, such as ICC profiles and halftones, that an AFP system needs to process
a print job and maintain consistent color from one device to another. Data objects contain a single type
of data (such as TIFF, GIF, and JPEG images); they can be placed directly in a page or overlay or can
be defined as resources and included in pages or overlays. Using a data object as a resource is more
efficient when that object appears more than once in a print job; resources are downloaded just once
and referenced as needed.