Xerox CX User Manual

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Self-contained graphical entities that can be line art, text,
raster images or a combination of these types. Reusable
elements are represented in PostScript and can be stored
as EPS files when appropriate. Reusable elements include
clipping and scaling instructions as well as the image data.
Inline Elements
Unique information is drawn from a database and is
embedded in the sub-job. This data prints only once for
individual booklets.
About PPML
Personalized Print Markup Language (PPML) is an XML-based
industry standard print language developed by some of the world's
leading manufacturers of print technology for the high-speed
reproduction of reusable page content. It is an open,
interoperable, device-independent standard that enables the
widespread use of personalized print applications. Various
vendors have created software applications that can generate
PPML files.
The CX print server supports PPML formats. Some of the features
that are included enable you to:
Process PPML jobs efficiently
Import jobs in various VDP formats to the CX print server
PPML has a hierarchical structure. Document components are
separated from their submission file and can be organized and
stored in different levels of the hierarchical structure.
Managing VDP elements
Selecting to Cache Global VDP Elements
In order to manage your VDP elements, you need to make sure
that you select to cache your global VDP elements.
1. From the File menu, select Preferences.
2. Select General Defaults.
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