Xerox 560 User Manual

3. Click (+) to add the data to the list of records.

Note: To remove a record from the list, click (-) to delete a record.

Next:

The next step is to create the job and submit it for printing.

Adding records from a database to your variable data job

The next step in defining a job using the Easy VDP File Creator
tool is to assign the information that will appear on the printed
variable data job.

In this step you can upload an Excel file containing the variable
data information that you want to appear on each record.

Note: The Excel file must include the same fields as defined in the properties
of the template that you selected.

1. In the Easy VDP File Creator tool, select Database.
2. Click Browse to upload your Excel database file, or click

Create Database File.

Note: When you select Create Database File, Excel opens with a
worksheet containing the field names in the first row suitable for the
template you selected.

3. Type in the data for all the records that you want to create.
4. When you are done, save the file and then close Excel.

Next:

The next step is to create the job and submit it for printing.

Creating and printing the variable data job

The final step in creating a variable data job using the Easy VDP
File Creator tool is to create the job and submit it for printing to
one of the CX print server.

1. After you have added all the data, click Create Job.
2. Type a name for the variable data job.
3. From the Virtual Printers list, select a virtual printer to submit

the job to.

4. Click Submit.

A message appears that the file was successfully submitted to
the Creo Color Server. You can either close the Easy VDP
File Creator tool, or click Submit another job to start the
process again.

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