Xerox Paris, a document system Support & Software Leaflet
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the document system that transforms your data…
Paris is a PC-based software product with powerful tools
that enable you to effortlessly create new documents
from printstream data that are both attractive and
informative.
that enable you to effortlessly create new documents
from printstream data that are both attractive and
informative.
Compared to the many data formatting applications that
can apply text data to predesigned forms, Paris is the
only application which has its primary focus on the data
itself. This provides an additional layer of processing
capabilities that go well beyond most application
programming.
can apply text data to predesigned forms, Paris is the
only application which has its primary focus on the data
itself. This provides an additional layer of processing
capabilities that go well beyond most application
programming.
Paris is a modular document system with each module
designed to perform specific tasks. The Paris Designer
is the document development system and Paris
Spooler is the printing engine.
designed to perform specific tasks. The Paris Designer
is the document development system and Paris
Spooler is the printing engine.
M
A J O R
F
E A T U R E S
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Variable data inserted and wrapped in static text
blocks.
blocks.
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Form elements which expand and contract or
‘float’ with the data.
‘float’ with the data.
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On-line conditional processing.
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Page Overflow intelligence.
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Full set of mathematical functions.
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Dynamic retrieval of graphic files.
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Bar, Point and Pie Chart elements that can be
created from variable data in simple, complex
and 3D formats.
created from variable data in simple, complex
and 3D formats.
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Elements with full/highlight color.
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Box elements with rounded corners and/or drop-
shadowing.
shadowing.
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Custom page size support.
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Support for up to 512 printers.
P
A R I S
D
E S I G N E R
The 32 bit Paris Designer is the latest offering from
XLPrint Software and a natural evolution from the initial
Paris product. With the 32 bit Designer system you have
the opportunity to design or redesign documents with
ease.
XLPrint Software and a natural evolution from the initial
Paris product. With the 32 bit Designer system you have
the opportunity to design or redesign documents with
ease.
Take advantage of the Designer’s powerful array of
formatting tools to vastly reduce or even abolish the need
for application programming.
formatting tools to vastly reduce or even abolish the need
for application programming.
You can add dynamic elements and import graphics;
design forms; create and insert fields into the
design forms; create and insert fields into the
variabledata or use them to create dynamic charts;
calculate totals or values; use conditional processing to
change forms, fonts, colors, paper trays or add
messages.
calculate totals or values; use conditional processing to
change forms, fonts, colors, paper trays or add
messages.
Following are just a few of the options available.
F i e l d s
The powerful field function incorporated in the Paris
Designer is unique in its capacity to select and identify
variable data as ‘fields’.
Designer is unique in its capacity to select and identify
variable data as ‘fields’.
Fields can be filled with extracted variable data or static
text and inserted anywhere in a document or on selected
pages by the use of conditional tests. They can be used
for calculating new values from the application program,
such as totals; taxes based on a total and entirely
creating a complex bar chart (including labels).
text and inserted anywhere in a document or on selected
pages by the use of conditional tests. They can be used
for calculating new values from the application program,
such as totals; taxes based on a total and entirely
creating a complex bar chart (including labels).
Field attributes (such as font or color) can be altered
where and when the field is used.
where and when the field is used.
F o r m s
Forms can be created that contain both static and
dynamic line, box, circle, chart, graphic and text
elements.
dynamic line, box, circle, chart, graphic and text
elements.
Dynamic elements can be linked to the variable data on
a page and set to behave dynamically (resize or float)
according to the amount of data.
a page and set to behave dynamically (resize or float)
according to the amount of data.
I n c r e a s e d I m a g e S u p p o r t
In addition to the many image options currently available
in the Paris system, Paris Designer now supports:
in the Paris system, Paris Designer now supports:
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Full color graphics and image resolutions other than
300 dpi;
300 dpi;
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Image rotation by any increment of 90 degrees;
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Storage of images in locations other than the Paris
system.
system.
E x t e n s i v e C h a r t O p t i o n s
The extensive chart functions provided include:
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Multi-set charts displaying multiple sets of information
on the same chart.
on the same chart.
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An Auto-Calculate option that removes the need to
specify a fixed maximum, allowing charts of different
maximums to be represented in a relative scale.
specify a fixed maximum, allowing charts of different
maximums to be represented in a relative scale.
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Full 3D (depth and rotation) for Complex Bar and Pie
charts.
charts.
C o n d i t i o n a l P r o c e s s i n g
Conditional processing delivers the remarkable
formatting capacity to completely alter the appearance of
a single page within a large print run on the basis of the
presence of a particular character or characters on that
page.
formatting capacity to completely alter the appearance of
a single page within a large print run on the basis of the
presence of a particular character or characters on that
page.
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Change forms based on a word in a single text block.
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Apply messages to past due statements without
altering current account applications.
altering current account applications.
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Alter graphics to target specific customers or
according to the data on the page.
according to the data on the page.
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Change fonts or colors according to numeric values.
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Remove the need for manual data entry by the
addition of barcodes or OCR characters.
addition of barcodes or OCR characters.
P
A R I S
S
P O O L E R
Paris Spooler is the printer-control utility through which
all Paris print jobs are passed, providing completely
automated control of document production throughout an
organisation.
all Paris print jobs are passed, providing completely
automated control of document production throughout an
organisation.
Residing on a network client PC, Paris Spooler is a
genuinely network-oriented method of processing
business documents based on your host or within your
network.
genuinely network-oriented method of processing
business documents based on your host or within your
network.
T r u e M u l t i - T a s k i n g
Migrating to a true 32 bit architecture introduces many
advantages, the least of which is true, multi-threaded
processing.
advantages, the least of which is true, multi-threaded
processing.
The Paris Spooler introduces the concept of multiple
engines, providing concurrent processing and delivery of
documents. This means higher throughput, in the order of
5000 pages per minute or more.
engines, providing concurrent processing and delivery of
documents. This means higher throughput, in the order of
5000 pages per minute or more.
Raw data from host system
Personalise documents using
fields created from variable data
fields created from variable data
Add a remittance slip with copied variable data
Produce dynamic
charts from
variable data
charts from
variable data
Use conditional
processing to color
highlight information
processing to color
highlight information
Use the power of Paris to transform
the document…
the document…