In the InSite Prepress Portal software, you can use InSite job info sheets to prepare XML files that describe the layout.
The PLA software creates layouts for Prinergy Workflow through Rules-Based Automation (RBA). You can take advantage of RBA's abilities and create layouts from XML generated by the Prepress Portal software.
An InSite job info sheet is a customizable area of each job that captures information that the user requires, such as quantity, bleed, trim size, and so on, and writes that information into an XML file contained in the Prinergy Workflow job. When combined with the PLA software, this tool allows remote users to enter highly customizable information that can be used in multiple areas of the Prinergy Workflow system.
To view a job info sheet:
In InSite Prepress Portal 8.0: Open the job in the InSite Prepress Portal software and click the Summary tab.
In InSite Prepress Portal 9.0: Select the job and in the Details panel, click Show Job Info Sheet.
To edit a job info sheet, click Edit in the Info Sheet area.
When you edit a job info sheet, you are editing a page that has been created using an XSLT file. The XSLT file translates raw XML data into an HTML file that you can view and edit. After you fill in the fields of the info sheet, InSite Prepress Portal uses the XSLT file to translate the HTML info into an XML file, and stores the XML file in the Prinergy Workflow job.
Before you create or modify an info sheet, consider carefully the type of data that you want to capture, who will use the info sheet, and the languages that provide the information sheet.
Important: Assign someone with XML experience to design and customize info sheets. If you do not have someone with this experience on staff, discuss purchasing professional services with your Kodak representative to design and customize the info sheets.
Job info sheets use XSD, XML, and XSLT files.
- XSD—validates the data in the XML file. Generally called a schema file, this file will constrain the data to standard types—for example, integer or string. It is the XSD that prevents errors such as entering text in a field that should only contain numbers, and can provide proper values in a multiple-choice field.
- XML—contains the data for the Prepress Portal info sheet in XML format. For all info sheets, there is one XML file. The Prepress Portal user specifies the data in the XML file. This file can later be read by RBA to create PLA layouts.
XSLT—transforms the data in the XML file into other formats, for example, HTML, or translates one XML format into another, such as from the InSite format to the PLA format. Prepress Portal uses one or more user-defined XSLT files to transform the XML data into HTML that is displayed to Prepress Portal users for viewing, editing, or completing. You can create different XSLT files to restrict the amount of data visible to Prepress Portal users or to present the information in different languages.