Post Processor 4 november

							Post Processing Session

4 november 2009
Anders Ekström,
Alexander Kennard
Who uses the Post Processor?




      What are you doing with it?

      What values are you
       achiving by using the post-
       processor?
     StreamServe Post Processor history

 StreamServe 4.1.1 introduced post processing concept in 2004
 Initial use were for high volume print


         Before post processing                   Post processing
    The concept of post processing

Vad kan namnet komma ifrån?
•Post - Postväsen, organiserade försändelser av brev och paket.
•Post-, latinskt prefix som betyder "efter".




        Process                                                      Post Process



          Layout and                                              Sorting, Enveloping and driver
      document composition



      •Layout requirements                                            •Postal-operator savings
      •Business                                                       •Printer environment
      •Marketing                                                      •IT-infrastructure
            Usual project configuration ”Best Practice”



                                                  Online output connectors in layout projects     Fax, email, local print, other



                                                                Online channels
                       Layout project 1                         Online channels
                                                                Online channels

                       Layout project 1



                                                                       Post processing
                       Layout project 1         Post process
                                                 repository




                                                                                                      High volume
                                                                                                        Archive

Business system   StreamServe layout projects        Common post processing project             High volume print & archiving
      The concept in more detail


                                        Basic StreamServe flow


         Inconnector        InQ         Event        Message    Process   OutQ   Outconnector
                                                                                 SDR-connector

                                                        Job




                                                Postprocessor
                 (device independent)             repository




          Inconnector                                                     OutQ   Outconnector
PPQ



                               StreamServe Postprocessor flow
        Why do you want to post process?

                            Cost reductions
                               Postage savings
                               Co-enveloping, less stationery
                               E-inserts
                               Discounts on printing       Environmental savings
                               Performance
 Post production
  functionalities and statistics                Customer experience
  gathering

                                                      “Driver ready packs”
                         Improve manual handling


                   Minimize manual handling
Capabilities


                          Gather statistics


                                                    OMR &
      Sheet layout
                                                  Enveloping



      Pre-printed
                                                     Sorting
        Inserts



                                              Headers &
            “E”-inserts
                                              separators
StreamServe Post Processor Terms and Functions


          Postprocessor Repository / Job / Runtime
          Document Broker
          PPQ (Post-Processor Query)
          Statistics
          Mailmachine (%{TARGET})
          Stored variable / Meta data
          Sheet Layout
StreamServe Post Processor Terms and Functions


        Resource repository
        Document trigger
        Scripting
         $doc_id = GetFirstSegDoc();
         while (num($doc_id) > 0)
         {
                    $DocType = GetSegMetadata($doc_id, "DocType");
                    switch ($DocType)
                    {
                    case "A": $DocTypeA++;
                                   break;
                    case "B": $DocTypeB++;
                                   break;
                    case "C": $DocTypeC++;
                                   break;
                    default: $DocTypeRest++;
                    }
                    $doc_id = GetNextSegDoc($doc_id);
         }
Post Processor scenarios 1

     Sending one or more ProductionOrders to StreamServe for further processing. Each ProductionOrder can
     have 0-many Operational drawings in pdf format that needs to be printed together with the ProductionOrder.
Post Processor scenarios 2

     One or more ERP systems send xml-invoices for processing in streamserve. The xml-files are divided into
     smaller files for simpler handling and higher performance. Sending of AFP files to the printshop is done 3/week
Post Processor scenarios 3

     In this case there are two document types (AccountStatement / Daily) that we would like to send in the same
     envelope to the customer.
Post Processor scenarios 4

In this scenario the customer create PPQ for preview purpose before each batch is sent to the printshop. If ok a new PPQ
file is generated and all documents in Postprocessor Repository is selected.
DEMO

Short Demo all components that are included in a PostProcessor project. The sample project have the same
architecture as scenario 4.               Gather statistics


                                                                                   OMR &
          Sheet layout
                                                                                 Enveloping



        Pre-printed
                                                                                      Sorting
          Inserts



                                                                          Headers &
                   “E”-inserts
                                                                          separators
Thank You