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PRIMAC Introduces New Job Ticket
Framework (JTF) for
Designing Interactive and Printed Job Tickets without
Programming.
- Create Virtually Any Ticket
Layout Supported by Windows™ or Crystal Reports -
February 23,
2006 – Dallas, TX – VERCOM
Software, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, PRIMAC Systems, Inc.,
a leader in information management tools for the graphic arts industry,
has introduced Job Ticket Framework (JTF), a tool for both the
development and utilization of job tickets and other documents within a
printing organization.
“For
anyone who has labored to create the right job ticket to manage and track
client projects effectively, the JTF not only simplifies the process from
start to finish, but it’s so
feature rich that customizing content is as simple as utilizing its drag and
drop capability, said Michael Cooke, Vice
President, Operations, Primac. It’s also
about enabling our users to create a job ticket that truly complements
existing methodology and processes instead of constraining the work flow
system.”
For
current Primac users, the JTF captures data
from current modules in a seamless manner and facilities full integration
with existing systems and external databases. It can also access data
from Primac tables including Scheduling and
Shop Floor Information System (SFIS). JTF Enterprise extends data access
to include any other ODBC compliant database (such as MSSQL, Oracle,
FoxPro, etc.).
JTF
enables a designer to build in capabilities like Drop Downs, Calendar
Controls, Edit Boxes, Grids and other controls that are required for the
form or what constitutes an interactive view of the job ticket. A
designer places the desired controls on the interactive form, and also
creates a print layout for the form using Crystal Reports. The
combination of interactive and print views allows a designer to develop
virtually any layout that Windows and Crystal Reports support. When the
form is complete, an executable file is generated which can be installed
on the client PCs and tickets generated as needed.
“In
creating a job ticket, a designer wants the most flexibility possible to
insure all the parameters of a project are covered, while at the same
time being able to add additional types of forms, including quote
letters, order confirmations, shipping details and more that management
or clients require, said Faisal Bhombal,
Director, Application Development.
We looked closely at the entire work flow process and wanted to
make sure JTF was not only a powerful tool, but that it was easy learn,
to use and to apply to a printer’s everyday needs with virtually no
downtime.”
JTF
Provides Real-Time Integration with Customer Service
While
Job Ticket Framework makes a ticket designer’s job far less
complicated, it also allows customer service to include data specific to
each job including the number of completed impressions or the status of a
job within its schedule on the ticket. Retrieving data to the ticket from
its source eliminates look-ups and re-entry, preventing delays and
errors.
If jobs
are being reordered, JTF includes a cloning capability to carry over key
data job-to-job without having re-enter core customer information and
preferences on each ticket. Controls are included to allow each ticket to
define internal access, what can be changed, by whom and when,
simplifying administration.
About Primac® Systems
Formed
in 1981, Primac® Systems, a Vercom
Company, has become known for its strong market knowledge and versatility
in the printing area with a record of dramatically improving business
operations in the graphic arts industry. Primac
installations include the management of commercial web and sheet-fed
publications, free standing inserts, book, roll label, flexographic packaging, folding carton, business
forms, screen and large in-plant printers.
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