Attribute Mapping with IPP¶
The attributes for printing (for example, copies or duplex) can come from various sources: the document itself (only PostScript documents), a specific seal-attributes-v2 tag inside the IPP request and standard IPP attributes.
In the printer configuration templates, the available attributes are merged with general seal-attributes-v2 and document parameters.
Hint - old naming convention
The former name of the seal-attributes-v2 is seal-attributes. Values declared via seal-attributes will still be utilized but on a lower priority than seal-attributes-v2.
Priorities¶
The following list shows the mapping of some standard IPP attributes and their priority:
| PLOSSYS 5 Attribute | Merge Highest Prio (Document) | Merge Second Prio (seal-attributes-v2) | Merge Lowest Prio (Standard IPP) |
|---|---|---|---|
jobName |
PLS_PLOTID, JOBNAME |
PLS_PLOTID |
job-name |
fileName |
document-name |
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printerName |
PLS_PLOTTER |
SAP_OMS_S_DEVICE, PLS_PLOTTER |
job-printer-uri |
userName |
PLS_USERNAME |
PLS_USERNAME |
requesting-user-name |
copies |
PLS_PLOTCOPY |
WIN_INF_COPIES, SAP_OMS_S_COPIES, PLS_PLOTCOPY |
copies |
scaleFactor |
scaleFactor, PLS_PLOTSCALE (float) |
||
mediaSize |
mediaSize, PLS_PLOTSCALE (string) |
||
scaleMode |
scaleMode, PLS_SCALE_TYPE |
PLOSSYS Job Parameter documentation
For a detailed description of all available job parameters, refer to the PLOSSYS Job Parameter documentation.
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Native IPP Parameter¶
You can also send native IPP parameters.
print-scaling & ipp-attribute-fidelity¶
Both IPP attributes together define the scaling type. print-scaling is specified in the job-attributes-tag, ipp-attribute-fidelity in the operation-attributes-tag.
The following list shows how the IPP values will be mapped:
| print-scaling | ipp-attribute-fidelity | P5 scaleMode |
|---|---|---|
| fit | not used | fillFit |
| fill | not used | fill |
| none | not used | clip |
| auto | true | fillFit |
| auto | false | fitPrintArea |
| auto-fit | true | fillFit |
| auto-fit | false | fitMediaSize |
media¶
The media parameter contains the name of the target format. It can be specified in the attribute group job-attributes-tag.
The original value of media is always stored in job.orig.mediaSize. The mapped value for PLOSSYS Output Engine is stored in job.current.mediaSize. PLOSSYS Output Engine only maps selected format names. All other values will result in mediaSize set to its default.
The following list shows how the IPP media attribute will be mapped to the Output Engine attribute mediaSize:
| IPP media | P5 mediaSize |
|---|---|
| na-letter, letter, a, engineering-a, na_letter_8.5x11in | ANSI_A |
| na-legal, legal, na_legal_8.5x14in | Legal |
| tabloid, ledger, b, engineering-b, na_ledger_11x17in | ANSI_B |
| c, engineering-c, na_c_17x22in | ANSI_C |
| d, engineering-d, na_d_22x34in | ANSI_D |
| e, engineering-e, na_e_34x44in | ANSI_E |
| iso-a6, a6, iso_a6_105x148mm | DIN_A6 |
| iso-a5, a5, iso_a5_148x210mm | DIN_A5 |
| iso-a4, a4, iso_a4_210x297mm | DIN_A4 |
| iso-a3, a3, iso_a3_297x420mm | DIN_A3 |
| iso-a2, a2, iso_a2_420x594mm | DIN_A2 |
| iso-a1, a1, iso_a1_594x841mm | DIN_A1 |
| iso-a0, a0, iso_a0_841x1189mm | DIN_A0 |
Send Job Attributes with IPP¶
PLOSSSYS 4 and PLOSSYS 5 specific job parameters for scale and rotate are specified in the IPP attribute seal-attributes-v2 of the attribute group operation-attributes-tag. The IPP attribute seal-attributes-v2 is an array of strings. Each string contains a key in its value in the syntax <Key>=<Value>.
Example
['scaleFactor=2.0', 'mediaSize=AUTO', 'scaleMode=fitPrintArea']
IPP specific job parameters are specified in the "operation-attributes" and "job-template" attribute groups.
Literature
For more information, refer to the Attribute Mapping with IPP and the use case description on how to Send a Native Job.