Personalized Print (VDP) Workshop

VDP with XMPie can be so much more than adding data values or images to your template designs. This practice expands on Practices discussed previously to include more functionality with QLingo, Content Objects (not previously reviewed), using multiple data sources and customizable (dynamic document) product requirements for uStore (if needed).

Audience: New and regular users expanding on their offerings to include more features and functionality provided for their variable print production.

Learning Prerequisite: Must have completed practice 1. Optional: must have completed practice 2.

Practice Takeaway: How to implement expanded features to support complex campaigns that include advanced business rules, multiple data sources, and other functionality.

Estimated Effort: 4+ hours, depending on campaign complexity, changes and additions.

Learning Materials: EDU Open House Tutorial (from Campus video series) or use the campaign from previous training sessions.

Learning Objectives:

• Review complex campaign requirements.
  • Discuss the differences between Primary and Additional Data Sources
  • Discuss internal (plan) variables, filters, user views and custom functions
• Review QLingo functions (if not previously discussed)
• Understand the different plan editors (uCreate, uPlan, and Circle)
• Evaluate campaign goals (briefing) and prepare materials.
• Build a Plan (using one or both of the methods below)
• Method A: Build a plan file using uPlan (where applicable)
• Describe and use the uPlan interface
• Use the wizard to start a plan
• Link the assets folder to a plan
• Create/modify a recipient (primary data) filter to generate specific data set output
• Explore advanced QLingo functions to create business rules for various Content Objects/ADOR types and variables
• Link additional data sources (as needed) and create/modify a User View logic
• Create/modify Table Content Objects/ADORs (1-1 or 1-many)
• Understand and generate a proof set (or two) to validate business rules and use them for designing purposes
• Method B: Use uCreate to add a Table Content Object to a design and other advanced Content Object/ADOR logic
• Create/modify (plan) variables. Discuss why they are useful
• Explore advanced QLingo functions to create business rules for various Content Object/ADOR types and variables
• Create/modify Table Content Tag /ADOR by linking an additional data source (explain this method vs uPlan)
• Create a Template and place on campaign materials on uProduce to run production.
  • Review the differences in workflows from Method A and B
  • Working with components (plan, dpkg, etc.); upload campaign components to uProduce
  • Working with packages; use uCreate-uProduce Connectivity to save campaign to uProduce
  • Run a proof and print production of design templates using uProduce Dashboard

Related Campus Material:

• Personalized Print Production - Anything you haven't already watched already, skipping the software you do might not have (Image Fonts/Using uImage, Data Driven Charts, Servers, and uStore)
• XMPie uPlan Training - If you have uPlan, you should take the time to review all the training.