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To understand job flow through the Fiery X3e, it is helpful to consider the three main 
stages of printing.

—When a job file is sent over the network by a remote user or imported from 

disk, it arrives at the Fiery X3e and spools to a location on the hard disk drive. After 
spooling completely, the job is held on the hard disk drive, where it awaits further 
instructions from the operator.

—When the operator releases the job file, it undergoes raster 

image processing (RIPping) at the Fiery X3e. During processing, the job file is 
interpreted as a raster image. This raster image contains the data required by the 
copier/printer to print the job the way its originator intended. In the raster image, data 
associated with each dot is rendered on the copier/printer. The raster data tells the 
copier/printer whether or not to apply toner to each position on the page.

—After processing, the job typically moves on to the printing stage. During 

this stage, the raster image associated with the job is transferred from the Fiery X3e to 
the copier/printer at a high speed. The raster image is then rendered onto paper, and 
the job is printed.

While original job files are saved to the Fiery X3e hard disk drive, raster images are 
typically deleted after printing. The operator can issue commands to save and hold the 
raster image on the hard disk drive along with the original job file. Saving the raster 
image to the hard disk drive offers two advantages: raster files are already processed, so 
they print quickly, and each part of the raster file is still identified with a page in the 
original document, so you can access individual pages of a saved raster file.

As the operator, your job management tools permit holding and releasing a job at any 
stage of the job flow. In the following illustration, solid boxes indicate the types of job 
status flags you may see in the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE 
Active Jobs window. Boldface items represent commands you can issue from a job 
management utility to release held jobs.

PostScript and 
PCL data

PostScript, PCL, 
and raster data

Each command initiates a job workflow:

—When you issue the Print command for a held job, the job is released for 

immediate processing and printing on the Fiery X3e. 

—When you issue the Print and Hold command for a held job, the job 

is released for immediate processing and printing. However, a raster copy of the 
original job remains in processed/held status, even after the original job finishes 
printing.

—When you issue the Process and Hold command 

(Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE) or RIP and Hold command 
(Fiery Spooler) for a held job, the job is released for processing and then held in 
processed/held status indefinitely. To release the job for immediate printing, you must 
issue the Print command. A raster copy of the original job remains in processed/held 
status, even after the original job has finished printing.

As the operator, you can use the job management tools to communicate with users 
who originate print jobs. You can help users become better informed about the 
Fiery X3e and the copier/printer so that they can choose the appropriate options for 
their jobs by supplying the following information:

• The name of the Fiery X3e on the network and the names of the network servers 

sharing it

• The IP address or DNS name of the Fiery X3e, to allow users access to 

Fiery WebTools

™

• List of default copier/printer settings and other settings

• List of installed fonts

If their applications do not download fonts automatically, can users download fonts 
to the Fiery X3e? Should users embed fonts in documents or supply them for you to 
download? 

• Resident calibration target and date of current measurements

• Custom simulations

Are custom simulations available? If so, what type of targets do they represent? 
Although users see these print options, they should not select them if there are no 
custom targets on the Fiery X3e.

• List of installable options for the copier/printer

• Available media, alternative choices, and standard tray/media configurations

• Duration for jobs to be held on the Fiery X3e before deletion

• Instructions for setting up the printer on client computers

• Sources of PostScript printer drivers, PPDs, color reference files, and additional 

information

• Recommended PPD settings

• Conflicting settings and common PostScript errors

• FreeForm information regarding use of master and variable data

• Imposition information regarding use of the DocBuilder Pro option

• Characteristics of commonly used output color profiles 

• Requirements for Notes fields (information that appears in the Job Log)

For example, department name, account code, phone number, or extension. 
Is particular information mandatory at your site?

• Suggestions for what to enter in the Instructions field