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The following diagram shows the variable data printing components.

 

The Fiery X3eTY2 combines variable data printing languages, third-party variable data 
printing applications, and Fiery X3eTY2 core features to integrate into many existing 
workflows. For more information about variable data printing workflows, see 

 

 

The Fiery X3eTY2 is compatible with the following variable data printing languages:

• FreeForm and FreeForm 2

FreeForm and FreeForm 2 are used with Fiery X3eTY2 variable data solutions. FreeForm 
technology reusable data is RIPped only once, enabling the MFP to run faster. 

FreeForm supports the creation of master elements and variable data from any desktop 
application or computer platform. Within the application, the master page is assigned a 
number from 1 to 100. FreeForm options are found in the driver and job management 
tools. For more information about FreeForm, see 

FreeForm 2 expands FreeForm technology by allowing you to determine page conditions 
and rules for printing a job containing multiple master pages. It also allows you to define 
the boundaries of each record in the data stream. This means defining a start and end for 
each record. Unlike FreeForm, FreeForm 2 requires a variable data printing application 
that specifically supports FreeForm 2. For more information about FreeForm 2, see 

 

With FreeForm technology, you can use print options to define master documents and assign 
them to variable data jobs sent to the Fiery X3eTY2. 

This chapter explains how to do the following:

• Print documents with FreeForm.

• Create a master and variable document.

• Print documents with FreeForm 2 using a third-party variable data application.

• Impose a variable data job.

 

You can use FreeForm to print variable data documents. This section provides an overview of 
FreeForm and describes how to create and combine master and variable elements. Guidelines 
and tips are discussed at the end of the section.

 

FreeForm variable data printing sends the master-element data for a job to the Fiery X3eTY2 
and rasterizes it separately from the variable-element data. The master-element data is stored 
on the Fiery X3eTY2 in rasterized form as a FreeForm master, and can be used as often as 
required with multiple sets of variable-element data. Because the FreeForm master job is 
preRIPped and stored on the Fiery X3eTY2, the only RIP time required for variable data 
print jobs is the time necessary to RIP the variable-element data. 

You can use FreeForm masters for any fixed-element data you might combine with different 
data from day to day. For example, you can store a letterhead template as a FreeForm master 
and use it repeatedly as the background for different letter content (the variable-element 
data).

FreeForm allows you to create the master and variable documents using any application. You 
can create the two documents using different applications or computer platforms. To create 
the master document, use a page layout or graphics application. To create the variable 
document, use a word processing application that has a mail merge feature, a page layout 
application that supports scripting, or a database application.

You control FreeForm functions with the Create Master and Use Master print options. Set 
these options in the printer driver when you send a job, or instruct the operator to set them 
with job overrides from Command WorkStation. Once the master document is RIPped, it 
appears on the Command WorkStation FreeForm tab. You can also use Command 
WorkStation to monitor and manage all the FreeForm masters stored on the Fiery X3eTY2. 

For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.