The Timitoo TimServant is the base for any web-related front end in the Timitoo eco-system. It provides webservices such as HTTP and HTTPS which are used for typical web front end applications, as well as API applications. Additionally the TimServant can also be used within other servers using a FastCGI Interface. The TimServant has a built in authentication system, that can be connected to other authentication providers. The backend integrates with MySQL or SQLite.
The TimServant already contains all of the necessary modules for the Timitoo Correspndence Platform.
These include:
Resource Management
Storage of Building Blocks
GUI Interface
Process Management Engine
Another example where the Timitoo TimServant is used, is our own AFP-Tools Website, which can be found at https://afptools.timitoosystems.com
The AFP to IPDS Printer Module drives a high speed production printer using a fully composed AFP Datastream:
Accepts fully composed AFP with in-lined or external Resources
Supports True Type Fonts, as well as standard AFP-Fonts
Connection via TCP/IP
Using the latest AFP Definition
Typical applications include:
Directly Drive high volume production printers
Full status on the print process
Page level tracking
OverviewSystem Requirements
The module converts fully composed AFP pages into a bidirectional IDPS datastream to drive high speed production printers.
The AFP to IPDS Module is available for the following 64-bit Operating Systems:
Our AFP Re-Writer is now the Timitoo Document Re-Writer, making it available to use for both AFP and PDF documents. This a powerful batch post- composition tool to modify, split and merge, or create AFP/PDF data streams.
Quite often existing data streams require the removal and or replacement of portions of the document for privacy and compliance factors. Another similar requirement when dealing with multi channel delivery, is the need to accommodate a color logo for online viewing, or a black and white version for printing. These are both examples of how the Timitoo Document Re-Writer is a powerful game changing tool when it comes to building out your correspondence capabilities.
Typical Applications
Document Enhancements
When using the Rewriter, documents can be enhanced with information that was missing from the original document. These can be provided with an external data file, or can be retrieved from the index or other metadata. These enhancements include:
1 of n Page numbering
Trans promotional messages
Digital inserts
Pre printed stock replication
QR codes for tracking
Barcodes for mail automation
Modified finishing controls, such as N-UP or similar
Document Bundling
Output Channel Bundling
Modification of existing AFP and PDF documents
First Page recognition
Adding Electronic/Digital Postage
Convert PDF Documents to AFP and Image Formats such as TIF, PNG, BMP
Archive Index
The Document Rewriter can split data streams into individual documents and extract the index content, as well as textual content. This allows to archive documents in existing archives with full text search capabilities.
It also allows to extract index information and metadata from documents AFP Indexes and Bookmarks, as well as from the full page content of documents.
Archive Retrieval
When retrieving documents from an archive it is often necessary to point out that the retrieved document is not an original.
In some cases it might also be necessary to redact information, since the document is transported through a different channel (email vs physical mail), or the document is passed to a different recipient that should not receive sensitive information.
Postal optimization
While documents are increasingly sent electronically, there is still a large volume of documents that need to be mailed. Postal savings can be achieved by sorting the documents by the page format, envelope sizes and most of all the postal zip code. Documents can have an added barcode for the postal service, or for enveloping machines.
Providing the information about number of pages, country and destination zip codes allows to call external postal optimization software, that allows the generation of electronic postage barcodes and delivery lists for postal services.
Enhanced output
Documents can be enhanced with any additional content, such as text, images, or dynamic charts, using the drawing engine of the Document-Rewriter. The data for the graphics can be provided in metadata, or from external datafiles.
Furthermore images can be exchanged for colorized to send documents electronically in color, as well as static back page information, that would be on pre-printed paper stock also in the electronic output format.
The Document-Rewriter allows access to Databases and therefore provides a wide range of applications to extract data and enhance the output of documents.
AFP Resource inventory
AFP Resources are typically limited to 8 character names and are not self explanatory. Nevertheless the content and metadata of these files can provide all of the necessary information about fonts, overlay and images, such as their font type, size and structure.
The AFP-Rewriter can build this information by scanning an existing resource library and provide this information in a readable format to other processes.
Benefits Overview
Add Value to your Documents
Trans Promotional Marketing messages
Digital Inserts
Pre-printed stock replication
Black and white to Color migration
QR Codes
Update and add finishing Controls
Gain Postal Savings
Address cleansing and sorting
Intelligent Mail Barcode
Householding
N-up output for reduced mail piece weight
Merge multiple documents to the same recipient into the same envelope
Maximize Efficiencies
Segment output
Add, replace or update barcodes
Optimize output for finishers, inserters and printers
Delivery lists for shipments
Add cover and instruction sheets for operators
Enhanced Productions Controls
Supports ADF (Automated Document Factory), PDF (Portable Document Format) and JDF/JMF (Job Description Format/Job Management Format)
Job and piece level tracking
Support SLA monitoring systems
Increase Profitability
Support Compliance initiatives
Automate manual tasks
Change print data without host applications coding
Gain new business by supporting customer requirements
User Interface
The Rewriter is using standard non-proprietary JavaScript to drive the logic behind the manipulation of the data-stream. This script can be developed using a standard tool such as Visual Studio Code or other JavaScript Editors, or can be built using our web based User Interface.
Features & Functionality
Create files containing content descriptions and stats about the documents which support 3rd party archive systems and processes with accounting and tracking data
Assemble multiple PDF files that are listed in a CSV file, gather info from the fields and concatenate the PDF files into one output file
Concatenate individual AFP or PDF files into one large data stream for printing
Replace or Add Logos, forms, trans promo messages, watermarks
Commingle reports across different document types by concatenating/sorting into larger sets of output to max zip code saturation increasing postal discounts
Bring individual files into a new output sort order for optimized printing and postal discounts
2-Up/N-Up – adjusts the layout of the output data so it is formatted in “N-up” fashion, where logical multiple sheets are arranged to print on one larger physical sheet
Address Cleansing and Sorting
Finishing Commands based on page numbers or indexed page content
Merge similar file info together in the processed output
Segment/Split – separate and name reports logically based on content enabling routing to the most logical output device
Replace color and black & white images
Remove and/or replace NOP Records
Remove and/or replace TLE Records
Remove Pages
Add Pages Dynamically based on content (example T&C’s)
Exchange FormDefs (Duplex / Simplex / N-Up)
Change / Remove Barcodes including standard conditional 1 D and 2D, Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB), OMR marks, and sequence numbers
Image Conversion Features
IN / OUT
Compression IN
FS10
FS10
FS10
Compression OUT ->
v
(No Compress)
(G4 MMR)
(IBM MMR)
BMP
None
X
X
X
JPEG
(ISO/IEC 10918-1)
X
X
X
PNG
(All allowed combinations of
colour type and bit depth;
ISO/IEC 15948:2003)
X
X
X
TIFF
(TIFF Revision 6.0)
X
X
X
IOCA.FS4x
(No Compression)
X
X
X
IOCA.FS4x
(TIFF LZW)
X
X
X
IOCA.FS4x
(JPEG / RGB)
X
X
X
IOCA.FS4x
(JPEG / CMYK Adobe Style)
X
X
X
IOCA.FS4x
(JPEG / CMYK 4 Bands)
X
X
X
OverviewSystem Requirements
The full and unlimited version of this tool allows to manipulate an AFP or PDF data stream according to rules provided. There is a wide range of rules, that allow to modify the data stream, including resorting, bundling and modifying the stream.
The Re-Writer runs on the following 64-bit Operating Systems:
The AFP to PDF is a high volume transform to convert AFP Data streams to PDF documents.
Main Features:
Accepts fully composed AFP with in-lined or external Resources
Composes fully ready PDF with Type 3 Raster Fonts, AFP-Outline Font, True Type Fonts, or substituted True Type Fonts
PDF Compression for smaller file sizes
Can be combined with Archive Split Tool, to split larger files into individual documents for Archiving
TLE’s can be turned into PDF Annotations
Supports output of PDF/A compatible documents
Extended Codepage features for Unicode and a variety of codepages.
Typical applications include:
Convert AFP documents to be viewed in Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer tools
Post-Composition indexing
Partial text extraction
Server side conversion:
The video below shows how AFP Files can be converted just in the browser, without any need to have any local viewer installed.
No client side installation
View of PDF directly in the browser
Printing directly out of the browser
Files can be saved in the archive after the conversion optionally
Daemon Mode:
The AFP to PDF Conversion tool also has a built in Daemon mode. When converting a large number of small AFP documents a single threaded application can slow this process down. The solution to this problem is the built in daemon mode, which allows to make use of all the CPU’s and provide the highest possible throughput.
Client side conversion:
The tool can be installed as a client side service to convert documents on individual workstations and view their content in a Web Browser or PDF Reader.
OverviewFeaturesSystem Requirements
The module converts fully composed AFP pages into PDF documents with various options for Fonts, such as Embedded or substituted True Type Fonts.
Output various types of PDF formats:
IOCA Support for: FS10, FS11, FS42, FS45
Compression Support: TIFF LZW, IBM MH – Modified Huffman, IBM – Modified Read, JPEG, No compression
Bilevel Images CCITT G4
Font Substitution for missing fonts, usage of inlined fonts, or usage of external library of fonts.
The AFP 2 PDF Module is available for the following 64-bit Operating Systems:
