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Our team has years of experience in the CCM arena and can support both migrations from existing proprietary CCM systems, as well as, supporting modifications on existing installations.

Whatever your platform, our team is here to help with various support packages.  We’ve assisted Fortune 500 clients to smaller service bureaus with everything from full conversions, best practices, upgrades, Q& A support, training and extended emergency support.

Here are a few of the platforms our customers are using:

  • Compart
    DocBridge Mill
    DocBridge Pilot
    DocBridge FileCab
    We support upgrade of versions, as well as changes to Pilot Processes and enhancements to groovy and js scripts.
  • Icon / DCF
    Designer
    Formatter
    We support the migration from the old document structure to new systems, including a migration to the Timitoo Correspondence System.
  • Papyrus
    Papyrus Designer
    Papyrus DocExec
    Papyrus Objects
  • IBM Print Environments
    Page- and FormDef Applications
  • Oce Prisma / Canon
    Installation and Job submission

Document Re-Writer (formerly AFP Re-Writer)

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 ControlsNOP Remover

  • 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:

  • Windows 7 & up
  • Apple
  • Redhat Linux
  • Suse Linux
  • AIX 7.1
  • Z/Linux (on request)

All Timitoo software is 64 bit.

For purchase information contact info@timitoosystems.com

 

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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:

  • Windows 7 & up
  • Apple
  • Redhat Linux
  • Suse Linux
  • AIX 7.1 and up

All Timitoo software is 64 bit.

For purchase information please contact info@timitoosystems.com.

You can also obtain a test copy of the tool from our free download page, or test the tool live at our online AFP-Tools website.

Timitoo Systems was founded in 2015 and is a relative newcomer in the Document Management & Correspondence Industry.

While the business itself is new, each of our founders have over 20+ years of experience in the industry.  This combined experience in strategy, development,  and implementation has greatly influence the product suite and provides strong insight into current and future customer requirements.  Ultimately, our solution will always be driven by customer and user input.

We believe this is the only way our solution can remain strong and competitive for our customers today and in the future.