OVERVIEW
MAPPING XPS
Optimize personalized document creation and delivery
MAPPING XPS is a complete, personalized, business communication software system that encompasses document design, print management and multi-channel electronic document delivery. Formerly called MAPPING Suite, MAPPING XPS offers more robust functionality and data transformation capability because it is built on open Microsoft XML Paper Specification (XPS) architecture. You can upgrade from MAPPING Suite V6 to MAPPING XPS with migration code.
Available in four packages, each with a choice of four options, MAPPING XPS delivers a cost-effective, customizable solution that maps to typical business communication workflows.
Highlights- Provides a communication infrastructure suitable for any-size company that supports virtually any inputs and most standard outputs
- Implements an architecture based on XML Paper Specification (XPS) whose openness facilitates document design and production flexibility
- Provides professional, personalized document design that reduces or eliminates dependence on preprinted forms
- Permits multi-channel delivery (print, Web, e-mail, archive, etc.)
- Integrates with other business processes and components to help leverage existing investments and improve asset utilization
- Supports centralized print management so you can eliminate inefficient print spooling and increase printer utilization
- Works with existing Intelligent Printer Data Stream™ (IPDS™) print managers, including InfoPrint ProcessDirector, InfoPrint Manager and Print Services Facility for i5/OS™ (PSF), enabling you to reap the benefits of Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™)and IPDS – error recovery, data integrity and device management
- Works directly with AFP and IPDS printers to deliver the benefits of AFP and IPDS
- Functions on most standard operating system platforms, including native integration on the IBM® System i®
Please contact your local InfoPrint Solutions Company representative or Solutions Partner for local availability.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
MAPPING XPS
Optimize personalized document creation and delivery
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Modularized software suite | Customize your capabilities to fit your business requirements with the choice of four high-function packages and four options to extend capabilities beyond the packages. In addition, you can upgrade your package and options configuration as needed to expand your enterprise output management functionality. |
| Add-on for any architecture | Connect to and process virtually any standard data input source Output to most standard output formats and communication channels Reap the benefits of open XPS architecture that provides use of and compatibility with standard document design formats such as Microsoft Word |
| Professional document design | Gain exceptional flexibility to accomplish the results you want:
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| Multi-channel delivery of business communications | Simplify document distribution processes with electronic forms and routing Communicate with employees, suppliers and customers using multiple printer choices and channels such as fax, Web and e-mail Segment documents by recipient (fax, e-mail, print, etc.) and specify a different channel for each recipient Increase communication choices with print and non-print delivery Reduce hardcopy production costs, including printer hardware, maintenance and operating expense Reduce hardcopy delivery costs such as postage and handling Respond faster to legal, regulatory and business requirements |
| Multiple print options | Print with confidence when you need to print:
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| Support for many server platforms | Support mixed system environments with ease. Implement MAPPING XPS on IBM® System i®, IBM System p®, IBM System x®; HP-UX®; Sun Solaris™; Unix®; Linux®; and Windows®. |
| Integration with other enterprise business processes and components | Inject greater flexibility into your business processes while you protect and build on your existing infrastructure. Tight integration with printers, print servers and content management programs can help you achieve high-performance printer management that replaces inefficient print spooling Keep sensitive data on the production platform Improve timeliness of business communications Improve customer retention, customer revenues, and customer experience via personalized, one-to-one communications Reduce customer service costs through complete, effective communications that can reduce call center volume |
| Fast, easy installation and use | Get up to speed quickly and start capturing your ROI. Many users can be up and running with a few days of training. |
MAPPING OUTPUT MANAGER is not supported on IBM iSeries.
MAPPING XPS is a software product of Groupe MAPPING and is licensed and warranted by Groupe MAPPING, not InfoPrint Solutions Company. Neither party has any responsibility for, or makes any representations or warranties regarding, the other's products or services.
SPECIFICATIONS
MAPPING XPS
Optimize personalized document creation and delivery
Unlike point solutions, MAPPING XPS software’s core premise is integration. MAPPING XPS software integrates among its packages and options as well as with printers, print servers and content management programs.
As a result, you can use MAPPING XPS software with the following platforms:
- IBM® System® i®, IBM System p® and IBM System x®
- UNIX® (HP-UX®; Sun Solaris™)
- Linux®
- Windows®
MAPPING XPS is a software product of Groupe MAPPING and is provided pursuant to Groupe MAPPING terms and conditions, not InfoPrint Solutions Company. Neither party has any responsibility for, or makes any representations or warranties regarding, the other's products or services.
MAPPING XPS PACKAGES
MAPPING XPS
Optimize personalized document creation and delivery
MAPPING XPS functionality is delivered in four packages, each with a choice of four options, in order to provide the right combination of capabilities for your environment. These capabilities are grouped into process categories to match your typical business communication workflows. The categories are:
Input: The type of input data being processed by MAPPING XPS. Typical data inputs include text, XML, and CSV data files, as well as formatted files such as Adobe® PDF, PCL, XPS, PostScript® and Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™).
Actions: The general actions to be performed on the input data. Normally, the actions include conversion of the input data or pages to a different format, but they also can include capabilities to sort, join, split or insert pages.
Enhancement: Supported operations that run the gamut from adding a barcode to completing design of complex documents. Enhancements can include data remapping, overlay design, addition of color, RFID encoding and the addition of marketing messages.
Output: The MAPPING XPS packages differ in their support of outputs. Options can include PCL, XML, CSV, XPS, thermal print, Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™), PostScript and image formats.
Channel: Supported communication channels vary by package and include print, view, archive, Web, e-mail, fax and SMS (text messages).
The MAPPING XPS packages are Standard, Industrial, Premium and Advantage. They provide differing communication workflow options, as follows:
Standard: Provides for basic data inputs and document design and production.
| Input | Actions | Enhancement | Output | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text, XML, CSV | View | Overlay | PCL | |
| Convert | Remap | Text, XML, CSV | View | |
| Color | XPS | Application | ||
| Barcodes | ||||
| Unicode |
Industrial: Adds support for thermal and RFID printers to the Standard package.
| Text, XML, CSV | View | Overlay | PCL | |
| Thermal | Convert | Remap | Text, XML, CSV | View |
| Epson FX | Color | XPS | Application | |
| ProPrinter | Barcodes | Thermal | ||
| Unicode | Epson FX | |||
| RFID | ProPrinter |
Premium: Adds support for PDF and XPS data inputs, page manipulation options (sort, join, insert, split), addition of marketing messages, and PDF and Word/RTF outputs to the Industrial package.
| Text, XML, CSV | View | Overlay | PCL | |
| Thermal | Convert | Remap | Text, XML, CSV | View |
| Epson FX | Sort/Join | Color | XPS | Application |
| ProPrinter | Split | Barcodes | Thermal | |
| Insert | Unicode | Epson FX | ||
| XPS | RFID | ProPrinter | ||
| Marketing Messages | ||||
| Word, RTF | ||||
Advantage: The most comprehensive package, Advantage adds PCL, PostScript, SAPGOF, AFP, Xerox DJDE, and GDI inputs and outputs to the Premium package.
| Text, XML, CSV | View | Overlay | PCL | |
| Thermal | Convert | Remap | Text, XML, CSV | View |
| Epson FX | Sort/Join | Color | XPS | Application |
| ProPrinter | Split | Barcodes | Thermal | |
| Insert | Unicode | Epson FX | ||
| XPS | RFID | ProPrinter | ||
| PCL | Marketing Messages | |||
| PostScript | Word, RTF | |||
| SAPGOF | AFP | |||
| AFP | PostScript | |||
| Xerox DJDE | Windows GDI | |||
| Windows GDI | Xerox DJDE | |||
| JPEG, BMP |
OPTIONAL MODULES
MAPPING XPS
Optimize personalized document creation and delivery
In addition to the four MAPPING XPS packages, you can choose from four options packages that extend functions, as follows:
Communication and E-document OptionThis option provides for distribution beyond print. It adds indexing and splitting functions to the supported actions, and HTML and PDF to the list of supported output, to enable additional means of communications: Archive, Web, e-mail, fax and text messages.
Database OptionThis option provides the ability to connect to and interact with databases such as Oracle®, IBM® DB2®, MySQL and SQL Server.
Intelligent Printer Data Stream™ (IPDS™) OptionThis option provides for production of IPDS directly. The Advantage package can enable production of Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™), which then can be printed using drivers such as InfoPrint Manager, InfoPrint ProcessDirector and Print Services Facility.
Existing Forms OptionThis option allows you to import existing forms (overlays) from applications such as Crystal Reports®, Optio™ and InfoPrint Designer™.
