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Validate the [VDP] data
Configure the rules used to validate and preflight the [VDP] data
The [Validate VDP] operation checks if any rules are violated in the variable data document. This
operation uses a number of rules specific for VDP data in combination with a number of preflight
rules. The following rules, which are specific for VDP data, are always used. These rules cannot
be configured:
• [The data source contains one or more incompatible field types and/or required fields are
missing.]
• [The image folder is invalid or cannot be accessed.]
• [The field type or field format is invalid.]
• [The frame is too small to contain all text.]
[The frame is too small to contain the image.]
• [A font is invalid.]
• [The text contains one or more non-printable characters.]
In addition, a number of preflight rules can be used to validate the VDP data. You can enable or
disable these rules in the [Preflight] dialog. When automatic preflight is enabled, the configured
rules for automatic preflight are used. When automatic preflight is disabled, the configured rules
for manual preflight are used.
1. Go to the [Pages] workflow or the [Document] workspace.
2. Click [Document] - [Preflight document] to configure the manual preflight rules.
Click: [Tools] - [Automatic preflight settings] to configure the automatic preflight rules.
3. You can use the following preflight rules to validate the VDP data:
• [Content too close to border rule]
This rule is used to check if frames are too close to the page border.
• [Image compression is too high rule]
• [Image resolution is too high rule]
The preflight operation can fix the violations detected by this rule.
• [Image resolution is too low rule]
• [Hairline rule]
This rule is used to check the line weight of the frame borders. The preflight operation can
fix the violations detected by this rule.
4. Click [OK]
Validate the [VDP] data
The [Validate VDP] operation checks if any rules are violated in the variable data document. Only
the selected rows of the data source are validated. The [Validate VDP] operation cannot fix most
of the detected violations. It is recommended that you fix these problems manually before you
print the job.
1. Click [Variable data] - [Validate VDP].
A [Validate VDP] report is generated. The report shows the problems that have been found.
2. The [Validate VDP] operation cannot fix most of the detected violations. It is recommended
that you fix these problems manually before you print the job.
3. Click [Close].
Validate the [VDP] data
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Chapter 5 - The [VDP] workspace
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