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PrintShop Web Print Production Integration | 4
Introduction
PrintShop Web comes with a framework for managing and describing modules. Modules are used to
add or customize functionality in specific areas of the application. One of these areas is the integration
of Print Production Systems
The Print Production Connector Framework is build on top of this module framework and is called
at order creation and order status changes. Print Production Connectors are used to automatically
transfer order and job information from PrintShop Web to external print production systems.
This document describes the Print Production Connector Framework and the options of the XML to File
connector.
XML to File connector
The XML To File connector is a generic Print Production connector that ships with PrintShop Web. It
uses common technologies and methods to communicate between applications. Order information
is written to XML files and in addition this data can be sent to an external applications/web servers
capable of receiving POST data. Optionally a XSLT style sheet can be applied to change the structure
of the XML data.
The source files of the this connector are publicly available and not encrypted. This allows third parties,
such as system integrators, to modify its functions and/or add functionality. This connector is entirely
written in the PHP scripting language.