Adobe Central Output Server Training

Dates:
June 23rd - 26th, 2009

October 20th - 23rd, 2009

Location:
Los Angeles, California

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Intro

Output Solutions offers public training courses for Adobe Central and Output Designer (JetForm Central and Design) at our training centers in the New York/Central New Jersey area, Atlanta, GA and Simi Valley, CA. We are an Adobe Solutions Partner that focuses exclusively on Central implementations so our training is structured to provide students practical knowledge and experience to start developing their own Central applications, based on our years of experience.

Whether you want to know how to maintain the work done for you or if you want to venture out on your own, we can help. We offer training in Adobe Central Pro Output Server and Output Designer (JetForm Central and Design) for Windows. Training is performed by Adobe Certified Trainers for Central.

We offer a standard three-day public training or we can do customized training either at our training center or at your company. Internet-based training is also available for specific topics. You will be taught by trainers who are also Central developers and implementors with years of Central experience.

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Information

Major Topics
Brief Overview
Pricing Policy
Reservation Policy
Cancellation Policy

Major topics covered
• Adobe Output Designer (JetForm Design)
• Visual Transformation Editor
• Transformation Agent
• Print Agent
• Adobe Central Control (JetForm Control)

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Brief Overview Standard Central Training

1. Introductions, course objectives, overview of Adobe Output Server technology, review Central Process.
2. Output Designer (JetForm Design).
3. Introduction to Data Types and Mapping using Visual Transformation Editor (VTE).
4.Your first End-to-End project using a simple data-mapping method.
5. Development steps, methodology and analysis.
6. Dynamic forms introduction.
7. Advanced VTE Training working with Dynamic Data, scripting, and using the Transformation Agent.
8. Designing dynamic forms using Output Designer.
9. Print Agent training; from basic to advanced features.
10. System Administration breakout sessions.

*Extended information can be found on Training Agenda page

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Pricing Policy

Please call for pricing 732-422-8250

We accept payment in the form of company check, or major credit card (Visa, American Express only)

*Lunch is provided at training facility

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Reservation Policy

Reservations are not confirmed until we receive payment on a credit card (Visa or American Express) or a company check. If you are submitting a Purchase Order, we will email or fax you an invoice. Payment must be received in full before the class begins.

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Cancellation Policy

Reservations cancelled more than 20 days before the first day of class will receive a full refund. Reservations cancelled from 10-19 days before the class can be rescheduled for a future class but a refund will not be given unless prior arrangements have been made. Reservations cancelled within 10 days of the class will be subject to the full cost of the course, unless a substitute for the student is found. There is a minimum number of students required per class. If there is less than the minimum number, we reserve the right to possibly reschedule you to the next class. We try to keep classes small so each student gets the maximum benefit.

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Training Pre-Requisites

We do not require any JetForm/Adobe Central/Design background, but our class is almost totally based in the MS Windows environment. We assume that students will already be experienced and comfortable with basic Windows concepts:

If you are not able to do the above things, you will not receive maximum benefit from our training and will feel very rushed or even completely lost.

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Training Agenda

Overview

1. Introductions, course objectives, overview of Adobe Central Pro Output Server technology, review Central Process

2. Output Designer (JetForm Design)

· Getting around in Output Designer (JetForm Design)
· Introduction to the tools, options, and objects
· Building basic forms and compiling for use in Central

3. Intro to data input and Visual Transformation Editor (VTE) Static Data

· Overview of the production process and how the VTE development process fits in
· Recognizing different input data types (Delimited, Fixed Record Length, Print Image)
· Parts of Visual Transformation Editor (VTE)
· Delimited ASCII files in VTE
· Fixed Record Length Files in VTE
· Print Image Files in VTE

4. Your first Central projects

· End-to-End project using an overlay-only method
· End-to-End project using a simple data-mapping method

5. Development steps and methodology/Dynamic forms introduction

· The development process vs. the production process
· How to analyze and spec out data files and forms to determine complexity of a project
· Development complexity levels
· Why make your forms dynamic?

6. Advanced VTE Training -Dynamic Data
· Sections and dynamic data
· Fixed Record Length File with Record-Type indicators
· Variable Print Image Files
· Adding a concatenated field
· Adding calculations (using #Let statement)
· Search-based extractions
· Trimming blank lines and spaces

7. Introduction to dynamic forms in Output Designer

· Building subforms and events automatically with the blocking method for ease of use
· Building subforms and preamble events manually for precision and control

8. Print Agent training

· Overview of the Central Production Process and how Print Agent fits in
· Overview of Print Agent and what it does
· Using batch files for development and testing
· Using Swiftview (PCL Viewer) and how set up Swiftview in the batch file
· Using –afxon, -apfon, -r, inline font controls, and other options
· Handling Overflow and automatic word wrapping
· Creating Adobe Acrobat PDF files from Central
· Printing multiple copies of a form with different content to different printers
· Faxing and E-mailing your output - Discussion

9. System Administration breakout sessions

Windows
· Overview of Control
· High level visual explanation of how Jobs, Job Steps, Tasks and Substitution Variables work and how they relate with each other in a production process
· Detailed explanation of all features and options in Control
· Hands on exercise to set up new job with files the students just developed in Output Designer, VTE and Print Agent training
· How Job Cards work, including JFNOJOB, Default.def
· Using Job Cards or other identifiers so Central knows what job to process
· How Central handles data files with no job cards (JFNOJOB processing)
· When and how to set up multiple instances of Central
· How to do administration and troubleshooting of production Central jobs (reading the log file, looking at the Error folder)

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TO REGISTER - Please call us at 732-422-8250