Ignite ID PePcon 2014

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PePcon — Ignite ID — June, 16 — 2014 !

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InDesign, XML and a bit of Javascript!!!!!!!!!!!!

Claudio Marconato – Adobe Certified Instructor

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MY FIRST PEP CON: 2010

2010: first edition of pepcon in Seattle, it was great to present my first ignite ID and I also have my moment of glory inside indesignsecrets.com

http:// j.mp/idsecrets_claudiom

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A BIT OF HISTORY

First use of XML in 2002, InDesign 2.0 (not CS2!)

Template

Datasource

Final

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Complex projects with multiple sources

• single DB

• Structured XML

ETL

TRANSFORMATIONS

• ERP database

• Excel manual database #1

• Excel manual database #2

• …

• PDF for print

• DPS• dynamic website

• e-commerce

• Template InDesign

• Post-production

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MULTIPLE SOURCES

Complex projects with multiple sources

ETL tools

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POWER TECHNIQUES #1

GREP Styles

Style options

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Tables

POWER TECHNIQUES #2

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Rotated tables

POWER TECHNIQUES #3

98 | Fabbian Export Price List 2013

0,027 m³ - 3,90 Kg

A11003C20

20x5,05 €

G91x48WHSGS

A11009C10

10x9,80 €

G91x9WFBT

221,00 €

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D87 A01

0,027 m³ - 3,90 Kg

A11003C20

20x5,05 €

G91x48WHSGS

A11009C10

10x9,80 €

G91x9WFBT

232,00 €

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D87 A01

0,027 m³ - 3,90 Kg

A11003C20

20x5,05 €

G91x48WHSGS

A11009C10

10x9,80 €

G91x9WFBT

238,00 €

15

D87 A01

0,133 m³ - 11,00 Kg

A10208C12

12x19,17 €

E271x150WHSGST

A10217C10

10x34,30 €

E271x22WFBT

466,00 €

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D87 A04

NEW

0,133 m³ - 11,00 Kg

A10208C12

12x19,17 €

E271x150WHSGST

A10217C10

10x34,30 €

E271x22WFBT

494,00 €

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D87 A03

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Listino_Fabbian_2013 test prezzi.indd 98 08/02/2013 16.45.04

TemplateFinal

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Inline/anchored objects and auto-size

POWER TECHNIQUES #4

TemplateFinal

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Automate operations after XML import to finalize the layout

POST-PRODUCTION SCRIPTS

after the scriptbefore the scipt

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Other samples of post-production scripts • update prices • auto-resize table based on the content • create TOC and bookmarks • …

POST-PRODUCTION SCRIPTS

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Simplified use of XML

XML AND JAVASCRIPT TOGETHER

Layout without dataDatasource

Updated layout

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Print PDF and DPS

SINGLE SOURCE — MULTIPLE OUTPUT

PDF for print

DPS for iPad (test)Datasource

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We are trying to make all the process simple for the customer, that think XML as a powerful but very complicated way. !

Now we want expand our business

EXPERIENCE WITH CUSTOMERS

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X CONNECTION

Brand new company centered on these services

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X CONNECTION — PRODUCT #1

• Products database

• ETL for website / e-commerce

• ETL for InDesign (print and DPS)

• Export for SFA

• Customer / Supplier

• Marketing and Telemarketing

• Commercial activities

• Reports

Your marketing and commercial companion

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X CONNECTION — PRODUCT #2

A modular system based on Javascript

ICLTools InDesign CommandLine Tools

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OTHER PROJECTS— DPS

Birth for Real — soon in the App Store

in collaboration with multiplo.biz

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OTHER PROJECTS— DPS

Gi-Mar Consulting — scripts on demand free scripts: http://www.gi-mar.it/downloadScripts.html

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PePcon — Ignite ID — June, 16 — 2014 !

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Now it’s up to youfeel free to contact me here for a chat

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or contact me@claudiomarconato.com!!!

Thank you so much :)