TFORMer Designer: Variable Data Printing (VDP)

Form Layouts are independent from Data and Devices

TFORMer Designer uses so-called data fields as placeholders for variable data in a form layout. When generating output such data-fields are printed using your data (e.g. the supplier number in a VDA4902 industry form). The output of such data-fields is done according to the the document layout (e.g. as formatted text or as barcode).

Some Advantages

• TFORMer separates data from the document layout. Layouts are reusable without restrictions.
• Form and label layouts can be printed with different data sets without any modification.
• Data sources are freely selectable. Additional tools (QuickPrint) for manual printing are part of the package.
• Data import from arbitrary data bases (ODBC) or files.
• Preview the print-out of your document at any time with actual data.

Variable Data Printing (VDP) made easy

For printing a specific form just specify the name of the document layout. Then provide data for the data-fields used in this layout. TFORMer generates output based on the selected layout and on the provided data.

The required steps for so-called "Variable Data Printing" are simple:

1. Select the label or form layout. Create such a layout if required.
2. Enter or import data.
3. Print directly to a printer or export the output as PDF, PostScript^®, HTML, ZPL-II or image file.

Flexible Data Import

• You can import your variable data from file based formats (TXT, CSV, XML) or directly from your database (through ODBC using SQL).
• When performing manual print-outs enter the data values directly in TFORMer Designer or use the very simple print-only application QuickPrint.
• Software developers hand over data values to TFORMer Runtime via the available API's.