Multiple PDFs for sigle incomming XML

Question

Hi,
We are using Adobe Central Pro Sever (along with Adobe Output Designer) to generate customized PDFs. The question is: Is it possible to generated multiple PDFs from sinlge incomming data file. Say, an incomming XML has 4 ... section, then the output from the adobe should be 4 different PDFs.
Also, what are the design issues that one should look at while developing the above solution.
Thanks in anticipation!
Regards,

Answer 1

I don't know about separate PDFs for each but you can create a PDF that contains a unique copy of form1 for each of the values of field_1. In field nominated format this would look something like:
^JOB xyz
^FORM form1.mdf
^FIELD field_1
data for field 1
^FORM form1.mdf
^FIELD field_1
another data for field 1
^FORM form1.mdf
^FIELD field_1
yet another data for field 1
If you are wanting totally separate PDFs, I think you would have to separate the data into separate DAT files. In the above, the field_1 definition within form1 would not have the "global" property set. We are currently using the above for having a single form designed that has a different graphic image placed on it and we plan on using it in the future for the same concept (single form) that would have different data values (such as recipient address) placed on it (say, main recipient and a courtesy copy to someone else). It also works for placing a watermark on one copy but not on another (by using a graphic field on the form and defining the location & name of the graphic in the DAT file).
Currently, all our jobs & forms are designed using the GLOBAL capability. We define all data values as ^GLOBAL (not ^FIELD) first and then at the end of the file we have all the ^FORM statements (like the following).
^job xyz
^global field_1
data-for-field-1
^global field_2
date-for-field-2
^global first_address
recipient-mailing-address
^global second_address
different-recipient-mailing-address
^form form1.mdf
^form form2.mdf
^form form3.mdf
This allows us to define the data just once but does require multiple MDFs with slightly different field names (mailing address) on each. As I said, in the future we want to have only a single MDF so our DAT files are going to look something like the following:
^job xyz
^global field_1
data-for-field-1
^global field_2
date-for-field-2
^form form1.mdf
^field mailing_address
recipient-mailing-address
^form form2.mdf
^form form1.mdf
^field mailing_address
different-recipient-mailing-address
Hope this helps.