Spot Color Count Budget Limit Checker
Actual spot plate count compared with caller budget limit; no printing cost model.
Description
Compare a declared spot-color count with the project maximum.
Spot colors are separately specified printing inks. A project may limit their count for production reasons, and this checker compares the declared count with the caller's chosen maximum.
When to use this tool
Compare a declared spot-color count with the project maximum. Use it when the input measurements and conventions below match the operation you need.
- Prepare actualSpotColors, callerMaximum, respecting the measurement basis and boundaries below.
- Compare the worked example with your intended operation before reusing its result.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter every field in the input table using the stated units and exact supported selector spelling where applicable.
- Run the tool. Correct input errors before interpreting an output.
- Read the result fields below; use accompanying flags and the stated sign, boundary or model convention when interpreting a number.
actualSpotColors and callerMaximum must be integers from zero to 1,000. budgetExceeded is true only when the actual count is strictly greater than the maximum; equality is accepted.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| actualSpotColors | Actual spot colors. | Integer; from 0 to 1000 inclusive |
| callerMaximum | Caller-supplied upper bound in the same units and measurement basis as actualSpotColors. | Integer; from 0 to 1000 inclusive |
| Output field | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| result | Object containing the following named result fields. |
| result.budgetExceeded | Budget exceeded flag under the exact conditions described above. |
{
"input": {
"actualSpotColors": 3,
"callerMaximum": 2
},
"output": {
"result": {
"budgetExceeded": true
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The tool does not inspect artwork, identify inks or estimate printing cost. It cannot determine whether a declared count matches the printer's separations.
- Every declared field is required and unexpected fields are rejected. Numeric inputs must be finite; input errors are distinct from a valid false result or an explicitly qualified output.
- Extremely large inputs and nonfinite or excessively large outputs are rejected. List positions reported by the tool use zero-based indices unless stated otherwise.
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