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l The time that it takes to generate the response is important - most browsers will time out after a while if they do not
receive an answer. For this reason, make sure your process is as optimized as possible, even if this means doing fur-
ther work through another process (like book keeping, archiving or printing). You can set the HTTPServer timeout
value through the "HTTP Server Input User Options" (page 68).
l If you use a splitter in your process and the result of the splitter is the last output, only the last part of the split will be
returned. In most cases, splitters should be put in branches.
You can control access to the PlanetPressSuite Workflow Tools HTTP Server via the Access Manager.
Start in version 7.2 of PlanetPress Suite, you can now serve static resources through PlanetPress, which is especially
useful for images, CSSand Javascript files. See HTTPServer Input 2 User Options.
HTTP Server input task properties are as follows:
l HTTP action: Enter the name of the action requested of PlanetPressSuite Workflow Tools by the client. This name
corresponds to the URLthat the client will be accessing. For example, if you enter "MakePDF" here, you could trigger
the process by accessing http://127.0.0.1:8080/MakePDF . This is also what your HTMLForm's action should be.
l MIME Type: Select the MIME type that best suits the files PlanetPressSuite Workflow Tools will be receiving as input.
l Respond on error: Enter a message to be sent to the client as the output file if the process encounters an error and is
unable to send a reply that includes the actual output file. This can either be plain text or HTML, but it will always be
interpreted as HTMLby the browser that receives it.
"Other" Tab
l Job Information group
l Information elements:indicates what job infos are automatically created by the input task.
l Add lines before first data page:Using the arrows keys you can add any job information directly at the
beginning of your data file.
l Backup input files:Check this to save a copy of each data file that is captured by your input. These files are saved in
the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools working folders under the "Backup"folder.
l Backup filename:Enter the filename that you wish the input data file backup to be saved under.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 51).
LPD Input Task Properties
LPD (Line Printer Daemon) input tasks retrieve data in the form of print files sent from remote computers using the LPD/LPR
protocol. ThePlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools LPD server starts automatically when a configuration that includes at least one
active LPD input task is started.
To prevent conflicts between competing LPD servers, you must not run any other LPD server then the PlanetPress Suite Work-
flow Tools LPD server on PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools workstation.
LPD tasks are configured primarily through user options (see "LPD Input Preferences" (page 69)). The only LDP information
you enter in each LPD task is the queue name.
When you set up the printer queue on the remote computer, you must specify the IP address of the host computer running
PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and the name of the remote printer queue. The queue name entered on the remote com-
puter side must match the queue name set in the LPD input task.
LDP input task property is as follows:
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