7.1
Table Of Contents
- Copyright Information
- Table of Contents
- Overview
- Getting Started
- Understanding PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- The Nature of PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- The Three Flavors of the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- Terms and Definitions
- About Configurations
- About Processes
- About Subprocesses
- About Tasks
- About Branches and Conditions
- About Data
- About Data Selections
- About Data Emulation
- About Related Programs and Services
- About Documents
- About Printing
- The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
- Start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
- The PlanetPress Suite Button
- Create a New Configuration
- Open a PlanetPress Suite Configuration File
- Saving and Sending a Configuration
- Save your Configuration
- Send your Configuration
- Import Processes from Another Configuration File
- Import Documents
- Import PrintShop Mail Documents
- Change the Interface Language
- Exit the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
- The Quick Access Toolbar
- The PlanetPress Suite Ribbon
- The Configuration Components Pane
- Using the Clipboard and Drag & Drop
- Add a PlanetPress Suite Process
- Activate or Deactivate a Process
- Access Process Properties
- View Document Properties
- Convert a Branch to a Subprocess
- Add Resident Documents in the Configuration Components Pane
- Associate Documents and PlanetPress Watch Printer Queues
- Rename Objects in the Configuration Components Pane
- Reorder Objects in the Configuration Components Pane
- Grouping Configuration Components
- Expand and Collapse Categories and Groups in the Configuration Components Pane
- Delete Objects and Groups from the Configuration Components Pane
- The Process Area
- Zoom In or Out within Process Area
- Adding Tasks
- Adding Branches
- Edit a Task
- Replacing Tasks, Conditions or Branches
- Remove Tasks or Branches
- Task Properties Dialog
- Cutting, Copying and Pasting Tasks and Branches
- Moving a Task or Branch Using Drag-and-Drop
- Ignoring Tasks and Branches
- Resize Rows and Columns of the Process Area
- Selecting Documents in Tasks
- Highlight a Task or Branch
- Undo a Command
- Redo a Command
- The Plug-in Bar
- The Object Inspector Pane
- The Debug Information Pane
- The Message Area Pane
- Customizing the Program Window
- Preferences
- General User Options
- Object Inspector User Options
- Configuration Components Pane User Options
- Default Configuration User Options
- Notification Messages Preferences
- Sample Data User Options
- Network User Options
- Logging User Options
- Messenger User Options
- HTTP Server Input User Options
- LPD Input Preferences
- Serial Input Service User Options
- Telnet Input User Options
- PlanetPress Fax User Options
- FTP Output Service User Options
- PlanetPress Image User Options
- LPR Output User Options
- PrintShop Web Connect Service User Options
- Editor Options
- Advanced SQL Statement dialog
- PlanetPress Suite Access Manager
- Add or Delete Document Instances
- Virtual Drive Manager
- Working With Variables
- Data in PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- Task Properties Reference
- Input Tasks
- Initial and Secondary Input Tasks
- Create File Input Task Properties
- Folder Capture Input Task Properties
- Folder Listing Input Task Properties
- Concatenate PDF Files Input Task Properties
- Email Input Task Properties
- Error Bin Input Task Properties
- FTP Input Task Properties
- HTTP Client Input Task Properties
- WinQueue Input Task Properties
- HTTP Server Input Task Properties
- LPD Input Task Properties
- Serial Input Task Properties
- PrintShop Web Connect Input Task Properties
- Telnet Input Task Properties
- SOAP Input Task Properties
- Action Tasks
- Add Document Action Properties
- Add/Remove Text Action Properties
- Search and Replace Action Task Properties
- Advanced Search and Replace Action Task Properties
- Create PDF Action Task Properties
- Digital Action Task Properties
- Decompress Action Task Properties
- Change Emulation Action Task Properties
- External Program Action Task Properties
- Download to Printer Action Task Properties
- Load External File Action Properties
- Rename Action Task Property
- Set Job Infos and Variables Action Task Properties
- Windows Print Converter Action Task Properties
- Standard Filter Action Task Properties
- Translator Action Task Properties
- PlanetPress Database Action Task Properties
- XSLT Editor Action Task Properties
- Send Images to Printer Action Task Properties
- Send to Folder Action Task Properties
- Run Script Action Task Properties
- Microsoft® Word® To PDF Action Task Properties
- Create MRDX Action Task Properties
- PrintShop Mail Action Task Properties
- Process Logic Tasks
- Branch Properties
- Comment Properties
- Conditions
- File Name Condition Properties
- File Size Condition Properties
- SNMP Condition Properties
- Text Condition Properties
- Time of Day Condition
- Splitters
- About Using Emulations with Splitters
- Database Splitter Action Task Properties
- Emulated Data Splitter Action Task Properties
- In-Stream Splitter Action Task Properties
- PDF Splitter Action Task Properties
- XML Splitter Action Task Properties
- Generic Splitter Action Task Properties
- Loop Action Task Properties
- Send to Process Task Properties
- Metadata Tasks
- Barcode Scan Action Task Properties
- Create Metadata Action Task Properties
- Embed/Extract PlanetPress Suite Metadata
- Lookup in Microsoft® Excel® Documents Action Task Properties
- Metadata Fields Management Task Properties
- Metadata Filter Action Task Properties
- Metadata Level Creation Action Task Properties
- Metadata Sequencer Action Task Properties
- Metadata Sorter Task Properties
- Metadata-Based N-Up Task Properties
- Rule Interface
- Output Tasks
- Delete Output Task Properties
- FTP Output Task Properties
- Laserfiche Repository Output Task Properties
- Printer Queue Output Task Properties
- Print Using a Windows Driver Output Task Properties
- SOAP Client Task Properties
- Send Email Output Task Properties
- Send to Folder Output Task Properties
- About PlanetPress Fax
- PlanetPress Fax Output Task Properties
- About PlanetPress Image
- PlanetPress Image Output Task Properties
- Overview of the PDF/A and PDF/X Standards
- Variable Properties
- Unknown Tasks
- Masks
- Input Tasks
- Printer Queues and Documents
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Printer Queues
- Printer Queue Advanced Properties
- Windows Output Printer Queue Properties
- LPR Output Printer Queue Properties
- FTP Output Printer Queue Properties
- Send to Folder Printer Queue Properties
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and PlanetPress Design Documents
- Variable Content Document File Formats: PTZ, PTK and PS
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and Printshop Mail Documents
- Load Balancing
- Location of Documents and Resources
- Debugging PlanetPress Suite Processes
- Error Handling
- Using Scripts
- Index
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 51).
Add/Remove Text Action Properties
Add/Remove Text action tasks can be used to perform the following actions on the data file they receive:
l To add or remove characters.
l To add or remove lines of data.
l To add the content of a text file.
Note that the content must be located at the beginning or the end of the data file.
Add/Remove Text action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Action group
l Add: Select if you want the task to add content to the job file.
l Remove: Select if you want the task to remove content from the job file.
l Content: Select what the task will actually add or remove. Select Text file to add the whole content of a text file to the
beginning or end of the job file. Select Characters to add the string of characters entered in the Characters box to the
beginning or end of the job file, or to remove a given number of characters from the beginning or end of the job file.
Select Lines to add the lines of text entered in the Lines box to the beginning or end of the job file, or to remove a given
number of lines from the beginning or end of the job file.
l Position: Select whether you want the task to add or remove content from the beginning or end of the job file.
l Add CRLF after last line: Select if you want to add a CRLF (carriage return/line feed) character after the last line of
text added to the job file. This option is only available when you choose to add lines of text to the job file.
l ASCII file: Enter the path and name of the text file to be added to the job file, or use the browse button to navigate to
this file. This box is only displayed when the Text file option is selected in the Content box.
l Characters: Enter the string of characters to be added to the job file. This box is only displayed when the Characters
option is selected in the Content box.
l Lines: Enter the lines of text to be added to the job file.This box is only displayed when the Lines option is selected in
the Content box.
l Remove: Enter the number of characters or lines to be removed from the job file. This box is only displayed when
Remove is selected in the Action group and when the Characters or Lines option is selected in the Content box.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 51).
Search and Replace Action Task Properties
Search and Replace action tasks are used to locate and replace strings of data within the job file and to replace them with other
strings of data. Note that this action task cannot be used with binary files.
For more advanced search and replace functionality, you can also see "Advanced Search and Replace Action Task Properties"
(page 109).
Search and Replace action task properties are as follows:
General Tab
l Find: Enter the string of data for which to search. In this variable property box, you may enter static characters, var-
iables, job information elements, data selections, or any combination of these.
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