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creates. You can install multiple instances of the PlanetPress Image service on your network, and have PlanetPress
Suite Workflow Tools send jobs to one or more of these instances. Each instance of PlanetPress Image can generate
PDFs or images and dispatch them from the host on which it runs. See "About PlanetPress Image" (page 169).
l PlanetPress Fax: Outputs jobs as faxes. You use PlanetPress Fax as an interface to WinFax PRO or Windows Fax, to
send faxes you create from documents. You can install multiple instances of the PlanetPress Fax service on your net-
work, and have PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools send jobs to one or more of these instances. Each instance of Plan-
etPress Fax can generate faxes and dispatch them from the host on which it runs, using a local faxing program, such as
WinFax PRO, Captaris RightFax or Windows Fax. See "About PlanetPress Fax" (page 167).
l PrintShop Mail:Used to generate documents using PrintShop Mail databases and documents. Communicate with it
through the PrintShop Mail and PrintShop Mail 7 Connector Tasks. See "PrintShop Mail Action Task Properties" (page
125).
l Laserfiche:Used as a repository for electronic documents. Communicate with it through the Laserfiche Repository
Output Task. See "Laserfiche Repository Output Task Properties" (page 158).
Services must use an account to be granted the permission to use the system’s resources and objects. This information is
included in the service's configuration and most services use the Local System Account, which is granted access to all the
system’s resources. All input and output services used by PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools run under the same account. For
more information on services and system permissions, refer to Windows documentation. For more information on how to con-
figure the account used by the services, see "PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Service Logon" (page 19).
The PlanetPress Suite Service Console, included in the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program, can be used
to monitor, start and stop PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools services (see "About Processes" (page 23), "Users and Con-
figurations" (page n) and "View Runtime Information via the PlanetPress Suite Service Console" (page 190)).
About Documents
A Document is a file sent to the PlanetPress Workflow Tools by PlanetPress Design and is used to produce an output when
merged with data. ADocument can be an invoice, a report, a receipt or anything else, but by itself it is empty and without any
variable data.
Document are typically selected in Output Tasks, but can also appear in other tasks that produce formatted data such as the
Digital Action task and the Add Document task.
Documents contain static data such as logos, addresses and graphic formatting, as well as placeholders for data. Documents
can also contain conditions and programming logic. For more information about PlanetPress Design documents, please see the
PlanetPress Design User Guide.
About Printing
To print a document using the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools, you can either use the Print using a Windows Driver output
task, or use a combination of a printer queue and a Printer Queue output task. These tasks are created and defined using Plan-
etPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration program.
The following types of printer outputs are available in the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program:
l Local printing:
l Windows output queues let you send jobs to a local printer. See "Windows Output Printer Queue Properties"
(page 180).
Understanding PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
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