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
In the case of processes and printer queues, the object is deleted. If there is only one process in the configuration, you cannot
delete it; there must be at least one process in the configuration. If you delete the last configured process, a process with two
unknown tasks remains.
In the case of documents, you are first prompted to confirm the deletion. You can turn off this prompt in the Notification Mes-
sages User Options.
To delete a group of processes, documents, or printer queues:
l Click a process group, documents group, or printer queue group, then press DELETE.
In the case of process groups and printer queue groups, the group and all its members are deleted. In the case of documents,
you are first prompted to confirm the deletion of each member of the group. You can turn off this prompt in the Notification
Messages User Options.
The Process Area
The Process area, which is always available and visible, holds all the tasks, branches, conditions and comments that make up
the selected process. The Process area is built like an invisible grid divided by rows (horizontal)and columns (vertical). When
adding a new Action Task, a new row is added. When adding a Branch or Condition, a new column appears (unless there is
already a column at that level).
The first task of any process, also called the initial input task, always appears in the first box in the upper left corner. When
you create a new process, this first task is always followed by the default output task in the following box.
Zoom In or Out within Process Area
You can do a zoom out in the PlanetPress Suite Process area to see more tasks at the same time. In zoom out mode, you can
perform the exact same functions as in normal view mode.
To zoom in or out on the PlanetPress Suite Process Area:
l Click on the View tab of the Ribbon.
l Click on Zoom Out in the Navigate group to zoom out, and Zoom In to zoom in.
Adding Tasks
You can add as many tasks as you want to your process by using the Plug-in Bar in the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools pro-
gram.
To insert a task:
1. Open the Plug-in Bar by clicking on its tab. If you can't see the Plug-in Bar tab, click on the View tab in the Ribbon and
make sure the Plug-in Bar is highlighted in the Show/Hide section.
2. Locate the task you want to add to your process. You can navigate between the different task categories by clicking the
icons at the bottom of the Plug-in Bar.
3. Using your mouse, click and drag the task in your process at the place you want to insert it.
4. Depending on where you place your mouse, you may see that you can replace or insert existing tasks, or not place it at
that location at all.
5. When you drop the task in the desired location, a dialog box containing the available task properties is displayed.
6. Set the task properties as required and click OK to close the dialog box.
There are a few things to keep in mind when dropping tasks:
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