7.2
Table Of Contents
- Copyright Information
- Table of Content
- 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
- Add a PlanetPress Suite Process
- Manipulate Local Variables
- Activate or Deactivate a Process
- Convert a Branch to a Subprocess
- Manipulate Global Variables
- Access Process Properties
- View Document Properties
- Add Resident Documents in the Configuration Components Pane
- Associate Documents and PlanetPress Watch Printer Queues
- Using the Clipboard and Drag & Drop
- 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
- PlanetPress Capture User Options
- Logging User Options
- Messenger User Options
- HTTP Server Input User Options
- HTTP Server Input 2 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
- Access Manager
- SOAP Access
- 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
- 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
- Output to SharePoint Action Task Properties
- About PlanetPress Fax
- PlanetPress Fax Output Task Properties
- Captaris RightFax Configuration
- About PlanetPress Image
- PlanetPress Image Output Task Properties
- Digital Action Task Properties
- Overview of the PDF/A and PDF/X Standards
- Variable Properties
- Unknown Tasks
- Masks
- Input Tasks
- PlanetPress Capture
- The 3 steps to a PlanetPress Capture workflow
- PlanetPress Capture Glossary
- Anoto Digital Pen
- Anoto Functionality Statement
- Anoto Pattern
- Capture Condition
- Capture-Ready Document
- Capture Document Manager
- Capture Field
- Capture Fields Generator
- Capture Fields Processor
- Client/Server Architecture
- Closed Document
- Contamination
- Get Capture Document
- ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition)
- Ink Data
- Open Document
- Pattern Sequence
- Pen ID
- PGC File
- Pidget
- PlanetPress Capture Database
- Trace Code
- General Considerations
- Security Considerations
- Capture Fields Processor Action Task
- Get Capture Document Action Task
- 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
l The Tools tab includes the Managers, Services and Test Page groups.
l The Managers group contains:
l The Install PostScript Font control allows to install a PostScript font into your PlanetPress Suite instal-
lation.
l The Virtual Drive Manager control loads the PlanetPress Suite Virtual Drive.
l The Access Manager control loads the Access Manager, allowing to grant/remove permissions to
hosts.
l The Check for updates control, used to update the current PlanetPress Suite version.
l The Launch Upgrade Wizard control, used when migrating from a previous PlanetPress Suite ver-
sion.
l The Services group contains:
l The Services Status control allows to start, pause and stop the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools serv-
ice.
l The Configure Services control loads the PlanetPress Suite Services dialog to configure the user
account PlanetPress Suite should use.
l The Service Console control loads PlanetPress Suite Service Console, allowing to monitor real-time
information on the configuration execution.
l The Test Page group contains:
l The PS Test Page control allows to print a Status Page for the selected Printer Queue. Note that if no
printer queue is selected in the Configuration Components pane, the control is disabled.
l The Text Test Page control allows to print a raw text test page for the selected Printer Queue. Note
that if no printer queue is selected in the Configuration Components pane, the control is disabled.
l The Help tab includes the Help and Activation groups.
l The Help group contains the User Guide, the Reference Guide and the About controls, used to access
online documentation and version informations.
l The Activation group contains the Software Activation and the Printer Activation controls, used to
enter activation codes for either the software or a given device.
Start and Stop the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Service
As with most Windows services, PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools can be started and stopped automatically when a Windows
session is opened and closed. The other option is to start, stop or pause the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools manually using
the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program.
The current PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools status is always displayed in the lower-right corner of the PlanetPress
Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program window.
To start PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools services via the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program:
l Click Tools in the PlanetPress Suite Ribbon.
l Click Start Service in the Services Status group.
A progress bar is displayed while your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools is being started.
To stop your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools services via the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program:
l Click Tools in the PlanetPress Suite Ribbon.
l Click Stop Service in the Services Status group.
When you stop or pause PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools, it immediately stops bringing new files into its processes,
but it keeps on performing tasks until all the files which are currently under process have been completely processed.
To pause your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools service via the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program:
The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
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