7.3

Workflow, either on the same server or a different one with PlanetPress Image installed and activated.
The properties of the Digital Action Action Task are precisely the same as the PlanetPress Image Connector Task. See "Plan-
etPress Image" (page 173) to see a list of these properties.
Differences between Digital Action and Image tasks:
l Digital Action is an Action Task and cannot be the last task in a branch or process. Image is an output task, and has to
be placed at the end of a process or branch.
l In PlanetPress Workflow 7.2.4 and older, Digital Action does not update the PlanetPress Search Database, even if a
PDIis generated and even if the option is checked in the preferences. This behavior was changed starting in Plan-
etPress Workflow 7.3.
l Digital Action can accept PostScript (.ps)files as an input, even if they are not generated by any PlanetPress tools.
Download to Printer
Download to Printer action tasks are used to warn printers that the files that will be sent to them are to be stored to a specific
location rather than printed. Note that each Download to Printer action task must be followed by a Printer Queue output task
set to "passthrough", in order for it to be sent to the printer and not merged with a document.
You can use Download to Printer action tasks to send various types of files, such as attachments, documents and fonts that are
used in PlanetPress Design documents that are executed directly on the printers.
For images you should rather use Send Images to Printer action tasks (see "Send Images to Printer" (page 136)), as they pro-
vide image quality and conversion options.
Download to Printer action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Hard disk name and path (as required): Enter the name and path of the hard disk to which the file is to be saved
(enter “%disk0%/PPFiles/Resources”, for example, to save the file to the folder [ROOT]/PPFiles/Resources located on
a hard disk identified internally as “disk0”). Leave blank to save the printer’s default hard disk and path.
l File name: Enter the name under which you want the file to be saved. By default, this property is set to “%o”, so the
file is saved under its original name (this is often the best choice, for items such as font files, for instance).
l File name case:
l Do not modify: keeps the character casing of the file name as is.
l All uppercase: changes all characters to upper case (README.TXT, for example).
l All lower case: changes all characters to lowercase (readme.txt, for example).
l Keep file extension: Select to use extensions when saving files. When this option is selected, if the task receives a
file with the “txt” extension, for example, it will keep this extension even if it renames the file (as specified in the File
name box).
l Print confirmation page: Select to print the Variable content document download confirmation page when the
download is successful.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 54).
External Program
External Program action tasks are used to launch and execute other programs, which can be useful when you wish to process
your job file in a way that is not possible with the standard PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools tasks.
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