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l In the event where 2 requests are made simultaneously on the same record, MySQLwill queue one of the
requests and execute it once the first one is done. In extremely rare cases this may cause a timeout on very
large requests.
l MSSQL(Microsoft SQLServer)
l Database can be in any location, but performance will depend on the speed of the connection between Plan-
etPress Production and the SQLserver.
l In the event where 2 requests are made simultaneously on the same record, SQLServer will drop the most com-
plex request. Resubmitting the PGCfor processing should resolve this issue. This, however, should happen only
rarely.
l When configuring the ODBCconnection, your must use the Microsoft version of the driver, and not the Native
SQLversion of the driver. This is due to a technical limitation of the native driver that interferes with the Plan-
etPress Suite database requests.
PlanetPress Capture Pen Management Tool
The Pen Management Tool screen is used to manage the pens that are registered in the PlanetPress Capture Database. The
number of Anoto Digital Pens you may register on this screen depends on the licenses available within your PlanetPress Cap-
ture License.
This window has the following options and controls:
l Top Toolbar:
l Read PGCFile:Click to display a file open dialog. Browse to an existing PGCfile, and open it. PlanetPress Cap-
ture will read the serial number from the PGCfile and register the pen.
l Print Pen Activation File:Click to print a page containing a special pattern. Any pen that writes on this pat-
tern and is then docked will be registered in the database.
l Save Pen Data into Database:Once all your pens are entered in this window, click to save the list of pens
in the database.
l Pen Data List: Displays a list of registered pens and those pens you just added.
l Pen ID:The serial number of pen, as written on the Anoto Digital Pen.You can double-click this area to edit the
Pen ID if necessary.
l Pattern Sequence:The pattern sequence the pen is assigned to. You can double-click this area and edit the
pattern sequence as required.
l UserID:The name of the user assigned to this pen. You can double-click this area to edit the user ID. This can
also be custom information.
l Bottom Toolbar:
l
Button:Click to add a new line in the Pen Data List, then edit the information on this new line.
l
Button:Place a checkmark on the line of any pen you wish to remove from the database, then click this but-
ton.
l Search in column Pen ID: Enter a search term for a Pen ID, then click the Search button. The Pen Data List
will highlight any pen containing your search term.
To register a new pen manually
1.
Click on the icon
2. Enter the Pen ID (located on the pen after the word "Serial:")
3. If necessary, enter an optional pattern sequence and User ID(identifier of who will use the pen).
To register a pen using the registration pattern
1. Click on the Print pen activation file button in the top toolbar of this dialog.
2. Use the Windows Print dialog to print to the desired printer.
3. Write or make a line on the printed pattern.
The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program