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Table Of Contents
- Other Documentation
- Understanding PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- Key Concepts
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- The Origins of PlanetPress Watch
- The Nature of PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- Configurations and Processes
- More on PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and How They Work
- The Configuration and its Processes
- Tasks
- More on PlanetPress Suite Services
- PlanetPress Design and PlanetPress Workflow Tools
- Data
- Data File and Job File
- Job File Names and Output File Names
- Error Handling Tools
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and Printing
- The PlanetPress Suite Workflow
- Date and Time Format
- Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express® and MAPI
- Key Concepts
- The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration Program
- Choose the Account to be Used by your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool
- Control Access to the Locally Installed Services
- Exit the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration Program
- Create a New Configuration
- Open a PlanetPress Suite Configuration File
- Reopen a Configuration File
- Add a PlanetPress Suite Process
- Import Processes from Another Configuration File
- Save a Configuration
- Use Online Help
- Rename Objects in the Configuration Components Area
- Expand and Collapse Categories and Groups in the Configuration Components Area
- Cut, Copy and Paste Objects in the Configuration Components Area
- Reorder Objects in the Configuration Components Area
- Group and Ungroup Objects in the Configuration Components Area
- Delete Objects and Groups from the Configuration Components Area
- Undo a Command
- Redo a Command
- View Document Properties
- Edit Properties in the Object Inspector
- Select a Process
- Resize Rows and Columns of the PlanetPress Suite Process Area
- Zoom In or Out within the PlanetPress Suite Process Area
- Highlight a Task or Branch
- Resize the Program Window Areas
- Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window
- Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window
- Combine and Attach Areas
- Configurations, Processes and Tasks
- Configuration Management
- Opening and Importing Configurations and Processes
- Users and Configurations
- Anatomy of a Process
- Configurations, Processes and Flowcharts
- Design Versus Debug Mode
- Tasks as Plugins
- Task Properties Dialog Boxes
- Variable Properties
- Standard Variables
- Job Information Elements and Job Info Variables
- Custom Variables
- Selecting Documents in Tasks
- Sending Job Info Variables to Output Devices
- Working with Tasks in the PlanetPress Process Area
- Adding Branches
- Detailed Directions
- Adding Tasks
- Editing Tasks or Branches
- Adding Comments
- Replacing Tasks, Conditions, Branches or Comments
- Removing Tasks and Branches
- Cutting and Pasting, or Copying and Pasting Tasks and Branches
- Moving Tasks, Branches and Comments Using Drag-and-Drop
- Duplicating Tasks, Branches and Comments Using Drag-and-Drop
- Copying and Pasting Properties between Task, Conditions or Comments
- Disabling and Enabling Tasks and Branches
- Data in PlanetPress Watch
- Input Tasks
- Detailed Directions
- Email Input Task Properties
- Folder Listing Input Task Properties
- Folder Capture Input Task Properties
- FTP Input Task Properties
- HTTP Client Input Task Properties
- HTTP Server Input Task Properties
- Create File Input Task Properties
- LPD Input Task Properties
- Serial Input Task Properties
- Telnet Input Task Properties
- WinQueue Input Task Properties
- Detailed Directions
- Output Tasks
- PlanetPress Fax
- PlanetPress Image
- Action Tasks
- Detailed Directions
- Advanced Search and Replace Action Task Properties
- Database Action Task Properties
- PrintForm Action Task Properties
- PrintShop Mail Action Task Properties
- Rename Action Task Property
- Run Script Action Task Properties
- Search and Replace Action Task Properties
- Send Images to Printer Action Task Properties
- Send to Folder Action Task Properties
- Set Variables Action Task Properties
- Standard Filter Action Task Properties
- Translator Action Task Properties
- Windows Print Converter Action Task Properties
- Create Metadata Action Task Properties
- Create PDF Action Task Properties
- In-Stream Splitter Action Task Properties
- Load External File Action Properties
- PDF Splitter Action Task Properties
- Send to Process Action Task Properties
- Emulated Data Splitter Action Task Properties
- XML Splitter Action Task Properties
- Database Splitter Action Task Properties
- Generic Splitter Action Task Properties
- Add Document Action Properties
- Add/Remove Text Action Properties
- Change Emulation Action Task Properties
- Create VDX Action Task Properties
- Decompress Action Task Properties
- Digital Imaging Action Task Properties
- Digital Signature Action Task Properties
- Download to Printer Action Task Properties
- External Program Action Task Properties
- Loop Action Task Properties
- Open XSLT Action Task Properties
- Detailed Directions
- Using Conditions
- Using Scripts
- Printer Queues and Documents
- Detailed Directions
- LPR Output Printer Queue Properties
- Windows Output Printer Queue Properties
- FTP Output Printer Queue Properties
- Send to Folder Printer Queue Properties
- Printer Queue Advanced Properties
- Import Documents
- Import PrintShop Mail Documents
- Add Resident Documents in the Configuration Components Area
- Associate Documents and PlanetPress Watch Printer Queues
- Print a Test Page
- Manually Update Documents
- Detailed Directions
- Scheduling PlanetPress Watch Processes
- Advanced Configurations and Options
- Key Concepts
- Service Options Versus Properties
- Languages
- Detailed Directions
- Delete Images From Your Virtual Drive
- Editor Options
- LPR Output User Options
- Network Ports Settings
- Change Languages
- Change your User Options
- Change your Script Editor or XSLT Editor User Options
- General User Options
- Object Inspector User Options
- Configuration Components Area User Options
- Default Configuration User Options
- Notification Messages User Options
- Sample Data User Options
- Logging User Options
- Network User Options
- HTTP Server Input User Options
- LPD Input User Options
- Serial Input Service User Options
- Telnet Input User Options
- FTP Output Service User Options
- Error Handling
- Debugging PlanetPress Watch Processes
- Sending and Running a Configuration
Subject: You may enter the subject of the document. Since this is a variable property box, you may use
variables and data selections and let PlanetPress Watch/Server interpret this information at runtime. Note that
if you use a data selection in this box, you must be sure that the data that will be selected at runtime will not
contain any parentheses, as this would cause the task to fail. If you suspect that the data may contain
parentheses, you should use a Run script action task (see Run Script Action Task Property) with a Strip()
function to strip them out.
Keywords: You may enter keywords for the document. Since this is a variable property box, you may use
variables and data selections and let PlanetPress Watch/Server interpret this information at runtime.
Monochrome images group
Monochrome compression: Select the compression to use for the monochrome images. Flate compression is
lossless, so no data is lost during compression. Flate Mono works well on images with large areas of solid
shades or repeating patterns, such as screen shots and simple images created with paint or drawing
programs. CCITT typically yields the best compression of monochrome images. It is the compression method
developed for fax transmissions. Note that configurations that were created with an earlier version of
PlanetPress Watch/Server and that included tasks set not to use any compression will by default be set to use
the Flate compression method.
Monochrome resolution: Select the resolution to use for monochrome images.
Grayscale images group
Grayscale compression: Select the compression to use for the grayscale images. Flate is a lossless
compression method, so no data is lost in the process. It works well on images with large areas of single
shades or repeating patterns, such as screen shots and simple images created with paint or drawing
programs. JPEG removes image data and may reduce image quality, but may be suitable for continuous-tone
photographs containing more detail than can be reproduced onscreen or in print. Since JPEG eliminates data,
it can achieve much smaller file sizes than Flate compression. Select Auto to let the application choose the
best compression method automatically. Note that configurations that were created with an earlier version of
PlanetPress Watch/Server and that included tasks set not to use any compression will by default be set to use
the Flate compression method.
Grayscale downsampling: Select the downsampling option. Downsampling reduces image size by breaking
images down into small areas in which multiple pixels are replaced by single pixels. The Grayscale resolution
you enter in the following box is used to control the downsampling process. Select None to prevent grayscale
downsampling. Select Average to average pixel shades in each sample area and to replace the entire area
with a pixel of the average shade. Select Subsample to use a pixel in the center of the sample area and
replace the entire area with that pixel value. This method is significantly faster, but results in images that are
less smooth. Select Bicubic to use a weighted average to determine pixel shades. This method is the slowest
but most precise and results in the smoothest tonal gradations.
Grayscale resolution: Select the resolution to use for grayscale images. Note that this setting has an impact
on the grayscale downsampling process.
Color images group
Color compression: Select the compression to use for the color images. Flate is a lossless compression
method, so no data is lost in the process. It works well on images with large areas of single shades or
repeating patterns, such as screen shots and simple images created with paint or drawing programs. JPEG
removes image data and may reduce image quality, but may be suitable for continuous-tone photographs
containing more detail than can be reproduced onscreen or in print. Since JPEG eliminates data, it can achieve
much smaller file sizes than Flate compression. Select Auto to let the application choose the best compression
method automatically. Note that configurations that were created with an earlier version of PlanetPress
Watch/Server and that included tasks set not to use any compression will by default be set to use the Flate
compression method.
Color downsampling: Select the downsampling option. Downsampling reduces image size by breaking images
down into small areas in which multiple pixels are replaced by single pixels. The Color resolution you enter in
the following box is used to control the downsampling process. Select None to prevent grayscale
downsampling. Select Average to average pixel color in each sample area and to replace the entire area with a
pixel of the average color. Select Subsample to use a pixel in the center of the sample area and replace the
entire area with that pixel value. This method is significantly faster, but results in images that are less
smooth. Select Bicubic to use a weighted average to determine pixel shades. This method is the slowest but
most precise and results in the smoothest tonal gradations.
Color resolution: Select the resolution to use for color images. Note that this setting has an impact on the
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