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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
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Security group
Permissions password: Enter a password in this box only if you want to prevent users who does not have this
password from changing the security options of the generated PDF files.
PDF open password: Enter a password in this box only if you want to prevent users who does not have this
password from opening the generated PDF files.
Allow printing: Select to let users print the generated PDF files.
Allow changing the document: Select to let users edit the generated PDF files.
Allow content copying: Select to let users copy content from the generated PDF files.
Allowform filling: Select to let users enter information in the form fields included in the generated PDF files.
Font group
Embed all: Select to embed the entire font of all fonts used in the variable content document within the
generated PDFs. Using this option may result in large PDFs, especially if many fonts are used. Note that those
fonts installed by default with the Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader are never embedded.
Subset: Select to embed only a subset of the Type 1 and TrueType fonts used in the document. A font subset
is in fact composed of only those characters that are actually used in the document. This option can only be
used if the Embed all fonts option is selected. Note that if more than 35% of the characters included in a font
are used in the document, the entire font is embedded. This option often produces smaller PDF files and
ensures proper PDF display.
Initial view group
Zoom factor: Select the magnification at which you want Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader (or other PDF
viewer) to open the generated PDF. Choose the Fit in window option to display the entire page using the
available screen space, or choose a percentage of the actual document size.
Show: Select the information you want Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader (or other PDF viewer) to display with
the generated PDF. Select Page only to leave the tabs area to the left of the PDF pages empty. Select
Bookmarks and page to display the contents of the Bookmarks tab (you use data selection objects to create
bookmarks in PlanetPress) alongside the PDF pages. Select Page tab and Page to display the content of the
Pages tab (thumbnails of each PDF pages) alongside the PDF pages. Select Full screen to hide all screen
contents except the PDF page, and expand the PDF page to the maximum size it can occupy onscreen.
Login tab
If you chose Send Email in the General tab, use this tab to choose the appropriate email settings.
Use Microsoft Outlook: Select to use Microsoft Outlook on the host computer running PlanetPress Image to
send emails (and attachments). The host computer must be running Outlook, and PlanetPress Image must
have access to Outlook. Emails generated by PlanetPress Image appear in the outbox before being sent by
Outlook whenever it is set to send emails.
Use SMTP email: Select to use Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send the emails (and attachments). To
use SMTP you must enter information in the Name, Email Address and Outgoing Mail (SMTP) boxes below.
Name: Enter the sender’s name that will be used in emails sent by PlanetPress Image for this task.
Organization: Enter the organization name that will be used in emails sent by PlanetPress Image for this task
(this is optional).
Email address: Enter the sender’s email address that will be used in emails sent by PlanetPress Image for this
task.
Reply address: Enter the reply address that will be used in emails sent by PlanetPress Image for this task (this
is optional).
Outgoing mail (SMTP): Enter the IP address of the mail server PlanetPress Image is to use to send emails via
SMTP.
Server requires authentication: Select if the outgoing server mentioned above requires authentication. To use
authentication you must enter information in the Account name and Password boxes below.
Account name: Enter the name of the account that PlanetPress Image is to use to send emails via the mail
server.
Password: Enter the password associated with the account name entered above.
Recipients tab
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