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1 Other Documentation....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Understanding PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools........................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1 Key Concepts..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1.1 PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
2.1.2 The Origins of PlanetPress Watch .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1.3 The Nature of PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools ......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.4 Configurations and Processes .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.5 More on PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and How They Work................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.6 The Configuration and its Processes........................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.7 Tasks..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.8 More on PlanetPress Suite Services .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.1.9 PlanetPress Design and PlanetPress Workflow Tools.................................................................................................................................. 21
2.1.10 Data .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
2.1.11 Data File and Job File............................................................................................................................................................................ 25
2.1.12 Job File Names and Output File Names................................................................................................................................................... 26
2.1.13 Error Handling Tools ............................................................................................................................................................................. 27
2.1.14 PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and Printing ........................................................................................................................................ 27
2.1.15 The PlanetPress Suite Workflow............................................................................................................................................................. 31
2.1.16 Date and Time Format .......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
2.1.17 Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express® and MAPI ...................................................................................................................................... 36
3 The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program ..................................................................................................................... 37
3.1 Key Concepts................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
3.1.1 Combining and Attaching Areas of the Program Window ........................................................................................................................... 38
3.1.2 Grouping Objects.................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
3.1.3 Preferences............................................................................................................................................................................................ 39
3.1.4 The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program Window ....................................................................................................... 39
3.1.5 Virtual Drive Manager ............................................................................................................................................................................. 46
3.2 Detailed Directions ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
3.2.1 Start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration Program .............................................................................................................. 47
3.2.2 Choose the Account to be Used by your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool ................................................................................................... 48
3.2.3 Control Access to the Locally Installed Services......................................................................................................................................... 50
3.2.4 Exit the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration Program ................................................................................................................ 51
3.2.5 Create a New Configuration..................................................................................................................................................................... 51
3.2.6 Open a PlanetPress Suite Configuration File.............................................................................................................................................. 52
3.2.7 Reopen a Configuration File..................................................................................................................................................................... 52
3.2.8 Add a PlanetPress Suite Process .............................................................................................................................................................. 53
3.2.9 Import Processes from Another Configuration File..................................................................................................................................... 53
3.2.10 Save a Configuration............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
3.2.11 Use Online Help.................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
3.2.12 Rename Objects in the Configuration Components Area .......................................................................................................................... 55
3.2.13 Expand and Collapse Categories and Groups in the Configuration Components Area .................................................................................. 56
3.2.14 Cut, Copy and Paste Objects in the Configuration Components Area......................................................................................................... 56
3.2.15 Reorder Objects in the Configuration Components Area........................................................................................................................... 60
3.2.16 Group and Ungroup Objects in the Configuration Components Area ......................................................................................................... 60
3.2.17 Delete Objects and Groups from the Configuration Components Area ....................................................................................................... 61
3.2.18 Undo a Command ................................................................................................................................................................................. 61
3.2.19 Redo a Command ................................................................................................................................................................................. 62
3.2.20 View Document Properties..................................................................................................................................................................... 62
3.2.21 Edit Properties in the Object Inspector ................................................................................................................................................... 63
3.2.22 Select a Process.................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
3.2.23 Resize Rows and Columns of the PlanetPress Suite Process Area.............................................................................................................. 64
3.2.24 Zoom In or Out within the PlanetPress Suite Process Area ....................................................................................................................... 65
3.2.25 Highlight a Task or Branch .................................................................................................................................................................... 65
3.2.26 Resize the Program Window Areas ......................................................................................................................................................... 65
3.2.27 Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window........................................................................................................................................... 65
3.2.28 Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window..................................................................................................................................... 66
3.2.29 Combine and Attach Areas .................................................................................................................................................................... 66
4 Configurations, Processes and Tasks ............................................................................................................................................................. 69
4.1 Configuration Management............................................................................................................................................................................... 70
4.2 Opening and Importing Configurations and Processes......................................................................................................................................... 71
4.2.1 Work with PlanetPress 4 to 6.2 Configurations .......................................................................................................................................... 71
4.2.2 Process Import ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
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