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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
Using the contextual menu displayed by the Popup indicator, you can:
• Insert, delete and rename custom categories.
• Move categories up or down.
• Import third party or legacy plug-ins.
• Move plug-ins from one custom category to another; note that you cannot move default plug-ins, you
can only copy them.
• Copy plug-ins from one custom category to another by holding the CTRL key.
• Delete plug-ins from any custom category by using the Delete key.
• Revert to default Plug-in bar by selecting Reset to default.
The PlanetPress Suite Ribbon
What toolbars are available in the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program?
The built-in Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar contain commands that are frequently used and convenient
to keep close at hand. You can minimize the Ribbon, and choose the position of the Quick Access Toolbar,
as well as the commands it displays.
PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program Ribbon has five tabs: the Home tab, the View tab,
the Debug tab, the Tools tab and the Help tab. Each one of these tabs contains a series of groups, each
group holding a number of controls.
• The Home tab includes the Clipboard, Processes, Variables, Documents and Printer Queues
groups.
▪ The Clipboard group contains the typical Windows-based editing controls: Cut, Copy, Paste,
Select All, Delete.
▪ The Processes group contains workflow controls, allowing to insert new processes of any type as
well as controls to converst, activate or branche processes.
▪ The Variables group contains two controls to insert either a Global variables available
throughout the entire configuration, or Local variables available to the current process only.
▪ The Documents group contains the document controls, used to insert, refresh, update or delete
documents and document instances.
▪ The Printer Queues group contains controls to set up printer queues of any type, as well as
replace any existing queues.
• The View tab includes the Arrange, Navigate and Show/Hide groups.
▪ The Arrange group contains the Group/Ungroup and Sort by Name and Order controls,
allowing to reorder objects in the Configuration Components area. It also includes the Undo/
Redo controls, as well as a Rename control, to modify a given component's name.
▪ The Navigate group contains a Processes control to select any existing process of the currently
loaded configuration, as well as a Highlight control to mark a given node, a Zoom Out for a
quick overview of the currently selected process, and Go to Child/Go to Parent to move around
a given process logical nodes (branches or conditions).
▪ The Show/Hide group contains four controls to display or hide any of the four panes; the
Configuration Components area, the Object Inspector pane, the Messages Window pane
and the Plug-in bar.
• The Debug tab includes the Data, Debug and Debug Messages groups.
▪ The Data group allows to associate a sample data file to the currently selected process, as well as
update or replace it, and display it in its text/PDF or Hexadecimal format.
▪ The Debug group contains the debugger's controls, allowing to execute a process step by step,
skipping over or ignoring certain tasks, as well as setting up breakpoints and resetting variables
values. This group also includes the Send Configuration button, necessary to push the current
configuration to the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool service.
▪ The Debug Messages group contains two controls to either Clear or Save the contents of the
Messages pane.
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