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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
3.2 Detailed Directions
This section contains detailed procedures that explain how you can build and edit your PlanetPress Watch/
Server configuration. It contains the following topics:
• Start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program (Page 47)
• Choose the Account to be Used by your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool (Page 48)
• Control Access to the Locally Installed Services (Page 50)
• Exit the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program (Page 51)
• Create a New Configuration (Page 51)
• Open a PlanetPress Suite Configuration File (Page 52)
• Reopen a Configuration File (Page 52)
• Add a Process (Page 53)
• Why group objects in the Configuration Components area? (Page 38)
• Import Processes from Another Configuration File (Page 53)
• Save a Configuration (Page 54)
• Use Online Help (Page 55)
• Rename Objects in the Configuration Components Area (Page 55)
• Expand and Collapse Categories and Groups in the Configuration Components Area (Page 56)
• Cut, Copy and Paste Objects in the Configuration Components Area (Page 56)
• Reorder Objects in the Configuration Components Area (Page 60)
• Group and Ungroup Objects in the Configuration Components Area (Page 60)
• Delete Objects and Groups from the Configuration Components Area (Page 61)
• Undo a Command (Page 61)
• Redo a Command (Page 62)
• View and Edit the Properties of a Document Created using PlanetPress Design (Page 62)
• Edit Properties in the Object Inspector (Page 63)
• Select a Process (Page 64)
• Resize Rows and Columns of the PlanetPress Suite Process Area (Page 64)
• Zoom In or Out within the PlanetPress Suite Process Area (Page 65)
• Highlight a Task or Branch (Page 65)
• Resize the Program Window Areas (Page 65)
• Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window (Page 65)
• Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window (Page 66)
• Combine and Attach Areas (Page 66)
3.2.1 Start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration Program
This procedure explains how to start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration program, which is
different from starting PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool service itself (see Start and Stop the PlanetPress Suite
Workflow Tools Service).
To start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program:
• From the Windows interface, choose Start | Programs | PlanetPress Suite N | PlanetPress Watch/
Office/Production N Configuration. (Where N represents the current PlanetPress Suite installation
version number.)
The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration Program window appears and the default
configuration (ppwatch.cfg) is opened.
If this is the first time you open your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool Configuration after installation,
the PlanetPress Suite Services configuration dialog box appears, where you enter the username and
corresponding password under which your configuration’s services run.
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