7.4

l Process: The name of the target process to send current job to. Note that startup and subprocesses are not avail-
able. You can either enter the name of a process (or use variable properties)or use the drop-down to list existing proc-
esses.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on Task Properties Dialog.
If storing the message or ID, if they are store in a jobinfo they will be available in any error handling process where errors are
being forwarded. In all cases, if your process continues after the error, the contents of the variables selected in this window
will be available for the rest of your process, or whenever they are overwritten.
Common Errors
Though some error messages are specific to a task in particular, others may apply to any and all tasks because they are
related more to the system than to PlanetPress itself. Some examples would be W3813, W3830, W3991, W4005. These cor-
respond to issues such as not having any space to write files, permission errors on folders or files, etc.
SNMP Condition
SNMPis a communication protocol for helping network administrators manage devices and peripherals on their network. It is
useful for verifying the status of network printers, as you can retrieve error and other status messages that printers send out,
such as being out of paper or having low toner.
PlanetPress Workflow Tools uses the SNMPprotocol in the form of an SNMPCondition, in to ways:
l To check the status of printers on your network against values you set in a condition, and to return a true or false value.
This is called setting a Printer condition in the SNMPcondition's properties dialog box.
l To check different values of printers or other SNMPcompatible devices against conditions you set, to return a true or
false value. This is called setting a User defined condition in the SNMPcondition's properties dialog box. You indicate
what is called management information bases (MIB)and object identifiers (OID)that are extensible and can be vendor
specific.
SNMP Condition properties are as follows:
General tab
l Parameters group
l Community: Enter the community name for the printer or other SNMP compliant device you want to monitor.
Acommunity acts like a combination of a user and password granting you access to an SNMPdevice. Depending
on the community name, the device knows what rights to grant, for example, read-only or read-write. Com-
munity names serve as a form of organization and security used with SNMP. The community name must allow
sufficient access to the SNMPdevice to monitor it with the condition. Most SNMPdevices come with a public com-
munity name that usually gives you read-only and/or read-write access. It is recommended to increase security
on your network by entering community names allowing varying levels of access depending on the particular
device, its users, etc. The community name tells the device which rights to grant PlanetPress Suite Workflow
Tools (required to perform the test).
l IP address: Enter the IP address of the network printer (or other device) whose status is to be checked via
SNMP.
l Get info: Click to retrieve information corresponding to the IPaddress you entered. If the information is suc-
cessfully retrieved and it corresponds to a printer, the Host name and Description of the printer (or other
device)appears in the corresponding boxes.