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l XML
l PDF
PDFEmulation, also called Document Input, is only available in PlanetPress Production and PlanetPress Office. If used
in PlanetPress Watch, it will cause a watermark to appear in any output.
For more information about each emulation and how to use them, please consult the PlanetPress Design User Guide.
About Related Programs and Services
Services are programs that run in the background and automatically perform tasks that often do not require any user inter-
action. With the exception of PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration, all the programs used by PlanetPress Suite
Workflow Tools are run as service applications. PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools can thus use them as required without the
need for any user interaction.
Although you can manually start and stop any service running on your computer, most of the basic services used by the sys-
tem are started and stopped automatically. In the case of PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and their related services, you typ-
ically use a command included in your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program to start and stop most
services. Opening and closing your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program has no effect on these services.
Available Input Services
Input services are used to pull in data files. The input services used by PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools are:
l LPD (Line Printer Daemon) Input service: Inputs data sent from an LPR client. The LPD/LPR printing protocol
is a common way to send print jobs that, in turn, use the TCP/IP protocol to communicate through the network.
l PrintShop Mail Web Capture service: Monitors print requests from a PrintShop Web server.
l Serial Input service: Monitors a single serial port for incoming data. Note that all Serial input tasks use the same
serial port (set in the user options of the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program).
l Telnet Input service: Monitors multiple telnet ports for incoming data. Note that each Telnet input task has its own
telnet port number (set in each task).
l HTTP/SOAP Server service: Monitors web pages and web sites as well as SOAP servers.
Available Output Services
Output services are used to output jobs. The output services used by PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools are:
l FTP Output service: Places output jobs on a server via the FTP protocol.
l LPR (Line Printer Requester) Output service: Sends jobs to an LPD server or LPD compatible printers. The
LPD/LPR printing protocol is a common way to send print jobs that, in turn, use the TCP/IP protocol to communicate
through the network.
l PlanetPress Image: Outputs jobs as PDF files or in a variety of image formats. You can also use PlanetPress Image
to archive and/or email the files it creates. You can use PlanetPress Search to search the PDF files PlanetPress Image
creates. You can install multiple instances of the PlanetPress Image service on your network, and have PlanetPress
Suite Workflow Tools send jobs to one or more of these instances. Each instance of PlanetPress Image can generate
PDFs or images and dispatch them from the host on which it runs. See About PlanetPress Image.
l PlanetPress Fax: Outputs jobs as faxes. You use PlanetPress Fax as an interface to WinFax PRO or Windows Fax, to
send faxes you create from documents. You can install multiple instances of the PlanetPress Fax service on your net-
work, and have PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools send jobs to one or more of these instances. Each instance of
Understanding PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools