7.4

Printer Queues and Documents
This section delves into the subjects of PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools printer queues and PlanetPress Design documents.
PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Printer Queues
The printer queues displayed in the Configuration Components Pane of the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration pro-
gram are not to be confused with Windows printer queues. When you start building a PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools con-
figuration it contains no printer queues so you have to create queues and set each one’s properties.
The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program lets you create four types of printer queues:
l Windows Output printer queues are used to send print jobs to local or network printers. See Windows Output Printer
Queue.
l LPR Output printer queues are used to send print jobs to printers via the LPR/LPD protocol. See LPR Output Printer
Queue.
l FTP Output printer queues are typically used to send print jobs to FTP sites. See FTP Output Printer Queue.
l Send to Folder printer queues are typically used to send print jobs to local or network folders. See Send to Folder
Printer Queue.
The properties associated with each queue will differ depending on the queue type. In the case of an FTP Output printer
queue, for example, the properties include the IP address of the FTP server. In the case of a Windows Output printer queue,
on the other hand, you will find the name of a local or shared Windows printer queue.
To send print jobs to any of those PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools printer queues, you must use a Printer Queue output task.
Note that with a single task, you can send print jobs to multiple printer queues, regardless queue types.
Shared Printer Queue Properties
A printer queue’s advanced properties includes the printer’s speed and any special pre- or post-job commands required for
printer specific reasons. Pre-job commands are added right before the data in the data file, while post-job commands are
placed at the end of the data file.
Advanced properties for all printer queues are as follows:
Advanced tab
l Print speed: Enter the speed, in pages per minute (PPM), of the printer associated with the printer queue. This value
is used to determine how to divide jobs when you use the Queue Balancing option for load balancing.
l Commands: The list of available commands appears in this box. Select either Pre-job commands or Post-job com-
mands in the Selected box, and double-click a command from this list to add it to the appropriate list.
l Selected: Select either Pre-job commands or Post-job commands to add new commands to the appropriate list and to
see those commands that have already selected. Double-click a command to remove it from the selected list.
l Add: Click to add a new command to the list displayed in the Commands box. You must then edit the new command’s
description and value. Note that new commands are shared by all printer queues.
l Delete: Click to remove a command from the Commands box.
l Command description: Use this box to edit the description of the command currently selected in the Commands
box.
l Command value: Use this box to edit the code of the command currently selected in the Commands box. Use the
right-click menu for a list of standard printer control characters.
Printer Queues and Documents