7.4
Table Of Contents
- Copyright Information
- Table of Content
- Overview
- Getting Started
- Understanding PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- The Nature of PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- The Three Flavors of the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- Terms and Definitions
- About Configurations
- About Processes
- About Subprocesses
- About Tasks
- About Branches and Conditions
- About Data
- About Data Selections
- About Data Emulation
- About Related Programs and Services
- About Documents
- About Printing
- The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
- Start the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
- The PlanetPress Button
- Create a New Configuration
- Open a PlanetPress Suite Configuration File
- Saving and Sending a Configuration
- Save your Configuration
- Send your Configuration
- Import Processes from Another Configuration File
- Import Documents
- Import PrintShop Mail Documents
- Change the Interface Language
- Exit the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program
- The Quick Access Toolbar
- The PlanetPress Suite Ribbon
- The Configuration Components Pane
- Access Process Properties
- Add a PlanetPress Suite Process
- Manipulate Local Variables
- Activate or Deactivate a Process
- Convert a Branch to a Subprocess
- Manipulate Global Variables
- View Document Properties
- Use Data and Metadata Files Attached to Documents
- Use Attached Document Preview
- Add Resident Documents in the Configuration Components Pane
- Associate Documents and PlanetPress Watch Printer Queues
- Using the Clipboard and Drag & Drop
- Rename Objects in the Configuration Components Pane
- Reorder Objects in the Configuration Components Pane
- Grouping Configuration Components
- Expand and Collapse Categories and Groups in the Configuration Components Pane
- Delete Objects and Groups from the Configuration Components Pane
- The Process Area
- Zoom In or Out within Process Area
- Adding Tasks
- Adding Branches
- Edit a Task
- Replacing Tasks, Conditions or Branches
- Remove Tasks or Branches
- Task Properties Dialog
- Cutting, Copying and Pasting Tasks and Branches
- Moving a Task or Branch Using Drag-and-Drop
- Ignoring Tasks and Branches
- Resize Rows and Columns of the Process Area
- Selecting Documents in Tasks
- Highlight a Task or Branch
- Undo a Command
- Redo a Command
- The Plug-in Bar
- The Object Inspector Pane
- The Debug Information Pane
- The Message Area Pane
- Customizing the Program Window
- Preferences
- General User Options
- Object Inspector User Options
- Configuration Components Pane User Options
- Default Configuration User Options
- Notification Messages Preferences
- Sample Data User Options
- Network User Options
- PlanetPress Capture User Options
- PDF Text Extraction Tolerance Factors
- Logging User Options
- Messenger User Options
- HTTP Server Input User Options
- HTTP Server Input 2 User Options
- LPD Input Preferences
- Serial Input Service User Options
- Telnet Input User Options
- PlanetPress Fax User Options
- FTP Output Service User Options
- PlanetPress Image User Options
- LPR Output User Options
- PrintShop Web Connect Service User Options
- Editor Options
- Other Dialogs
- Working With Variables
- Data in PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools
- Task Properties Reference
- Input Tasks
- Action Tasks
- Add Document
- Add/Remove Text
- Advanced Search and Replace
- Barcode Scan
- Change Emulation
- Create PDF
- Decompress File(s)
- Digital Action
- Download to Printer
- External Program
- Load External File
- Mathematical Operations
- Open XSLT
- PlanetPress Database
- Rename
- Run Script
- Send Images to Printer
- Search and Replace
- Send to Folder
- Set Job Infos and Variables
- SOAP Client Plug-in
- Standard Filter
- Translator
- Windows Print Converter
- Data Splitters
- Process Logic Tasks
- Connector Tasks
- Create MRDX
- Input from SharePoint
- Laserfiche Repository Output
- Lookup in Microsoft® Excel® Documents
- Microsoft® Word® Documents To PDF Conversion
- Output to SharePoint
- About PlanetPress Fax
- PlanetPress Fax
- Captaris RightFax Configuration
- About PlanetPress Image
- PlanetPress Image
- Overview of the PDF/A and PDF/X Standards
- PrintShop Mail
- PlanetPress Capture
- Metadata Tasks
- Output Tasks
- Variable Properties
- Unknown Tasks
- Masks
- Special Workflow Types
- Printer Queues and Documents
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Printer Queues
- Shared Printer Queue Properties
- Windows Output Printer Queue
- LPR Output Printer Queue
- FTP Output Printer Queue
- Send to Folder Printer Queue
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and PlanetPress Design Documents
- Variable Content Document File Formats: PTZ, PTK and PS
- PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools and Printshop Mail Documents
- Triggers
- Load Balancing
- Location of Documents and Resources
- Debugging and Error Handling
- Using Scripts
- Index
l 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 Tools service.
l The Debug Messages group contains two controls to either Clear or Save the contents of the Messages
pane.
l The Tools tab includes the Managers, Services and Test Page groups.
l The Managers group contains:
l The Install PostScript Font control allows to install a PostScript font into your PlanetPress Suite instal-
lation.
l The Virtual Drive Manager control loads the Virtual Drive Manager.
l The Access Manager control loads the Access Manager, allowing to grant/remove permissions to
hosts.
l The Check for updates control, used to update the current PlanetPress Suite version.
l The Launch Upgrade Wizard control, used when migrating from a previous PlanetPress Suite ver-
sion.
l The Services group contains:
l The Services Status control allows to start, pause and stop the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools serv-
ice.
l The Configure Services control loads the PlanetPress Suite Services dialog to configure the user
account PlanetPress Suite should use.
l The Service Console button opens the The PlanetPress Suite Service Console, allowing to monitor
real-time information on the configuration execution.
l The Test Page group contains:
l The PS Test Page control allows to print a Status Page for the selected Printer Queue. Note that if no
printer queue is selected in the Configuration Components pane, the control is disabled.
l The Text Test Page control allows to print a raw text test page for the selected Printer Queue. Note
that if no printer queue is selected in the Configuration Components pane, the control is disabled.
l The Help tab includes the Help and Activation groups.
l The Help group contains the User Guide, the Reference Guide and the About controls, used to access
online documentation and version informations.
l The Activation group contains the Software Activation and the Printer Activation controls, used to
enter activation codes for either the software or a given device.
l The Licence group contains a link to the PlanetPress Capture License Management.
Start and Stop the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Service
As with most Windows services, PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools can be started and stopped automatically when a Windows
session is opened and closed. The other option is to start, stop or pause the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools manually using
the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program.
The current PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools status is always displayed in the lower-right corner of the PlanetPress
Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program window.
To start PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools services via the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program:
l Click Tools in the PlanetPress Suite Ribbon.
l Click Start Service in the Services Status group.
A progress bar is displayed while your PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools is being started.
The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program