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 Group, Ungroup: Triggers grouping functionality.
l Properties...: Displays the process' properties for error handling.
l Global Variables:Displays a list of variables that are shared between all your processes. Right-click on a Global Var-
iable to access a drop-down menu that offers these choices:
l Insert Global Variable:Creates a new global variable
l Cut, Copy, Paste:Controls the clipboard.
l Delete: Deletes the global variable from the configuration.
l Rename: Renames the global variable.
l Reset: Resets the global variable to its default value. Useful if one of your process is modifying the global var-
iable's value and you want to return it to its original default value.
l Group, Ungroup: Triggers grouping functionality.
l Properties...:Displays the properties, which lets you set a default value for the global variable.
l Documents: Displays a list of PlanetPress Design and PrintShop Mail Design document that have been imported into
PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools. Right-click on a document to access a drop-down menu that offers these choices:
l Insert Resident Document:Inserts a new Resident Document, which is a placeholder for a PlanetPress
Design document that resides exclusively on the printer.
l Cut, Copy, Paste:Controls the clipboard.
l Delete: Deletes the document from the configuration, as well as the Workflow Tools Working Folders.
l Refresh:Regenerates a PostScript Cache from the original document's PTKfile.
l Group, Ungroup: Triggers grouping functionality.
l Properties...:Displays the properties, which lets you see the form information and select its default printing
behaviors.
l Printer Queues:Displays a list of printer queues in your configuration. Right-Click on a printer queue to access a
drop-down menu that offers these choices:
l Insert Printer Queue: Creates a new printer queue in your configuration.
l Replace Printer Queue By:Replaces the currently selected printer queue with a new one.
l Cut, Copy, Paste:Controls the clipboard.
l Delete: Deletes the printer queue from the configuration.
l Rename: Renames the printer queue.
l Group, Ungroup: Triggers grouping functionality.
l PSTest Page: Prints a test page in PostScript format. Useful for validating whether the printer supports Post-
Script.
l Text Test Page:Prints a text-only test page on the printer.
l Properties...:Displays the printer queue properties.
Deleting a component that is currently used by a process will cause this process to stop working and trigger an error,
until the task that causes the error is removed, or changed to point to another existing component.
Access Process Properties
To have access to the properties of a process or subprocess:
l Right-Click on the Process in the Configuration Components Area.
l Select Properties.
You can also double-click on the process to show its options.
Subprocesses do not have the "General Tab" which is only used for scheduling, but they do have the Information Tab.
PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Process Options properties are as follows:
The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program