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you start building a PlanetPress Workflow configuration it contains no printer queues. If you
want Workflow to dispatch spool files to printer queues, you have to create queues in Workflow
and set each one’s properties.
Printer Queue types
The PlanetPress Workflow 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" on page103.
l LPR Output printer queues are used to send print jobs to printers via the LPR/LPD
protocol. See "LPR Output Printer Queue" on page104.
l FTP Output printer queues are typically used to send print jobs to FTP sites. See "FTP
Output Printer Queue" on page105.
l Send to Folder printer queues are typically used to send print jobs to local or network
folders. See "Send to Folder printer queue" on page107.
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.
Using Printer Queues
To send print jobs to any of those PlanetPress Workflow printer queues, you must use a
"Printer Queue Output" on page548 task. Note that with a single task, you can send print jobs
to multiple Workflow printer queues simultaneously, regardless of queue types.
Workflow printer queues have a number of unique features that make it possible to design very
flexible Workflow printing solutions. A few examples:
l You could send big output files to a production printer and smaller files to the office
printer, using a Condition in the print process, for example.
l These printer queues offer various automatic load balancing options; see "Load
balancing" on page108.
l Printer-specific commands can be added after the output has been created, to be
executed before or after printing.
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