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versatile automated processes to print jobs as well as generate other types of output (emails,
web pages, files...).
Note
A PlanetPress Workflow configuration must be composed of at least one process, but it
may include as many as 512.
PlanetPress Workflow cannot work without a valid configuration, and a PlanetPress Workflow
session running on a given computer can only use one configuration at a time.
For a configuration created in the PlanetPress Workflow Configuration tool to actually be
executed by PlanetPress Workflow, it must be sent to the PlanetPress Workflow Service. When
you do this, your PlanetPress Workflow forgets its previous configuration and starts executing
the tasks included in the new configuration.
When you start the PlanetPress Workflow Configuration tool, it either opens the configuration
file that is active on the PlanetPress Workflow service, or starts with no configuration at all,
depending on your preferences (see "Configuration Components pane appearance
preferences" on page752).
You can always create a new configuration or open an existing one (see "Creating a new
configuration" below and "Open a PlanetPress Workflow configuration file" on the facing page).
The following pages provide information on different parts of a PlanetPress Workflow
configuration:
l "About processes and subprocesses" on page124
l "About Tasks" on page298
l "About data" on page48
l "About variables" on page696
l "Workflow Configuration resource files" on page38
Creating a new configuration
To create a new configuration, choose New from the PlanetPress Workflow Button.
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