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Presets have to be sent to or imported into Workflow before they can be used in a Workflow
process.
Alternatively, the All in One and Create Output tasks can send the spool file back to the
Workflow process, instead of to the destination defined in the Output Creation Preset. (To
achieve this, select the Handle through Workflow option in the task properties.)
Back in the process the output file may be sent to a folder using the Send to Folder task, or to a
Workflow Printer Queue via the Output to Printer Queue task.
Here are a few reasons why you might want to use the Handle through Workflow option:
l Additional flexibility. Printer Queues have load balancing options that allow to distribute
the printing load and make the process faster and more efficient. Print jobs may, for
example, be split equally among several printers, or they may be split according to each
printer’s capacity and speed. (See "PlanetPress Workflow printer queues" on the facing
page.)
l Archiving. If the output file is a PDF, the file can be sent to an Archiving solution before it
is sent to the printer.
l Easier debugging. If the output file is a PDF, for example, you can open it inside Workflow
once it has been sent back to the process (see "Debugging your PlanetPress Workflow
process" on page106).
Using a Printer Queue requires creating the appropriate Printer Queue in the Workflow
Configuration tool first.
In the Output to Printer Queue task, select No document to let the spool file pass through it.
PlanetPress Suite print jobs
In PlanetPress Suite, the printer model and settings are defined in the Design document itself
(see "PlanetPress Design documents" on page45).
Print output is normally generated by an Output task that merges a PlanetPress Design
document with a data file (i.e. the job file). This can be either the "Print using a Windows driver"
on page619 Output task, or the "Printer Queue Output" on page621 Output task.
The latter has to be combined with at least one Printer Queue, and to ensure that the print
output is actually sent to the intended printer, you also have to:
l Create a matching Printer Queue in Workflow (see "PlanetPress Workflow printer
queues" on the facing page).
l Associate the document with that Printer Queue (see "Associating PlanetPress Design
documents and PlanetPress printer queues" on page120).
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