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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641).
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:
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"About processes and subprocesses" on page105
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"About Tasks" on page286
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"About data" on page46
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"About variables" on page238
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"Workflow Configuration resource files" on page38
Creating a new configuration
To create a new configuration, choose New from the PlanetPress Workflow Button.
By default, when you create a new configuration, PlanetPress Workflow automatically creates a pro-
cess that includes a "Folder Capture" on page304 initial input task and a "Send to Folder" on page564
output task by default. You can then edit and save your new configuration.
The default input task and output task depend on your preferences ("Default configuration behavior
preferences" on page641).
If the active configuration file is currently opened, and if it includes unsaved modifications, PlanetPress
Workflow asks you whether to send the configuration to the PlanetPress Watch service before creating
the new configuration. Select the Always send without prompting for confirmation option to auto-
matically send the edited version of the configuration.
If a file that is different from the default configuration file is currently opened, and if it includes unsaved
modifications, PlanetPress Workflow asks you whether to save the configuration before creating the
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