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Note: In some combinations of Microsoft Outlook and Windows versions, it is not possible for
Outlook to be opened while PlanetPress Workflow is running, so emails are not sent out auto-
matically. To correct this, make sure to log on to Windows on the PlanetPress Workflow server
using the same login that PlanetPress Workflow is using, and open Outlook before starting the
PlanetPress Workflow services. You could also use a startup process to start Outlook before the
rest of the services.
Example
This task is put into effect in the following example process:
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Capture Post Processing Workflow
Note that Capture is only available to PlanetPress Suite users.
Input
Any data file.
Processing
While an email is always sent by this task (or at least attempted to be sent), the contents of the file and
presence of attachments depends on the selected option. Refer to the property descriptions below to
know what each option does.
Once the contents of the file and attachments are determined, the email (including attachments) is
either sent directly to the selected SMTP server, or is deposited in the "Outbox" folder of the local
Microsoft Outlook account.
Task properties
Recipients Tab
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To: Enter the email address(es) of the recipient(s). Remember this is a variable property box and
you can therefore use various schemes to use email addresses that change with each job at run-
time. You can use any combination of text, variables and data selections; see "Variable task prop-
erties" on page289.
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Cc: Specify addresses to which a copy of the generated emails are to be sent.
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Bcc: Specify discreet addresses (other recipients will not be able to see these addresses) to
which a copy of the generated emails are to be sent.
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Subject: Enter the subject of the emails generated by PlanetPress Image for this task. Note that
if you use a data selection in this box, you must be sure that the data that will be selected at run-
time will not contain any parentheses, as this would cause the task to fail. If you suspect that the
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