8.4

About Configurations
PlanetPress Workflow configuration files are defined as a set of processes, subprocesses, variables,
documents and printer queues, that work together within PlanetPress Workflow Service.
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. Once you have created a
configuration, you must “send” it 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.
Note
A PlanetPress Workflow configuration must be composed of at least one process, but it may include
as many as 512.
For a configuration created in PlanetPress Workflow Configuration to actually be executed by PlanetPress
Workflow, it must be sent to its PlanetPress Workflow service.
See the following pages for information on different parts of PlanetPress Workflow Configuration:
l For information about Processes and Subprocesses, see "About Processes and Subprocesses" on
page 67.
l For information about Global Variables, see "Working With Variables" on page 468.
Create a New Configuration
When you start PlanetPress Workflow, it always opens the configuration file that is active on the
PlanetPress Watch service. If you create a new configuration, PlanetPress Workflow automatically creates a
process that includes a "Folder Capture" on page 164 initial input task and a "Send to Folder" on page 466
output task. You can then edit and save your new configuration.
To create a new configuration, chooseNew from the PlanetPress button.
If the active watch 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