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instances. Each instance of PlanetPress Image can generate PDFs or images and dispatch them from
the host on which it runs. See About Image.
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PlanetPress Fax: Outputs jobs as faxes. You use PlanetPress Fax as an interface to WinFax PRO or
Windows Fax, to send faxes you create from documents. You can install multiple instances of the
PlanetPress Fax service on your network, and have PlanetPress Workflowsend jobs to one or more of
these instances. Each instance of PlanetPress Fax can generate faxes and dispatch them from the
host on which it runs, using a local faxing program, such as WinFax PRO, Captaris RightFax or
Windows Fax. See About Fax.
l PrintShop Mail:Used to generate documents using PrintShop Mail databases and documents.
Communicate with it through the PrintShop Mail and PrintShop Mail 7 Connector Tasks. See
PrintShop Mail.
l Laserfiche:Used as a repository for electronic documents. Communicate with it through the
Laserfiche Repository Output Task. See "Laserfiche Repository Output" on page387.
l PlanetPress Capture:Used to generate and process files using Anoto patterns. Communicate with it
through the PlanetPress Capture tasks such as the Anoto Ink Processor and the Anoto Pattern
plugins.
Services must use an account to be granted the permission to use the system’s resources and objects. This
information is included in the service's configuration and most services use the Local System Account,
which is granted access to all the system’s resources. All input and output services used by PlanetPress
Workflow run under the same account. For more information on services and system permissions, refer to
Windows documentation. For more information on how to configure the account used by the services, See
"Workflow Services" on page592.
The PlanetPress Workflow Service Console, included in the PlanetPress Workflow Workflow Tools
Configuration program, can be used to monitor, start and stop PlanetPress Workflow services (See Users
and Configurations and "The PlanetPress Workflow Service Console" on page610).
Start and Stop PlanetPress Workflow Service
As with most Windows services, PlanetPress Workflow can be started and stopped automatically when a
Windows session is opened and closed. The other option is to start, stop or pause PlanetPress Workflow
manually using the PlanetPress Workflow Configuration program.