8.6

The following describes the properties specific to PlanetPress Image output tasks. For
information on those properties shared by various types of tasks, such as Other and On error
properties, refer to Configurations, Processes and Tasks.
Technical
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
automatically. To correct this, make sure to logon 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.
Input
Any data file with a valid Emulation, or an Optimized PostScript Stream file (.ps)generated by
PlanetPress Workflow itself.
The .ps file must be the result of the merge between a PlanetPress Design document and a
data file, and can be generated either with the use of "Add Document" on page257, or a printer
queue using a "Send to Folder Printer Queue" on page73. Postscript generated using any
other way will fail, as PlanetPress Image requires knowledge of the number of pages in the
document, which is not available in output generated using any other means. Note however
that "Digital Action" on page292 does have the ability, in most cases, to generate output using
third-party postscript files.
Processing &Output
Multiple things can happen, depending on the options chosen and the type of data this task
receives:
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If the data file and a document are selected, and Printer Centricmode is used, the data
file is sent to the PlanetPress Image host which merges the data and document to
produce output.
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If the data file and a document are selected, and Optimized PostScript Streammode is
used, the data file is merged with the document and the resulting OPSjob is sent to the
PlanetPress Image host to produce output.
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