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Note
Subprocesses do not have the "General Tab" which is only used for scheduling, but they
do have the Information Tab.
Options
General tab
l Active: Select to make the process active. Clear to prevent this process from running
when you send the configuration to PlanetPress Workflow.
l Startup process: Select to make this process a startup process.
l Self-Replicating Process:Check this if you want the process to replicate itself in the
background when multiple input files are received simultaneously. When this is checked,
the input task polls its source once, determines the number of files to process, then
replicates itself up to the maximum allowed and treats the files simultaneously. The initial
process runs again once it has completed itself and replicates again as necessary, until
all files have been processed.
l Max percentage of threading (%):Determines how many processes you may have
running at the same time. This is a percentage of the maximum number of threads
specified in the "Messenger plugin preferences" on page698. For example if the
maximum number of thread is 10 and you specify 50%here, a maximum of 5 replications
will occur (the original process +4 copies).
l As soon as possible: Select to have the process run continuously. Clear to enable the
Time Grid to fine-tune the schedule of the process.
l Day(s) to keep backup: Indicate the number of days to keep backups of jobs processed
by input tasks. Note that backups will only be kept for those input tasks that have the
Keep backup file option selected and that they are required to resubmit input files.
l Polling interval: Enter the frequency (in seconds)at which the process should verify if
there are new jobs to process. The polling interval also applies to scheduled tasks that
only run on certain times. For example, if your process polls every 30 seconds on a task
that's only scheduled to run one hour per week, it will capture the input 120 times during
that period. Note that the polling interval is ignored when multiple files are present in the
input and will be used only when there are no longer any files to process.
l Month: Select the month of the year when the process should be run or select All months
to have the process run all year long. This option is disabled when "As soon as
possible"is checked.
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