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PlanetPress Workflowsend jobs to one or more of these instances. Each instance of
PlanetPress Image can generate PDFs or images and dispatch them from the host on
which it runs. See About Image.
l
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" on page457.
l Laserfiche:Used as a repository for electronic documents. Communicate with it through
the Laserfiche Repository Output Task. See "Laserfiche Repository Output" on page425.
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657.
The PlanetPress Workflow Service Console, included in the PlanetPress 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674).
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.
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