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Available Output services
Output services are used to output jobs. The output services used by PlanetPress Workflow
are:
l FTP Output service: Places output jobs on a server via the FTP protocol.
l LPR (Line Printer Requester) Output service: Sends jobs to an LPD server or LPD
compatible printers. The LPD/LPR printing protocol is a common way to send print jobs
that, in turn, use the TCP/IP protocol to communicate through the network.
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PlanetPress Image: Outputs jobs as PDF files or in a variety of image formats. You can
also use PlanetPress Image to archive and/or email the files it creates. You can use
PlanetPress Search to search the PDF files PlanetPress Image creates. You can install
multiple instances of the PlanetPress Image service on your network, and have
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.
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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" on page471.
l Laserfiche:Used as a repository for electronic documents. Communicate with it through
the Laserfiche Repository Output Task. See "Laserfiche Repository Output" on page436.
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.
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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