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Note
A PReS Workflow configuration must be composed of at least one process, but it may
include as many as 512.
PReS Workflow cannot work without a valid configuration, and a PReS Workflow session
running on a given computer can only use one configuration at a time.
For a configuration created in the PReS Workflow Configuration tool to actually be executed by
PReS Workflow, it must be sent to the PReS Workflow Service. When you do this, your PReS
Workflow forgets its previous configuration and starts executing the tasks included in the new
configuration.
When you start the PReS Workflow Configuration tool, it either opens the configuration file that
is active on the PlanetPress Workflow service, or starts with no configuration at all, depending
on your preferences (see "Configuration Components pane appearance preferences" on
page718).
You can always create a new configuration or open an existing one (see "Creating a new
configuration" below and "Open a PReS Workflow configuration file" on the next page).
The following pages provide information on different parts of a PReS Workflow configuration:
l "About processes and subprocesses" on page118
l "About Tasks" on page287
l "About data" on page49
l "About variables" on page655
l "Workflow Configuration resource files" on page39
Creating a new configuration
To create a new configuration, choose New from the PReS Workflow Button.
By default, when you create a new configuration, PReS Workflow automatically creates a
process that includes a "Folder Capture" on page304 initial input task and a "Send to Folder"
on page653 output task by default. You can then edit and save your new configuration.
The default input task and output task depend on your preferences ("Default configuration
behavior preferences" on page719).
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