2019.2

Create PDF
The Create PDF Action task creates simple PDF files using the default quality. It is very similar
to the Digital Action task (see "Digital Action" on page435) but is more limited. It does not
contain the advanced PDF options that are offered by the PReS Image solution (see "About
PReS Image" on page775).
In PlanetPress Suite, this task can be used to merge a data file with a specific Design
document and output the result as PDF.
In Connect, merging a data file with a Connect template and outputting PDF is done using OL
Connect Print tasks (see "OL Connect tasks" on page617).
Alternatively this task may be part of a "PDF workflow": a workflow in which both input and
output are PDF and in which Metadata tasks are used to group, sort and sequence (split) the
PDF data. (See "PDF Workflow" on page296 for more information on this.) The Create PDF
task will apply the active Metadata to the PDF data file.
PDFs created with the Create PDF action task will effectively replace the current data file in
any given process using such a task.
Input
Any data file supported by PReS Workflow, or a PostScript file.
Processing
A PostScript file can be converted straight into PDF.
A regular data file needs to be merged with a PlanetPress Design document first, except for a
PDF file, which may or may not be merged with a PlanetPress Design document.
When a PDF file is used as-is, the Create PDF task will apply the active Metadata to the PDF
data file (for more information on this see "PDF Workflow" on page296 and "Working with
Metadata" on page79).
Output
The output of this task is always, exclusively, a PDF file, optionally optimized and optionally
with fresh Metadata.
For the PDF values for files generated with this plugin, see "PDF Values" on page427.
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