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PReS Image
PReS Image Output tasks are used to make requests to PReS Image, which creates image files which
it then archives or emails. For more information about this product, see "About PReS Image" on
page279.
Since this task is an Output, it is not possible to immediately act on the generated image before con-
tinuing. When necessary to immediately retrieve the generated file, the "Digital Action" on page374
task should be used instead.
In addition to the job-specific PReS Image properties you configure in the task’s Properties dialog box,
there are configurable options common to all PReS Image outputs processed by a given computer (see
"PReS Image preferences" on page672). Note that those options are specific to each PReS Image
installation and that they are immediately applied.
The following describes the properties specific to PReS Image Output tasks.
Note: In some combinations of Microsoft Outlook and Windows versions, it is not possible for
Outlook to be opened while PReS Workflow is running, so emails are not sent out automatically.
To correct this, make sure to log on to Windows on the PReS Workflow server using the same
login that PReS Workflow is using, and open Outlook before starting the PReS Workflow ser-
vices. You could also use a startup process to start Outlook before the rest of the services.
Input
The input file can be:
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Any data file with a valid emulation (see "About data emulation" on page54).
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A PDF/VT file.
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An Optimized PostScript Stream file (.ps) generated by PReS Workflow. The .ps file must be the
result of the merge between a PlanetPress Design document and a data file, and can be gen-
erated either with the use of "Add document" on page593, or a printer queue using a "Send to
Folder printer queue" on page99. Postscript generated using any other way will fail, as PReS
Image requires knowledge of the number of pages in the document, which is not available in out-
put generated using any other means. Note however that "Digital Action" on page374 does have
the ability, in most cases, to generate output using third-party PostScript files.
Processing & Output
Multiple things can happen, depending on the options chosen and the type of data this task receives:
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If the data file and a document are selected, and Printer Centric mode is used, the data file is
sent to the PReS Image host which merges the data and document to produce output.
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