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supported with PlanetPress Design documents, and requires that this feature be available on the
printer.
OL Connect print jobs
There are two OL Connect tasks designed to create print output based on a Connect Designer tem-
plate: the "Create Output" on page506 task, and the "All In One" on page493 task, which combines 4
different OL Connect tasks, including the Create Output task, within a single one.
Both tasks can produce many different types of files and distribute them to many different printers, or to
a folder.
Print options
The file type, printer model, output type (a folder, LPR queue or Windows printer), and print options and
settings are normally contained in an Output Creation Preset. Output Creation Presets are created in
the Connect Designer and can be used with any Connect template (see Output Creation Preset and
Print Options in Connect's Online Help). For some options, such as grouping documents and splitting
jobs, a Job Creation Preset is required as well (see Job Creation Preset in the Connect Online Help).
Presets have to be sent to or imported into Workflow before they can be used in a Workflow process.
Alternatively, the All in One and Create Output tasks can send the spool file back to the Workflow pro-
cess, instead of to the destination defined in the Output Creation Preset. (To achieve this, select the
Handle through Workflow option in the task properties.)
Back in the process the output file may be sent to a folder using the Send to Folder task, or to a Work-
flow Printer Queue via the Output to Printer Queue task.
Here are a few reasons why you might want to use the Handle through Workflow option:
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Additional flexibility. Printer Queues have load balancing options that allow to distribute the print-
ing load and make the process faster and more efficient. Print jobs may, for example, be split
equally among several printers, or they may be split according to each printer’s capacity and
speed. (See "PReS Workflow printer queues" on the facing page.)
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Archiving. If the output file is a PDF, the file can be sent to an Archiving solution before it is sent
to the printer.
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Easier debugging. If the output file is a PDF, for example, you can open it inside Workflow once it
has been sent back to the process (see "Debugging your PReS Workflow process" on page88).
Using a Printer Queue requires creating the appropriate Printer Queue in the Workflow Configuration
tool first.
In the Output to Printer Queue task, select No document to let the spool file pass through it.
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