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closed with the OKbutton, and are displayed in The Task Comments Pane.
Digital Action
Digital Action action tasks generates the same types of documents generated by PReS Image output tasks.
Since Digital Action tasks are not output tasks, the documents they create are typically passed on to the
following task. The image files they generate are always saved, along with their index files (if any), to an
archive folder.
Technical
The Digital Action task requires a PReS Image license to be present on the same IPSubnet as
PReS Workflow, either on the same server or a different one with PReS Image installed and activated.
Differences between Digital Action and Image tasks:
l
Digital Action is an action task and cannot be the last task in a branch or process. Image is an output
task, and has to be placed at the end of a process or branch.
l In PReS Workflow 7.2.4 and older, Digital Action does not update the PReS Search Database, even if
a PDIis generated and even if the option is checked in the preferences. This behavior was changed
starting in PReS Workflow 7.3.
l Digital Action can accept PostScript (.ps)files as an input, even if they are not generated by any PReS
Workflow tools.
Task Properties
General tab
l Host: Select the IP address of the PReS Image host to which you want the request to be sent.
l Refresh: Click to update the list of IP addresses displayed in the Host drop-down list box.
l Documents: Select a specific PReS Connect document if you want all the jobs to be generated with
that document. To use a document chosen at run-time for each job, enter a dynamic document name
using a combination of text, variables and data selections. To enable the dynamic document name
box, click inside it. To disable it, press Enter. Note that in the later case, you must be certain that the
documents that will be chosen at run-time will in fact be available locally or at the selected host.