8.6

Technical
In PReS Workflow Configuration, you may associate a single Printer Queue output task
with multiple Printer Queues. If you do so, you have the option of using load balancing or
not (See "Load Balancing" on page75).
PReS Workflow Printer Queues
The printer queues displayed in the Configuration Components pane of the PReS Workflow
Configuration program are not to be confused with Windows printer queues. When you start
building a PReS Workflow configuration it contains no printer queues so you have to create
queues and set each one’s properties.
The PReS Workflow Configuration program lets you create four types of printer queues:
l Windows Output printer queues are used to send print jobs to local or network printers.
See "Windows Output Printer Queue" on page69.
l LPR Output printer queues are used to send print jobs to printers via the LPR/LPD
protocol. See "LPR Output Printer Queue" on page70.
l FTP Output printer queues are typically used to send print jobs to FTP sites. See "FTP
Output Printer Queue" on page72.
l Send to Folder printer queues are typically used to send print jobs to local or network
folders. See "Send to Folder Printer Queue" on page73.
The properties associated with each queue will differ depending on the queue type. In the case
of an FTP Output printer queue, for example, the properties include the IP address of the FTP
server. In the case of a Windows Output printer queue, on the other hand, you will find the name
of a local or shared Windows printer queue.
To send print jobs to any of those PReS Workflow printer queues, you must use a Printer
Queue output task. Note that with a single task, you can send print jobs to multiple printer
queues, regardless queue types.
Shared Printer Queue Properties
A printer queue’s advanced properties includes the printer’s speed and any special pre- or
post-job commands required for printer specific reasons. Pre-job commands are added right
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