8.8

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:
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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
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Host: Select the IP address of the PReS Image host to which you want the request to be
sent.
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Refresh: Click to update the list of IP addresses displayed in the Host drop-down list box.
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Documents: Select a specific PlanetPress Design 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.
Note
While the Do not use a document (passthrough)is visible in this list, it is not
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