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Set Maximum concurrent engines per type to the same number as the Local engines
launched, for both medium and large jobs.
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Click OK or Apply.
Job size limits
PrintShop Mail Connect lets you define job sizes by setting the maximum number of records in
a small job, and the minimum number of records in a large job. Jobs that are neither small nor
large are medium sized. Job size limits could have an impact on performance.
Small jobs always get just one Merge engine, so it is important not to set the limit for small jobs
too high. Small jobs should be easily handled by one Merge engine.
The number of engines used for medium and large jobs is configurable.
Which job size limits are ideal in your setup can't be said beforehand. It requires testing to find
the minimum and maximum number of records in jobs that benefit from running with more than
one Merge engine.
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To set the job size limits, select Window > Preferences... from the menu; then go to
Scheduling.
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Under Scheduling - Merge engine you can set the number of Parellel engines per job
for medium and large jobs.
Example
Testing may reveal that jobs between 50 and 250 records benefit from running with 2 Merge
engines, but that running those jobs with more Merge engines doesn't give additional power or
even takes a bit longer.
In this case, the maximum number of records in a small job should be set to 50; the minimum
number of records in a large job could be set to 250. Subsequently, the Parallel engines per job
setting could be set to 2 for medium jobs, and for large jobs it should be set to the maximum
number of Merge engines available.
Template optimization
When you find that the speed per Merge engine - the Content Creation speed - is low,
optimizing a template can make a huge difference. Here are some ways to optimize a template:
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Use efficient selectors. Using very precise selectors in scripts will be much faster than
using a text selector, especially on large documents. See "Use an ID as selector" on
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