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1.
Select Window > Preferences... from the menu; under Scheduling, select Scheduling -
Merge engine.
2.
Set Local engines launched to a number appropriate for your system.
3.
Initially, you can set Parallel engines per job to the same number as the Local engines
launched, for both medium and large jobs (see "Job size limits" below, below).
4.
Always set Maximum concurrent engines per type to the same number as the Local
engines launched, for both medium and large jobs.
5.
Click OK or Apply.
Note
Since PrintShopMail Connect can only handle one job at a time, it isn't useful to make any 'engine
reservations'. Reserved engines cannot be used by jobs of another type. All Merge engines should
be "floating".
Job size limits
Job size is a relative concept. In a small service company a job may be considered large when
it counts 1,000 records, whereas in an insurance company the same job may be seen as small.
PrintShop Mail Connectlets 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. (Note that the term 'records' refers to top-level records only. Detail
records are not considered.) These job size limits could have an impact on performance.
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Small jobs always get just one engine. Do not set the limit for small jobs too high; small
jobs should be easily handled by one engine.
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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. Take into account that jobs with fewer records could actually be medium or
large if each individual record outputs 10,000 pages.
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To set the job size limits, select Window > Preferences... from the menu; then go to
Scheduling.
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