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Configuring these engines to match the hardware configuration is probably the fastest and most
effective way to improve Connect's performance. See "Engine configuration" on page26.
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Number of Merge engines. When first installed, PrintShop Mail Connect is configured to
use 1 Merge engine. A Merge engine will run mostly single-threaded. To benefit from
modern multi-core systems it is recommended to run several Merge engines in parallel.
See "Number of Merge engines" on page27.
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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. See "Job size limits" on page28.
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Memory per engine. To make optimum use of the machine's capabilities it might be
useful to increase the amount of memory that an engine can use. See "Memory per
engine" on page28.
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. For advice on how to optimize a template
see: "Optimizing a template" on page815.
Network and internet connections
Use a fast network and internet connection or avoid loading external or internet resources.
Using images, JavaScript or CSS resources located on a slow network or on a slow internet
connection will obviously lead to a loss of speed. While we do our best for caching, a document
with 5,000 records which queries a page that takes 1 second to return a different image each
time will, naturally, slow output generation down by up to 83 minutes.
Hardware configuration
When processing speed is important, the following is suggested before looking into
Performance Packs to enhance performance (and after addressing the other issues mentioned
in this topic).
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Antivirus exclusions. Sometimes, virus scanners, other security software or indexing
services can interfere. It can help to disable those kinds of tools for the areas where
Connect stores intermediate files. You could exclude the entire
C:\Users\<connectuser>\Connect folder. See also: Antivirus Exclusions .
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