9.0

Workflows
The following topics describe the workflows currently available from Quark for Automation
Services.
In order to work correctly, Automation Services needs to have sufficient rights to read and
write to the folders it works with. For more information, see "Setting access privileges and
idle time-out" in A Guide to Automation Services.
Publish to App Studio
The Publish to App Studio workflow lets you transform a QuarkXPress® layout that has
been tagged with App Studio XTensions software into an App Studio issue (a .zave file)
that can be viewed in an App Studio reader app.
In addition to using the controls built into this workflow, you can use a variety of QPS
attributes to control various aspects of the App Studio issues that this workflow creates.
For more information, see "App Studio QPS attributes" in A Guide to App Studio.
This workflow is designed to work with QPS trigger assets.
• Media Folder Paths: Specify the path(s) where any media files required by the workflow
can be found. When the automation profile executes, the software searches these paths
for any files referenced in interactive items. Note that if you specify a path in the file
system, you must use a valid UNC path to which the Automation Services server has read
access. If Automation Services cannot locate a picture file, it substitutes a default picture
with the same name as the missing picture. The default picture can be found at
[application
folder]\AutomationServices_Data\Resources\ProfileManagement\FallbackImage.jpg.
• Image Format: This option controls the way images in the layout are stored: PNG or JPEG.
If you choose JPEG, you can use a slider to control the image quality.
• Page Format: This option controls the way the layout images are stored. If you choose
JPEG, enter the desired DPI value in the Maximum Size (pixels) field. If you choose PDF,
the Generate separate PDF for each page check box lets you create a separate PDF for
each page (leave this box unchecked to minimize issue file size). To control how PDF files
are generated, check Select output style and choose from a list of the PDF output styles
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WORKFLOWS