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Auto Backup
Connect Designer can automatically create a backup file when you manually save a template.
To configure Auto Backup:
1.
Select the menu option Window > Preferences > Save.
2.
Under Auto backup, check the option Enable to activate the Auto Backup function.
3. Type the number of revisions to keep.
4. Select the directory in which the backups should be stored.
Backup files have the same name as the original template with two underscores and a
progressive number (without leading zeros) at the end: originalname__1.OL-template,
originalname__2.OL-template, etc.
Note
The Auto Save function does not cause backup files to be created.
Sharing a template
To share a template, you can send the template file itself, or save the template to a package file,
optionally together with a Data Mapping Configuration, a Job Creation Preset and an Output
Creation Preset. (See "Job Creation Presets" on page714 and "Output Creation Settings" on
page723 for more details.)
To create a package file, select File > Send to Workflow and choose File in the Destination
box. For the other options, see "Sending files to Workflow" on the facing page. The package file
has the extension .OL-package.
Generating output from the Designer
Output can be generated directly from the Designer; see "Generating Print output" on page816,
"Generating Email output" on page830 and "Generating Web output" on page839.
To test a template first, select Context > Preflight. Preflights executes the template without
actually producing output and it displays any issues once it's done (see also: "Testing scripts"
on page535).
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