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Print processes with OL Connect tasks
Generating print output from a template via an automated process requires you to design a print
process in the PlanetPress Workflow configuration tool.
This topic explains which tasks and files are used in a print process.
Tip
An easy way to setup a print project in OL Connect, including the print process and the
files that it needs, is to use a Project Wizard. There are two Project Wizards that create a
sample print project. See "Project Wizards" on page992.
There is also a Walkthrough sample that helps you build a Print process for Connect
documents in the Workflow Configuration tool by yourself, step-by-step: Creating a Print
process in Workflow.
The structure of a print process
In its simplest form, such a process may consist of only two plugins: an Input task and the All In
One plugin.
The All In One task combines the following four OL Connect tasks:
l The Execute Data Mapping task, or the Retrieve Items task.
The Execute Data Mapping task extracts data from the job data file and puts them in a
record set. This task works according to the instructions in a data mapping configuration,
made with the DataMapper (see "Data mapping configurations" on page197).
The Retrieve Items task retrieves records from the OL Connect database.
l The Create Print Content task. This task merges data with a template, resulting in Print
Content Items. Templates are made with the Designer (see "Templates" on page441).
l The Create Job task. This task turns a set of Print Content Items into a print job. Any
settings are passed on to Workflow via a Job Creation Preset.
l The Create Output task. This task creates the actual output file(s). Any settings are
passed on to Workflow via an Output Creation Preset.
The All In One task is the fastest and most efficient way to create print output. The task
exchanges less data with the server than the separate plugins do and it has multi-threading
support: it can produce the data set and content items in parallel.
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