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Creating package files
A package file (*.OL-package) contains one or more templates, data mapping configurations
and Print Presets.
A data mapping configuration file contains the information needed to extract data from a certain
type of data file. For more information see "Data mapping configurations" on page197.
Print Presets make it possible to do such things as filtering and sorting records, grouping
documents and splitting the print jobs into smaller print jobs, as well as the more standard
selection of printing options, such as binding, OMR markings and the like. See "Print Presets"
on page1475 for more details.
Package files can be opened by other Connect users. They can also be imported into Workflow
and sent to the Connect Server.
To open the Package dialog, select File > Package.... For an explanation of the options in the
Package dialog, see "Package dialog" on page989.
Generating output from the Designer
Output can be generated directly from the Designer, through Workflow, or by means of the
Connect Server REST API; see "Generating Print output" on page1470, "Generating Email
output" on page1499 and "Generating Web output" on page1509.
To test a template first, select Context > Preflight. Preflights execute the template without
actually producing output and it displays any issues once it's done (see also: "Testing scripts"
on page887).
Sending files to Workflow
Workflow can generate output from a template in automated processes. For this, the template
has to be sent to Workflow. Alternatively you may create a Package file (see "Creating package
files" above) and import that into Workflow.
The Send to Workflow dialog sends templates, data mapping configurations and Print Presets
to the Workflow server.
A data mapping configuration file contains the information necessary for data mapping: the
settings to read the source file (Delimiter and Boundary settings), the data mapping workflow
with its extraction instructions ('Steps'), the Data Model and any imported data samples. For
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