4.3 Users and Configurations.................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
4.3.1 Local and Network Rights........................................................................................................................................................................ 73
4.3.2 Local Settings......................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
4.3.3 User Specificity....................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
4.4 Anatomy of a Process....................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
4.5 Configurations, Processes and Flowcharts .......................................................................................................................................................... 76
4.5.1 Branches................................................................................................................................................................................................ 76
4.6 Design Versus Debug Mode .............................................................................................................................................................................. 79
4.7 Tasks as Plugins .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 80
4.8 Task Properties Dialog Boxes ............................................................................................................................................................................ 81
4.9 Variable Properties ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
4.10 Standard Variables ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 83
4.10.1 Available Standard Variables.................................................................................................................................................................. 84
4.11 Job Information Elements and Job Info Variables ............................................................................................................................................. 85
4.11.1 Job Info Variables in Debug Mode.......................................................................................................................................................... 89
4.12 Custom Variables ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
4.13 Selecting Documents in Tasks ........................................................................................................................................................................ 92
4.13.1 Variable Document Names .................................................................................................................................................................... 93
4.14 Sending Job Info Variables to Output Devices .................................................................................................................................................. 94
4.15 Working with Tasks in the PlanetPress Process Area ......................................................................................................................................... 95
4.16 Adding Branches ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 99
4.17 Detailed Directions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 102
4.18 Adding Tasks ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 103
4.19 Editing Tasks or Branches ............................................................................................................................................................................. 104
4.20 Adding Comments ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 105
4.21 Replacing Tasks, Conditions, Branches or Comments ...................................................................................................................................... 106
4.22 Removing Tasks and Branches ...................................................................................................................................................................... 107
4.23 Cutting and Pasting, or Copying and Pasting Tasks and Branches .................................................................................................................... 109
4.24 Moving Tasks, Branches and Comments Using Drag-and-Drop......................................................................................................................... 110
4.25 Duplicating Tasks, Branches and Comments Using Drag-and-Drop................................................................................................................... 112
4.26 Copying and Pasting Properties between Task, Conditions or Comments .......................................................................................................... 113
4.27 Disabling and Enabling Tasks and Branches ................................................................................................................................................... 114
5 Data in PlanetPress Watch ........................................................................................................................................................................... 115
5.1 Multiple Sample Data Files .............................................................................................................................................................................. 116
5.2 Detailed Directions ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 117
5.2.1 Use the Data Selector ........................................................................................................................................................................... 117
5.2.2 Choose a Line Printer, CSV, ASCII, Channel Skip or XML Sample Data File ................................................................................................ 120
5.2.3 Choose a Database Type Sample Data File ............................................................................................................................................. 120
5.2.4 Reopen a Sample Data File.................................................................................................................................................................... 122
5.2.5 Add or Edit Data Selections ................................................................................................................................................................... 123
5.2.6 Get Data .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 124
6 Input Tasks................................................................................................................................................................................................... 125
6.1 Detailed Directions ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 126
6.1.1 Email Input Task Properties................................................................................................................................................................... 126
6.1.2 Folder Listing Input Task Properties ....................................................................................................................................................... 127
6.1.3 Folder Capture Input Task Properties ..................................................................................................................................................... 128
6.1.4 FTP Input Task Properties ..................................................................................................................................................................... 129
6.1.5 HTTP Client Input Task Properties ......................................................................................................................................................... 130
6.1.6 HTTP Server Input Task Properties ........................................................................................................................................................ 131
6.1.7 Create File Input Task Properties ........................................................................................................................................................... 132
6.1.8 LPD Input Task Properties..................................................................................................................................................................... 133
6.1.9 Serial Input Task Properties .................................................................................................................................................................. 134
6.1.10 Telnet Input Task Properties................................................................................................................................................................ 134
6.1.11 WinQueue Input Task Properties.......................................................................................................................................................... 135
7 Output Tasks ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 136
7.1 Detailed Directions ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 137
7.1.1 Printer Queue Output Task Properties .................................................................................................................................................... 137
7.1.2 Print Using a Windows Driver Output Task Properties.............................................................................................................................. 138
7.1.3 FTP Output Task Properties................................................................................................................................................................... 139
7.1.4 Send Email Output Task Properties ........................................................................................................................................................ 140
7.1.5 Send to Folder Output Task Properties ................................................................................................................................................... 142
7.1.6 SOAP Client Task Properties .................................................................................................................................................................. 143
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