Create Job

The Create Job action task prepares a series of print content items for output generation. A Job is not actual contents but simply a collection of content items ready to be printed.

See also: About printing.

Input

The task expects to have a valid Print Content Set, output from the Create Print Content task, or the result of the Retrieve Items task set to retrieve either Content Items or a Content Set.

The result of a Retrieve Items task cannot be used with a Job Creation Preset. Use the IDs in the metadata instead (see the Properties below).

Processing

The task prepares the content items or content sets for printing, tagging them as printable. Only the content items that are part of the job will generate output.

Output

The task outputs a Print Job ready to be sent to the Create Output task for printing.

Task properties

General Tab
  • Job Preset file: Select which Job Preset to use to generate the job. To be used in this dialog, a preset must have been sent to PlanetPress Workflow using the Package File function in PlanetPress Connect.
    • Default: The IDs in the Metadata are used instead of a job preset file. Select this option if the Print Content Set is the result of the Retrieve Items task.
    • "%o": Select to use a dynamic preset name. Click on %o to change the expression that determines the name of the preset to use. The preset name must be available in the Connect Resources (see Connect resources).
    • Preset Names: Select the appropriate preset to generate output. Listed are the Job Presets that are present in the Connect Resources (see Connect resources).
  • Unselect unused Content Items in metadata: When this option is checked, only Content Items that were actually included in the Job are set to "selected" in the Metadata (see Metadata).
OL Connect Proxy Tab

This tab is common to all OL Connect tasks and defines where to process the jobs sent through these tasks. When these fields are empty, they use the defaults set in the OL Connect User Options page of the preferences.

Defaults are not used unless the configuration is sent to the Workflow service.
  • OL Connect Proxy Address: Enter the machine name or IP Address where the OL Connect Server resides.
  • Port: Enter the port to use to communicate with the OL Connect Server. Default: 9340
  • User name: Enter the user name expected by the OL Connect Server.
  • Password: Enter the password expected by the OL Connect Server for the above user name.
On Error Tab

For a description of the options on the On Error tab see Using the On Error tab.

Miscellaneous Tab

The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.

It contains a text area (Task comments) that lets you write comments about the task. These comments are saved when the dialog is closed with the OK button and are displayed in the Task Comments Pane.

Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in the Process area.

The tab also provides an option to highlight the task in The Process area with the default color, set in the Preferences (see General appearance preferences), or the color selected or defined under Highlight color on this tab.
To revert the selected highlight color to the default color, open this tab, turn the Highlight option off and close the dialog with the OK button; then turn highlighting back on.
Highlighting can also be turned on and off via the task's contextual menu and with the Highlight button on the View ribbon.