Create PDF/VT

The Create PDF/VT, similar to the Create PDF task, creates PDF/VT files from a PlanetPress Suite Document (created with PlanetPress Design). This PDF/VT is compatible with the Create Print Content task directly without the use of a Connect Template (PDF/VT mode).

Input

Any data file supported by the selected PlanetPress Document.

Processing

The input data file is merged with the selected PlanetPress Document.

Output

The output is a PDF/VT with default quality settings. The metadata embedded within the PDF/VT is the one generated by the PlanetPress Document.

Properties

Note that the Connect Proxy tab is not present in the Create PDF/VT Action task properties, as this task does not communicate with the OL Connect Server.

General Tab
  • Documents: Select a specific PlanetPress Design document if you want all the jobs to be generated with that document.
  • Recipient Node: Use the drop-down to select which level of the metadata is used as the "Recipient" node. The Recipient node defines each Record in the output when used with the Create Print Content task.
  • Add job information to document: Check to add the 9 Job Info variables to the PDF/VT metadata at the root level.
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.