How do I get a pdf output in the new work flow

OL Connect Professional Workflow
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How do I get a pdf output in the new work flow?

I have my designer file and I send to workflow., but I can’t seem to output as a pdf, or sucessfully send to RPD, or even get a valid postscript file.

I DataMapping

Document Templates

Job Presets (Not sure if this is needed)

Output Presets(Not sure if this is needed)

With Planet Press 7 I can add the ptk/ptz to a printer queue, but I can’t seem to do that with the connect designer stuff.

Any word when a PDF version of the user guide will be available? One I can print?

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To create PDF, after your Create Print Content task add a Create Job task with the Job Preset parameter set to Default, followed by a Create Output task and make sure you specify an Output Preset that generates a PDF. You’ll have to send the Output Preset Configuration to Workflow from the Designer (one already exists for standard PDF output, just pick it and send it to Workflow).

If you specify a different type of Output Preset (say, one that sends directly to a printer), then you can use that to send the job to print through the Output Creation task. If you want to change the printer dynamically in the Workflow, then you can specify in the Create Output task that you want the Output Management to go through Workflow (i.e. it overrides the settings in the Output Preset file) and then you can send it to any of your printer queues in Passthrough mode.

As for the PDF version of the documentation, this will have to wait a little bit because it in a state of constant flux, being modified and augmented quite regularly. We may at some point provide the functionality to convert it on the fly, but there are no dates set for that feature yet.

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Ok, I think I am doing something wrong. When I send my ms-access data to work flow my postscript looks like.

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There is a lot more, just sending some basics.

I do have the following in my workflow.

1st Folder Capture for the input data

2nd A Send to folder for data archive

3rd Create Print Content which has my template

4th Create Job (You mentioned using default so I am using use ID’s in meta data)

5th Create Output. (We only have the trial right now, so my designer I am choosing a PDF but presets says ask for file name.)

6th a send to folder for RPD (Ricoh Process Director Post Scripts fails as it is what I showed above)

7th Send E-mail for testing this works

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You didn’t include the DataMapper step in your last post, but I assume it’s just an oversight.

You should run this workflow in step-by-step mode until after the Create Output task. If you’ve made sure to specify that its output should be managed by Workflow, at that stage you should be able to click the View As PDF button in the Debug tab and see the PDF that was just produced by Connect. And it should not ask you any question in the process.