Importing processes

You can import individual processes or groups of processes from another OL Connect Workflow configuration file without having to import the contents of the entire configuration file. The OL Connect Workflow Configuration tool imports everything necessary to run the processes, including configured tasks and some configuration components.

Note: Resource files must be imported separately; see Importing OL Connect resource files, Importing PlanetPress Design documents and Importing PrintShop Mail documents.

To import processes and other components from a configuration file:

  1. From the OL Connect Workflow Button, choose Import | Configuration Components. The Import dialog appears.
  2. Navigate to the OL Connect Workflow configuration file containing the processes or groups of processes you want to import.
  3. Select the file, then click Open. The Import Configuration dialog appears displaying all the processes and/or process groups, as well as the subprocesses, variables, PlanetPress Design documents and printer queues in the selected configuration file.
  4. In the list, select the components you want to import. The OL Connect Workflow Configuration program lets you open and import any of the following:
    • Complete PlanetPress Watch 4 to 6 configurations, as well as OL Connect Workflow 7 and 8 configurations.
    • Specific processes from Version 6, 7 and 8 configurations, including their local variables.
    • Specific subprocesses from any OL Connect Workflow 7 and 8 Tools configurations.
    • Specific global variables from OL Connect Workflow 7 and 8 Tools configurations.
    • References to specific PlanetPress Design or PrintShop Mail documents. Note that the documents themselves must be imported separately.
    • Specific printer queues.
  5. Check Overwrite existing components with same name if you want processes with existing names to be overwritten by those in the imported configuration, or uncheck it to duplicate those processes under a new automatically generated name.
  6. Click OK to start the import.
    OL Connect Workflow Configuration imports the selected objects and automatically renames duplicate items in the imported configuration.

Important considerations

  • When importing a OL Connect Workflow configuration file, resource files like Connect templates, PlanetPress Design documents and PrintShop Mail documents are not physically imported as they are not part of the configuration file itself. In order for the documents to be available, you will need to send each document from Connect Designer, PlanetPress Design or PrintShop Mail (see their respective documentation for details).
  • If you import a OL Connect Workflow configuration that contains a OL Connect Fax output task, you must update the task’s properties and refresh the host name. Otherwise, when OL Connect Workflow will attempt to output the file, an error will be generated.