Import Processes from Another Configuration File

You can import individual processes or groups of processes from a PlanetPress Suite configuration file without having to import the contents of the entire configuration file. PlanetPress Suite Configuration imports everything necessary to run the processes, including configured tasks and configuration components.

To import components from another configuration file:

1. From the PlanetPress Suite Button, choose Import | Configuration Components.
   The Import dialog appears.
2. Navigate to the PlanetPress 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, Global Variables, PlanetPress Design documents and Printer Queues in the selected configuration file.
   
4. In the list, select the components you want to import. The PlanetPress Workflow Configuration program lets you open and import any of the following:
   • Complete PlanetPress Watch 4 to 6 configurations, as well as PlanetPress Workflow 7 configurations.
   • Specific processes from Version 6 and 7 configurations, including their local variables.
   • Specific subprocesses from any PlanetPress Suite 7 Workflow Tools configurations.
   • Specific global variables from PlanetPress Suite 7 Workflow Tools configurations.
   • Specific PlanetPress or PrintShop Mail documents.
   • 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 dynamic name.
6. Click OK to start the import.
   PlanetPress Workflow Configuration imports the selected objects and automatically renames duplicate items in the imported configuration. If the current and imported configurations both include a startup process, the one in the imported configuration will become a standard process.

Important considerations

• When importing a PlanetPress Workflow configuration file, your PlanetPress Design and PrintShop Mail document 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 PlanetPress Design and PrintShop Mail (see their respective documentation for details).
• If you import a PlanetPress Workflow configuration that contains a PlanetPress or PlanetPress Fax output task, you must update the task’s properties and refresh the host name. Otherwise, when PlanetPress Workflow will attempt to output the file, an error will be generated.