Connect file types

This article describes the different file types that are related to PlanetPress Connect and its different modules. These are files that are generally transferable between machines, can be sent via email or other means.

  • .OL-template: A Designer Template file (see Templates). Is linked to a data mapping configuration by default, but not necessarily.

  • .OL-datamapper: A data mapping configuration file, which can include sample data (excluding database source files such as MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, etc). See Data mapping configurations.

  • .OL-datamodel: A data model file which can be imported or exported into either a data mapping configuration or a template. Contains a list of fields and their data type (date, currency, string, etc). See The Data Model.

  • Print Presets are used when generating a job, ready for output, from Designer (see Generating Print output from the Designer) or through Workflow (see Print processes with OL Connect tasks).

    • .OL-jobpreset: A Job Preset (or Job Creation Preset) file has settings for data filtering and sorting, grouping (groups are used to split the print output), adding metadata fields, and finishing options that override the template's Media and Section settings. (See Job Presets.)

    • .OL-outputpreset: An Output Preset (or Output Creation Preset) file is used to generate the actual print output in the appropriate format (pcl, pdf, etc). It includes print settings such as impositioning (N-up, cut & stack), inserter marks, tray settings, separation etc. (See Output Presets.)

  • .OL-package: A transfer file used to package one or many of the above files (the data model being part of both the template and the data mapping configuration). Created by using the File > Package dialog. (See Package dialog.)

  • .OL-script: One or more Designer scripts. Scripts personalize the output of a template. They are either added via wizards (see Personalizing content) or self-written (see Writing your own scripts). They can also be imported or exported from the Scripts pane in Designer when a template is open.

  • .OL-printerdef: A Printer Definition File is used by the Output Preset (see Output Presets) to determine what type of output to produce. These definition files are generated by an internal application that is not currently distributed outside of OL, but the definition files themselves can be provided.

  • .OL-workflow: A Workflow file used by PlanetPress Workflow. Equivalent to .pp7 files (they are, in fact, essentially the same format), containing the processes and such used by Workflow.