Creating custom steps (transforms)

To create a transform, an InfoPrint Manager system administrator must use this procedure:

1. Connect to the InfoPrint Manager server using the InfoPrint Manager Web Administration Interface.
2. In the left-hand Objects panel, click the Servers tab.
3. Click , the Menu icon, and select Custom Steps (Transforms)....
4. Click the New button in the upper right corner.
5. In the Create New Custom Step (Transform) dialog, fill in these values:

   Name

   Type a meaningful name for the transform.

   InfoPrint Manager references the transform name in transform sequences that are associated with actual destinations.

   Server

   If not filled in, either type or select the InfoPrint Manager server in which you want to create the transform.

   Transforms can only be associated with actual destinations in the same server. If the InfoPrint Manager Web Administration Interface is only monitoring one server, this field contains that server name.

   Output File Format

   Select a format for the output file produced from this transform.

   Description

   Type a description of this transform that will appear whenever you show this transform through the InfoPrint Manager Web Administration Interface.

   Transform Options

   Type the command-line transform and its options, including any InfoPrint Manager substitution variables.

   Final Step

   Specify if the transform step is the last one.

   Force Sequence Stop Return Code

   Specify a return code that indicates the transform step was successful, but the transform step is not returning data for further processing by InfoPrint Manager.

   Document Formats Allowed

   Add a format for the input file or files that are being transformed.

   Note: You can specify either one or multiple document formats. The format of the input file determines whether this transform is called for a job sent to this actual destination.

   Use Server Locale

   Specify whether to use the locale language of the server (On - default) or English (Off) for input and output of information defined in the %% substitution variables in the Transform Options field.

The transform examples that follow demonstrate common uses of transform objects, using the substitution values shown in the Transform substitution variables table. Some of these examples presume that an application programmer has created a program with the name specified at the start of the Transform Options field.