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Manage Resources dialog box

Use this dialog box to manage output process resources of a selected type (Banner, Binary, CpMillUnitLibrary, CPMillProfile, CsvDocProp, FCB, Ini, PrinterControlFile, Text). You can access this dialog when you configure the action parameter in the Action Configuration pane of the Process Designer.

Option Description
Resource list The table lists currently defined resources for the selected resource type. Columns in the table show the current settings for a resource:
  • Resource Name — Displays the name of the resource.
  • Resource Description — Displays a description of the resource.
  • Resource Comments — Displays any additional comments about the resource.
  • Data Type — Displays the data types associated with the resource.
  • Printer Family — Displays the printer families associated with the resource.
New Click this button to create a new resource. The dialog box that opens varies depending on the selected resource type.
  • CpMillUnitLibrary — Opens the Configure Unit Library dialog box.
  • CPMillProfile — Opens the Configure Filter Profile dialog box.
  • Banner — Opens the Create Banner Resource dialog box.
  • PrinterControlFile — Opens the Create PrinterControlFile Resource dialog box.
  • FCB — Opens the Create FCB Resource dialog box.
  • CsvDocProp — Opens the Create CsvDocProp Resource dialog box.
  • Binary — Opens the Create Binary Resource dialog box.
  • Text — Opens the Create Text Resource dialog box.
  • Ini — Opens the Create Ini Resource dialog box.
Edit Click this button to open the selected resource for modification. This opens the Edit Resource (or Configure Resource for CpMill resources) dialog box, which allows you to edit options for the selected resource type.
Delete Click this button to delete the selected resource.
Import Click this button to import a resource. The file must be a previously exported Output Manager resource in XML format.
Export Click this button to export the currently selected resource to an XML export file. Exported resources can then be imported into Output Manager. The XML markup construct consists of name/value pairs that correspond to property settings for a resource. For example:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<EomResource>
  <ResourceName ResourceName="resource_name" />
  <ResourceDescription ResourceDescription="resource_description" />
  <ResourceComments ResourceComments="optional_comments" />
  <ResourceType ResourceType="PrinterControlFile" />
  <ResourceXML ResourceXML="Unicode (UTF-8)" />
  <ResourcePrinterFamily PrinterFamily="101" />
  <ResourceDataType ResourceDataType="999" /><![CDATA[printer]]></EomResource>