Output connectors

Output connectors are the channels through which output jobs are delivered. You create the output connectors in the Platform, and in the Runtime configuration you specify from which Processes to collect the output.

Connector type

There are different types of output connectors. Which type to select depends on how the output jobs are delivered to the target application. For example, if the target application is a printer, you can use a Spool output connector to deliver the output to the printer.

Driver

If the output connector delivers page formatted output to the target application, you must add the appropriate device driver to the output connector. For example, if the target applications a PCL printer, you must add the appropriate PCL device driver to the output connector.

Queue

You can connect output queues to the output connectors. The output queue stores the output jobs before they are delivered to the target application.

Output mode

You must specify the appropriate output mode for each output connector. See Output modes for more information about output mode.

Runtime configuration connector settings

The connector type and device driver settings you configure in the Platform are the default settings that will be applied in all Runtime configurations in the Project. In each runtime configuration, you can override the default settings.

In the Runtime configurations, you can also configure connector settings that will be applied before or after the Runtime job, and before or after each Document in the Runtime job. For example sheet layouts, OMR codes, and enveloping.