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7.
Click
Continue
and add an
Account Name
and
Description
.
8.
Click
Create
.
This account is now ready to be used in the tools that use cloud storage services.
Note:
You can reset the authorization for an account. This is needed when the authorisation token became invalid (it is broken, the administrator of the cloud storage deleted the site, ...).
Follow these steps:
• Select the account for which you want to reset the authorization.
• Click
Authenticate
.
• In the dialog that pops up, fill in the required key(s) and press
Authenticate
.
Configuring Amazon S3
Follow these steps to create an account for Amazon S3:
1.
In
Tools
>
Configure
>
Cloud Storage Services
, click
Add
, select
Amazon S3
and click
OK
.
2.
In the
Add Amazon S3 Account
dialog, fill in the
Access Key ID
and
Secret Access Key
as
generated in the IAM module for the user linked to this account. Contact your administrator for more details.
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These keys allow Automation Engine the following actions on the
buckets
(root folders) that are linked to this account:
• download, upload and remove files
• create new folders.
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Note:
The IAM-defined user must have sufficient permissions to access the required
S3
buckets. Also consider limiting this user's access to one or more specific
S3
buckets. Learn more about IAM policies and access to S3 buckets in
this online article
.
Attention:
When your internet browser is already open, an account could already be logged in to that service. To make sure you log in with the right account, close your browser first.
3.
Click
Continue
and add an
Account Name
and
Description
.
4.
Click
Create
to confirm and close the dialog.
Note:
You can reset the authorization for an account. This is needed when the authorisation token became invalid (it is broken, the administrator of the cloud storage deleted the site, ...).
Follow these steps:
• Select the account for which you want to reset the authorization.
• Click
Authenticate
.
• In the dialog that pops up, fill in the required key(s) and press
Authenticate
.
9.13.6 Create DCS Master
When you use the Create Master DCS task, you might want to map short names used in plates
(that might not mean anything) to full ink names. This is handy for example for plates with international ink definitions. By default,
C
,
M
,
Y
and
K
are mapped to
Cyan
,
Magenta
,
Yellow and Black .
To add an ink definition, double-click an input field and start typing. Press 'TAB' to switch fields.
9.13.7 Digital Press
Use this to connect Automation Engine to the DFE (Digital Front End) of a digital press.
1.
Select
Digital Press
and use
File
>
New
to create a new digital press connection.
2.
Enter the name of your
DFE Server
and click
Connect
.
Note:
Make sure the DFE server is running and reachable over the network.
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If your connection is successful, you will see
Connection OK!
and details about the DFE server.
3.
If your DFE server drives several presses, select the
Press
you want to connect to.
You will see details about the digital press.
4.
Use
File
>
Save
to save your connection.
9.13.8 E-Mail Configuration
Automation Engine can use your E-mail server to send E-mails. These E-mails can be sent by a task
Notification
, by a dedicated
Send E-mail task
or as an extra tool when you opened a log
file.
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•
Postmaster
is the E-mail address that will receive a warning mail when an E-mail could not be delivered.
•
Use as sender
: Select this to include a "
Sender
" SMTP header.
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The purpose of such a header is to indicate that the actual sender of the E-mail is different from the person in the '
From
' field of the E-mail. Some E-mail servers refuse to send this E-mail unless this field is specified. Certain E-mail clients will visualise the
sender
info as " sent by <postmaster> on behalf of <from>
".
• Check with your IT department for the correct settings of the
SMTP Server
and
SMTP Port
.
• Select the check box if you want to
Use a secure connection
instead of an unrestricted connection.
• If the
SMTP server
requests authentication, fill out the
User Name
and
Password
fields.
• Click on the button to
Send
a
Test E-mail
(see below).
•
Send Test E-mail...
The following authentication schemes are supported by the Automation Engine mail component:
PLAIN
,
LOGIN
and
DIGEST-MD5
.
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•
From
: Indicates the address you're using to send the test E-mail. If no address is filled in, the postmaster address is used. You can choose a different sender to test if the mail server allows you to send e-mails on behalf of others. The
Send E-Mail
task relies on this behavior as it tries to send E-mails on behalf of the user that launches the task.
•
To
: Fill in a valid E-mail address that will receive the test mail.
•
Message
: You can enter a personal message or leave the default text.
• When finished, click
Send
to see whether the configuration is working properly. When the E-mail could be sent, an Info message will appear. When it failed, you will get a detailed warning message.
9.13.9 External Databases
External Databases
are databases from external systems (not part of Automation Engine).
Automation Engine uses links to such databases in
• a
Database Query SmartName
. Learn more in
Database Query SmartNames
.
• a
Database Access Point
. Learn more in
Database Access Point
.
• the
Interact with Database
task. Learn more in
Interact with Database task
.
Attention:
When integrating Automation Engine with an external database make sure you are compliant with the license agreements of that database manufacturer.
Note:
Configuring these links requires knowledge about database setups. If necessary, contact your IT database administrator to figure out the correct settings.
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