Resource Manager dialog box

The Resource Manager provides a central place for managing all Output Manager resources. Resources are available to any Output Manager service, running on any server. For example, 2 Output Manager Output Services running on 2 different servers, could use the same resources. Resources are used in business rule and output process actions. You can access this dialog box by selecting Tools > Resource Manager in the Output Manager Console.

Option Description
Resource type

Displays the resource types. Once a resource type is selected, all resources of that type are displayed in the grid. You can create and manage the resources as necessary. You can choose from the following available resource types:

  • Banner — Text files used for banners or trailers that may contain document properties.
  • Binary — Binary files used by output process actions.
  • CPMillProfile — XML files used to define formatting such as fonts and resource locations for a particular file format. This is used when transforming, bursting, extracting data, performing ADM, viewing documents, or reprinting documents.
  • CpMillUnitLibrary — Javascript programs used for Advanced Document Modification.
  • CsvDocProp — Comma separated values representing document properties.
  • FCB — Form Control Block used by DCOs for various record conversions.
  • Ini — Ini files used by output process actions.
  • PrinterControlFile — Reserved for printer control files, not presently used.
  • Text — Text files used by output process actions.

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>