The PDF Automation Server runs as a service on Windows, and as a daemon on other operating systems. By default, the server will use port 1099 to communicate with the PAS Manager. In order to run the server on a different port, stop the server and modify RMIPort attribute in the PASProp.xml settings file.
During installation, there is an option to run the QoppaPAS service automatically on startup. This can be modified later in the Windows Service Manager Console, as well as start and stop the QoppaPAS service. Additionally, there is a command-line executable in the installation folder named QoppaPAS.exe that allows you to start, stop, and get the status of the QoppaPAS service.
Usage: QoppaPAS.exe {-start|-stop|-status}
Note: In Windows Vista and Windows 7, due to permissions issues, you will need to run the command line shell (cmd) as administrator to stop and start QoppaPAS.
During installation, the start/stop script for the QoppaPAS daemon is copied to the installation folder.
Usage: QoppaPAS {start|stop|status}
PAS Manager can be started from the desktop icon or from the PAS Manager launcher in the installation folder. After starting the PAS Manager, the Connection Dialog is displayed.
Note: If you are connecting to the localhost and the PDF Automation Server is not running, you will be prompted to start the server. By default, the server uses port 1099. If the server has been modified to use a different port, enter the new port number.
Once connected to the PDF Automation Server, the Project Console is displayed with the jobs in the top portion and the log displayed in the lower portion.
The buttons to manage the jobs (new, edit, start, and stop) are also enabled.
New: Starts the New Job Wizard to create a new automation job
Edit: Opens the job properties to being Editing a Job
Start/Stop: Starts or Stops the selected job on the server
Delete: Deletes the created job from the server
The recent events log will display the last 100 events logged in the server.
Clear: Clears only the events in the recent events list
Note: As you are setting up your first projects, you can add to PASprop.xml settings file an additional entry Verbose = "true" so the log will be more verbose.