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PTC Arbortext Layout Developer Components
The following list describes the components of the PTC Arbortext Layout Developer product suite:
PTC Arbortext Layout Developer— Desktop
Interactive user interface for template development and manual adjustment of the composed document.
PTC Arbortext Layout Developer— Server
An PTC Arbortext Layout Developer option that can be licensed to support certain very specific automated workflows.
If you are upgrading from a previous version of PTC Arbortext Layout Developer— Server, install PTC Arbortext Layout Developer— Desktop and then obtain and apply the PTC Arbortext Layout Developer— Server license key.
You can also use the -desktop or -server command line option when starting PTC Arbortext Layout Developer to request a specific license type.