You use the Manual type application plan as a stand-alone system, or when a business application is not available.
When using a Manual type application plan, some of the properties can be manually entered. This is different from the LearnMode application plan type where the properties are defined dynamically using values from a captured screen in the business application. There are features available during property definition that can make manual entry less manual.
For example, predefined lists applied to properties present the user with a list of choices when linking an image, and scripts can process entered data.