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Using third party external processes

Administrators can add up to 5 external processes from third party software. Each process can have a combined maximum of 10 folder-based and CLI profiles.

Submitting from third party processes via hot folders: Folder- based profiles allow the submission of jobs from third party processes via hot folders. During setup, each profile is assigned to a process input hot folder, a process output hot folder, and an optional errors hot folder.

For folder-based profiles, third party software must be installed and running on the Process Manager server or a third party machine in order to use external processes in a workflow. When the Process Manager workflow reaches the third party step, the job is retrieved by the third party application, processed, and then returned to the Process Manager workflow to complete any remaining workflow steps.

Running third party scripts: CLI profiles are available for input via command line interfaces and scripts. During setup, each profile is assigned a file name and location for the script, optional parameters, and locations for the input and output files.

Once an external process is set up, it displays in Workflow Process Options area, where the operator can drag it into a workflow and select the desired profile.

See also:

Guidelines for using third party external processes

Setting up third party input and output hot folders

Managing external processes

Setting up external processes

Adding or editing an external process

Moving or deleting an external process

Setting up folder-based profiles

Adding or editing a folder-based profile

Setting up CLI profiles

Adding or editing a CLI profile

Configuring parameters

Deleting an external process profile

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process steps Workflow process steps Workflow process steps Workflow Submission Client application Workflow Job Manager application About FreeFlow Process Manager Post-installation setup Changing the XDL Admin account passwordProcedure Overview Printer Registration, or the Printer Status/Job Status Tool Workflow with a Color Manage node Workflow and Job Management Preparatory Procedures Using the FreeFlow Administration Tool Managing backup and restore functions Legacy Document LibraryDocument conversion Logging in to the FreeFlow Process Manager applications Authorization error message Select Start Programs Xerox FreeFlow Software Group membership and authorizationAdministrator Operator To log in to the FreeFlow Process Manager applications Managing production printers Xerox FreeFlow Common Printer Administrators group To register and add a production printer Preps DigiPath, it is referring to FreeFlow Setting up Preps To configure the Preps default workflow To create and save Preps Job files About FreeFlow Process Manager Missing hardware key error Select Setup Device SetupTo select a device type for Preps versions prior to To use Preps with Adobe Acrobat Using Preps with Adobe AcrobatPage About Workflow Builder Workflow Builder To log in to Workflow Builder Logging in to Workflow Builder Workflow Builder main window Workflow List Area Workspace Area Workflow list Column Description Workflow list columns Zooming in and out of the workflow view Workspace Expanding and restoring the viewing space To expand and restore the viewTo enable/disable tooltips To zoom in or zoom out Finding a process node To find a nodeSelect Edit Find Workflow Builder menus File menuFile Menu Description Option Edit Menu Option Description Edit menu Options Menu Description View menuOptions menu View Menu Option Description Workflow Builder Options menu Insert Menu Workflow Description Options Process Icon Insert menu and workflow process icons Workflow Builder Insert menu and workflow process icons Workflow Builder Insert menu and workflow process icons Workflow Builder Insert menu and workflow process icons Workflow Builder Insert menu and workflow process icons To customize a workflow process name Customizing a workflow process name Help Menu Option Description Help menu Workflow Builder toolbars Workflows toolbarToolbar Option Toolbar Icon Description Workspace toolbar Rules for building workflows Building workflows To build a new workflow Building a new workflow To duplicate and modify an existing workflow Duplicating and modifying an existing workflow Disabling a workflow To enable a workflowTo disable a workflow Enabling a workflow To edit workflow properties Deleting a workflowTo delete a workflow Editing workflow properties To create a fail branch Creating fail branches Exporting workflows To export a workflowSelect File Export Workflow Builder To import a workflow Importing workflows Workflow Builder Import and Export Status Descriptions Ensuring imported workflow compatibilityIcon Indicates Action Required To modify the process settings Configuring process settings About Input To configure Image Enhance settings Configuring Automatic Image Enhancement AIE settings Workflow Builder Limitations for AIE AIE and DocuSP Configuring Convert settings Converting Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign documents to To configure Convert settings To set up a working directory Unlimited User Conversion option Workflow Builder About Join Limitations for Join Fault handling for Join Configuring Optimize settings To configure the General Optimize settings To save the Settings File as Set trim box to media box and offset inwards by To configure the Color settings Convert colors to RGB Workflow Builder Importing a FreeFlow 5.0 workflow with a Color Manage node To configure the Spot Colors settings Workflow Builder Select Show job submitter the settings file name only To configure Image Quality settings File Type Description Box and art box Description To import an ICC profile Managing Color profiles To ensure Color Manage workflow consistency Configuring Preflight settings Select Start Programs Adobe Acrobat Professional To configure Preflight settings Using preflight as a filter Tips for using Preflight as a filterTo check for Pass/Fail results Upgrading legacy workflows that contain Job Level Edit nodes Adding watermarks To set up or modify a text watermark Setting up or modifying a text watermark Workflow Builder See also To set up or modify an image watermark Setting up or modifying an image watermark See also To duplicate or delete a watermark Duplicating or deleting a watermark To add Bates numbers Adding Bates numbers To add page numbers Adding page numbers Workflow Builder Adding a Barcode To configure Barcode settings Workflow Builder Workflow Builder Isbn To configure the barcode readable text Workflow Builder To add or modify text or a data field To configure barcode data To manage barcode data Workflow Builder To preview job level edits Previewing job level edits Workflow Builder To flip pages Rotating pagesTo rotate pages Flipping pages To resize Resizing Configuring Imposition settings To configure Imposition settings General tab Workflow Builder From top, From bottom, Center Always available From left, From right, Center Always available Workflow Builder To configure Imposition settings Crop Marks tab Workflow Builder Workflow Builder Guidelines for Cell Clustering Workflow Builder About Job types Workflow Builder Automatic stock type considerations Maximum N-Up considerations Maximum N-Up limitations To configure Preps settings Configuring Preps settings Limitations for Imposition and Preps Fault handling for Imposition To crop Cropping To set up or modify a pressmark Configuring Pressmarks settings Duplicating or deleting a pressmark To duplicate or delete a pressmark Duplicating or deleting a pressmark About Review Email attachments Configuring Notify settings To configure Notification settings Workflow Builder To set up a watermark in an email attachment Setting up a watermark in an email attachment If the printer is not available on a standalone client Configuring Print settings To configure Print settings Collated Uncollated Copy Copies Inserting separator pages Limitations for separator pages Fault handling for Print To configure Save settings Configuring Save settings Workflow Builder Workflow Builder Limitations for Save Fault handling for Save To configure JDF Export settings Configuring JDF Export settings About JDF Export options JDF and Color Manage Fault handling for JDF Export Select Create and Edit To specify the number of pagesTo specify the pages in the range Production JDF Job Definitions Creating conditional branches Guidelines for successful conditional branching See also Adding and configuring branch conditions To add and configure branch conditionsSelect New Branch See also Always Conditional branch conditionsJDF Job Ticket Only Number of copies Condition Definitions Number of impressions Maximum bleed size To manage a conditional branch Managing conditional branches See also To edit a conditional branch Editing conditional branches To delete a conditional branch Deleting conditional branches To link conditional branches Linking conditional branches To configure external process settings Configuring external process settings Setting up repository credentials Ensuring success with repository credentials To set up repository credentials To change the offline or online status of a process Checking the status of a process To set the number of concurrent processes Mark the check box for Imposition affects copy count To enable the Copy Count Divisor Job prints 5 actual copies of the imposed document Imposition 2up Always use these settings is setCopy Count Divisor examples Job prints 10 actual copies of the imposed document Job prints 6 actual copies of the imposed document Example 5 Modified quantity ignored/overwritten To check the status of a workflow Checking the status of a workflow Hot folders and Join About hot folders Hot folders and linked RDOs Hot folders and RDOs Hot folders and Zip files Limit Hot folders and error checking Hot folders and JDFHot folders supported files Hot folders and read-only files Hot folders on mapped or shared drives and resources Managing hot folders To manage hot folders Setting up or modifying a hot folder To set up or modify a hot folder See also To pause and resume hot folder monitoring Pausing and resuming hot folder monitoringDeleting a hot folder To delete a hot folder Configuring the hot folder system settings Select Settings To configure the hot folder system settings To submit a job to a hot folder Submitting a job to a hot folder Options Hot Folder and locate the hot folder path Select Start Programs Xerox FreeFlow Software File Manager Manager Advanced Print Path To submit an .xpf job ticket to a hot folder for reprinting Error conditions Submitting .xml workflow files to a hot folder Imposition handling with .xpf tickets To submit .xml workflow files to a hot folder Error conditions for dynamic workflows VPC file limitations Submitting .vpc files to a hot folder Using third party external processes Guidelines for using third party external processes Example Setting up third party input and output hot folders Managing external processes Setting up external processes To add or edit an external process Adding or editing an external process See also To move or delete an external process Moving or deleting an external process Setting up folder-based profiles To add or edit a folder-based profile Adding or editing a folder-based profile See also Setting up CLI profiles To add or edit a CLI profile Adding or editing a CLI profile See also Time interval 30 seconds Configuring parametersExample 1 Using the default parameters Profile name Something Script Full Path c\SomeScript Example 4 Adding two parameters Example 3 Adding a parameter after the output parameter \SomeScript c\program Files\someFile c\brianOut\someFile Example 5 When the output location is not specifiedExample 6 Using for a path that contains a space \SomeScript c\temp\someFile c\temp\someFile \SomeScript -I c\temp\someFile -O c\brianOut\someFile Example 7 Specifying parameter orderDeleting an external process profile To delete an external process profile To set up the Smtp server Setting up the Smtp Server To set up the proxy server Setting up the proxy server Select New profile Creating preflight profilesTo create a preflight profile To modify a preflight profile Workflow Builder About Workflow Submission Client Workflow Submission Client To log in to the Workflow Submission Client application Logging in to Workflow Submission Client Workflow Submission Client main window Button Name Description Get Files area Select Workflow area Configure Settings area Component Description Submit Job area File menu option Description Workflow Submission Client menus Menu option Description Menu Description Options Options menu Job submission process Job submission Workflow selection methods Direct methodMatch method Submission Join node Jobs created Workflow Submitting a jobTo submit a job to a workflow Submission, select Options Remove Files after Submission Workflow Submission Client To save a file list Saving a File List Submitting VI Containers .vpc To submit a file listLimitations for Save File List Submitting Zip files Submitting QuarkXPress files .qxd, .qxp Identifying the parts of an RDO About submitting RDOs Submitting RDOs To submit an RDO and produce an RDO RDO reprintRDO limitations Remote Workflow Submission Client Accessing Workflow Builder from Workflow Submission Client About Workflow Job Manager Workflow Job Manager To log in to the Workflow Job Manager application Logging into Workflow Job Manager Status Area Jobs Workflow Job Manager main window Status area Workflow Job Manager Jobs area Jobs area columns Status Description Print Status descriptions Workflow Job Manager menus Edit Menu Description Option View Menu Description Option Launch Menu Launch Menu Description OptionHelp Menu Description Option Jobs toolbar Workflow Job Manager toolbar Managing Jobs Checking the status of a jobTo check the status of a specific job Report Category Report Type Creating reports Workflow Job Manager To create a report Viewing a report Exporting a report Purging report data To view a report Viewing a report To export a report Exporting a report Purging report data To purge report data To view and edit a job in Adobe Acrobat Viewing and editing a document in Adobe Acrobat Viewing preflight results To view preflight resultsSelect Edit Preflight Results Viewing print results To view print resultsSelect Edit Print Results To modify workflow settings Modifying workflow settings To pause a job Pausing a job To approve a job at a Review step Approving a job at a Review step To delete a job Failing a jobTo fail a job Deleting a job Modifying the copy count To modify the copy count To print a hardcopy proof Printing a hardcopy proof Workflow Job Manager To view Web Services job instructions Viewing Web Services Job Instructions Remote Workflow Job Manager Client Using the View Document function Unlock Confirmation dialog Job In Use dialog Accessing Workflow Builder from Workflow Job Manager To access Workflow Builder from Workflow Job ManagerTo create and/or submit a new job See also See also Selecting files for an incoming third party job To select files for an incoming third party jobSelect Select Files To view the JDF file for an incoming third party job Viewing the JDF file for an incoming third party job Viewing the job instructions for an incoming third party job Index Index Index Page