
Workflow Builder
Setting up folder-based profiles
The Folder Profile Setup dialog allows you to set up hot folders for input, output, and error files, and to define a timeout interval.
NOTE: Input, output, and error files must be assigned to unique locations.
The dialog includes the following options:
Profile name: Allows you to enter a name for the profile.
Input location: Allows you to select a hot folder on a local or remote drive for Process Manager to place the files and for the third party software to retrieve the files.
Provide available job data to external process by XML file: Allows you to request the system to provide additional information to the external process via an XML file written to the external process input folder. Information includes job name, job ID, date submitted, JDF and preflight results file path information, manifest order jacket file information.
NOTE: The third party application should also be configured to retrieve input at this location.
Output location: Allows you to select a hot folder on a local or remote drive for the third party software to store successfully processed files.
NOTE: The third party application should also be configured to store successfully processed files at this location.
Error location: Allows you to select a hot folder for the third party software to place error files. If error files are generated, the job will fail.
NOTE: Creating an error file location is optional.
Timeout: Allows you to enter a duration to wait for the external process to return processed files. If this time elapses with no returned files or errors, the job fails. Seconds and minutes values cannot both be zero.
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