Specifications

15. Flow element reference
15.1 Basic elements
Connection
Connection is a special flow element that serves to interconnect other flow elements. The network
of connections in a flow determines how jobs can travel between the flow's elements.
To connect two flow elements that are already present on the canvas, do one of the following:
• Drag the connection icon from the Elements pane and drop it onto the first flow element;
then click on the second flow element or
• Double-click the first flow element to start a connection and drop it on the second flow
element to connect it with the first flow element or
• Select "Start connection" in the context menu of the first flow element and drop the extension
on the second flow element.
Keywords
Keywords can be used with the search function above the Elements pane.
The keywords for the Connection element are:
• move
• filter
• traffic-light
Flow element types
In terms of connectivity, there are four types of flow elements (other than connection itself):
DescriptionFlow element type
Represents a folder on disk that can hold jobs before, after or in
between processing steps; folder has a central role in Switch (see
below)
Folder
Processes jobs and thus accepts incoming and outgoing connectionsProcessor
Injects jobs into a flow from an outside source (such as an email
inbox); a producer does not accept incoming connections
Producer
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