Specifications

DescriptionProperty
All subfolders that match the specified folder filter are ignored for the
purpose of counting the number of jobs residing in this folder
Ignore these
subfolders
This property appears only when the folder’s outgoing connection leads to
a generic application; if that application stores information in subfolders
inside its input folder, this property allows Switch to ignore these folders
and their contents
Backing folders
The backing folder (on disk) for a folder can be auto-managed (the default) or user-managed.
Auto-managed backing folders are placed in a special area managed by Switch (refer to application
data preferences for more details). External processes (not under control of Switch) and users
should not refer to auto-managed folders since they can change name and/or location under
the control of Switch.
• To create an auto-managed folder, drag the folder icon from the Elements pane onto the
canvas.
• To create a user-managed folder, drag a folder from the Folders pane onto the canvas.
• To convert a folder from auto-managed to user-managed, do one of the following:
a) Choose a folder path for the folder’s Path property
b) Drag a folder from the Folders pane onto the folder in the canvas.
• To convert a folder from user-managed to auto-managed:
a) Choose auto-managed for the folder’s Path property
Problem jobs
Problem jobs is a special flow element that represents the Switch problem jobs folder. When a
Switch process fails to handle a particular job, the "problem job" is moved to the problem jobs
folder; see Handling problem jobs on page 114 for more information.
Keywords
Keywords can be used with the search function above the Elements pane.
The keywords for the Problem jobs element are:
• error
• failure
Connection
The problem jobs tool can be placed in a flow on its own, without any connections. In that case
it serves simply as an easy way to access the problem jobs from the designer user interface (for
example, when you select the problem jobs tool, the Files pane shows its contents). See Handling
problem jobs on page 114 for more information.
If the problem jobs tool has an outgoing connection, it acts as a producer picking up any problem
jobs that arrive and injecting them into the flow (again). This allows providing automated error
handling. You can add a filter to the outgoing connection to select the jobs you want to handle,
219
Enfocus Switch 10