Specifications

Picking up client fields as metadata
The Checkpoint tool picks up metadata fields entered by the SwitchClient user when moving
along a job. Specifically, when a user moves along a job residing in a Checkpoint and the list of
editable field definitions in the Checkpoint's “Metadata fields” property is nonempty, the
Checkpoint creates a metadata dataset and associates it with the job’s job ticket under the
specified dataset name.
Note that a Checkpoint always creates a completely new dataset, i.e. it does not update or modify
an existing dataset (even if the job was previously moved through the same or another
Checkpoint). If the job already has dataset association with the same name, the reference to the
old dataset is removed and replaced by the new one.
Refer to Client fields schema on page 326 for details on the format of the generated metadata.
Checkpoint via mail
Checkpoint via mail is a processor that allows implementing a simple Checkpoint via email,
performing the following main functions:
• For each arriving job, send out an email message that includes the unique name prefix of
the job and a list of possible “Checkpoint actions” (the names of the outgoing connections)
– in addition to instructions on how to operate the Checkpoint by return email.
• Monitor email messages coming back from users and parse those messages for the original
information about the job and for the Checkpoint action selected by the sender.
• When a matching response comes in, move the corresponding job along the specified outgoing
connection.
Keywords
Keywords can be used with the search function above the elements pane.
The keywords for the Checkpoint via mail element are:
• Internet
• web
• email
• e-mail
• network
• communication
• transfer
• interaction
• client
• user
Connections
Checkpoint allows any number of outgoing move connections. The name of each connection
defines a “Checkpoint action”.
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