Specifications

Canvas.......................................................................................37
Flow Elements pane.....................................................................37
Files pane..................................................................................39
Flows pane.................................................................................41
Folders pane..............................................................................44
Messages pane............................................................................44
Progress pane.............................................................................45
Properties pane..........................................................................46
Activity monitor...........................................................................47
Users pane.................................................................................48
Filtering....................................................................................48
4.3 SwitchScripter.................................................................................49
4.4 SwitchClient...................................................................................50
5. Creating and executing a flow...............................................51
5.1 Performing the tutorial......................................................................51
5.2 Creating a flow................................................................................51
5.3 Adding the input folder....................................................................52
5.4 Sorting between PDF and non-PDF files................................................52
5.5 Creating a drop folder.......................................................................54
5.6 Retrieving files from an FTP server.......................................................55
5.7 Testing the partial tutorial flow...........................................................57
Monitoring the active flow.............................................................57
Files and unique name prefixes......................................................57
5.8 Delivering the PDF files through FTP.....................................................58
5.9 Sending the non-PDF files via email....................................................59
6. Managing flows.................................................................61
6.1 Creating a new flow..........................................................................61
Creating a new flow......................................................................61
Choosing the type of flow to create..................................................61
Downloading files from FTP Servers..................................................62
Receiving files through email.........................................................63
Sorting files into folders................................................................64
Sending notifications...................................................................66
Finishing up...............................................................................67
6.2 Working with flows.........................................................................68
Organizing flows.........................................................................68
Changing flow properties...............................................................70
Adding and removing flows...........................................................70
Locking and unlocking flows...........................................................72
Activating and deactivating flows....................................................73
Importing and exporting flows.......................................................74
7. Designing flows.................................................................76
7.1 Basic concepts..................................................................................76
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