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Fiery JobFlow Connect

Some examples the JobFlow Connect module can be used for:

  • Convert native jobs to a format that Fiery JobFlow supports. For this the Connect module can be added to a workflow immediately after the Input module but before the Convert module.
  • Modify PDF jobs as a normal step in a JobFlow workflow. The Connect Module can be placed anywhere in a workflow.
  • Update Fiery job properties based on content found in a PDF.

JobFlow Connect concepts​

JobFlow supports 3 methods to integrate with 3rd party applications.

  1. JobFlow sends a job to a 3rd party application's hot folder and waits for the result.
  2. Directly call a script that tells the 3rd party application what to do.
  3. Create your own module with a JobFlow Connect Package.

The first method to send a Fiery JobFlow job is via hot folders. In the Connect module you can tell JobFlow where to move the job and where to wait for the result. An error time out can also be defined to prevent JobFlow from waiting eternally for a job to show up. Please note the input and output locations are relative to the JobFlow server.

In the following examples the input and output locations are hot folders on the JobFlow server.

c:\hotfolders\input
e:\hotfolders\output

Network locations are supported by using the standard Windows notation for network locations:

\\server\hotfolders\input
\\server\hotfolders\ouput