Create, filter and check - pdfInspektor

This flow receives files from different sources, filters them based on a given naming convention and distils and preflights the files with the correct settings.

This flow is compatible with: FullSWITCH, PowerSWITCH.

Information

Input
This flow accepts input files from different sources:

• The "Mail Receive" tool periodically checks an email account and inserts file attachments into the flow, while remembering the sender’s address.
• The "FTP Receive" tool periodically checks an FTP server (including subdirectories up to five levels deep) and downloads all files it finds; an appropriate “sender” email address is attached to the file depending on where it was found.
• The “From CD” folder (a shared folder on the local server) is available for manual submission of files; for example in case the files are supplied on a physical medium. The “sender” email address is set to an internal operator.

Sorting files
Incoming PDF files are handed to callas pdfInspektor for preflight; incoming PostScript or EPS files are handed to Adobe Acrobat Distiller. Filters are used to split up the files based on the file name so that the correct files are distilled with the correct PDF settings or preflighted with the correct preflight profile.

Archiving

All preflighted PDF files are stored in the “Output” archive folder. Subfolders are created in this archive depending on the result of the preflight (fail or ok) and the preflight profile that was used (SheetCMYK, SheetSpot or SheetLowRes).

Using this flow

• Download the flow and save it on your computer: download flow
• Launch one of the SWITCH products this flow is compatible with
• Use the “Flow > Import…” menu item
• In the dialog that is shown, select the flow file

The flow now appears in the flow list. You can now examine or customize it to your needs.