Sort FlightCheck Online files

FlightCheck Online flow hands over print-job's (PDF or fully collected native files, with fonts and images) to PowerSWITCH which will read the job ticket information delivered with the job and sort files based on this information.

This flow is compatible with: PowerSWITCH

Information

This example flow connects FlightCheck Online with PowerSWITCH.

The first step is to use FlightCheck online to submit jobs. Markzware has therefore created a demo site that allows you to try this out yourself: http://www.flightcheckonline.nl/SWITCH/.
This link will take you to a page with more information and download links for the FlightCheck online Client (MAC and PC).
After downloading and installing this client you are ready to submit your first job.

When submitting a file, you will be asked to provide more information about the job. This information will be handed over to SWITCH together with the job. After preflighting the file, FlightCheck Online shows you the preflight result and gives you the option to send the file using FTP.

In PowerSWITCH an FTP receive tool is used to receive files from FlightCheck Online. The downloaded jobs are zip archives which contain the job and the FlightCheck Online job ticket. The Uncompress tool is used to un-zip the archive and the XML Pickup tool is used to retrieve the job ticket information and include this information in the SWITCH job ticket.

Next, a script is used to read the TFS info (i.e. FlightCheck Online job ticket) and to sort files based on this information.

The outgoing connection from the script element shows a number of parameters you can change to sort out files differently.

• Color space: CMYK, Black & white or other
• Page format: A4, A3, A2 or other
• Notify of preflight result: did the customer ask to be notified or not
• Allow PDF correction: does the customer want the file to be corrected if problems were found?
• Notify when printed: should you notify the customer when the job is send to the press/printer?

In this example flow the CMYK jobs are split up per page size, but the black & white jobs are gathered in one folder.

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 and activate it
• Go to http://www.flightcheckonline.nl/SWITCH/ and download and install the FlightCheck Online Client
• Drop a file on the client and fill out the requested information
• Go to PowerSWITCH and see how the submitted file is dropped in the correct output folder.