Sort PDF files delivered by DevZeroG PrintSure

This example flow shows how files delivered by PrintSure can be sorted based on the XMP metadata they contain.

This flow is compatible with: PowerSWITCH.

Information

PrintSure offers a feature called "Job Ticket XMP Forms". The job ticket form allows PrintSure to capture job information and metadata details from the user, along with the uploaded files as part of the PrintSure workflow. When using this feature, all submitted files (in this example the files ending up in the "Input" folder element) contain XMP metadata supplied by the submitter of the file.

The "XMP Pickup" flow element picks up this XMP information from the processed jobs and stores it in the job ticket for those jobs. From that point on, the XMP information is easily available to script elements.

In this example flow, the "Sort Job by Color" script element looks at one of the XMP metadata fields to determine whether the job is destined for a color or black-and-white workflow. The script simply sorts all processed jobs based on the value of that particular metadata field. Of course it is easy to use the supplied metadata in different other ways in a real workflow.

Using this flow

• Download the flow and save it on your computer: download flow
• Launch PowerSWITCH
• 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 it or customize it to your needs