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FreeFlow Accxes Control
Tutorial
Hotfolders tab
WARNING
When creating or configuring a hotfolder, you MUST choose, or create, an empty
folder – DO NOT CHOOSE THE ROUTE OF C:\ OR ANY OTHER DRIVE ON YOUR
WORKSTATION – any files within the hotfolder will be removed by Accxes Control and
files lost cannot be recovered.
folder – DO NOT CHOOSE THE ROUTE OF C:\ OR ANY OTHER DRIVE ON YOUR
WORKSTATION – any files within the hotfolder will be removed by Accxes Control and
files lost cannot be recovered.
Hotfolders determine the source of print jobs for Accxes Control. It is possible to use
multiple hotfolders in order to control input to Accxes Control from various sources.
Network hotfolders listen on network ports for print jobs from print drivers, Xerox
FreeFlow Accxes Client Tools or FreeFlow Accxes Submit. Windows directory
hotfolders, look for incoming print jobs in Windows folders on the hard disk drive.
One Network hotfolder is automatically created when Accxes Control is installed, but
is not automatically enabled. Once at least one additional hotfolder has been created,
the existing Network hotfolder can be removed if required.
All hotfolders can have multiple rules and workflows applied to make changes to how
files are printed.
Hotfolders have the following settings:
multiple hotfolders in order to control input to Accxes Control from various sources.
Network hotfolders listen on network ports for print jobs from print drivers, Xerox
FreeFlow Accxes Client Tools or FreeFlow Accxes Submit. Windows directory
hotfolders, look for incoming print jobs in Windows folders on the hard disk drive.
One Network hotfolder is automatically created when Accxes Control is installed, but
is not automatically enabled. Once at least one additional hotfolder has been created,
the existing Network hotfolder can be removed if required.
All hotfolders can have multiple rules and workflows applied to make changes to how
files are printed.
Hotfolders have the following settings:
Path (Folder Hotfolders Only) – The folder where Accxes Control should look for
jobs.
jobs.
Port (Network Hotfolders Only) – The TCP port on which Accxes Control should
listen for jobs. Use 2000 for Use with Accxes Client Tools and Accxes Submit.
Each network Hotfolder must have a unique port number.
listen for jobs. Use 2000 for Use with Accxes Client Tools and Accxes Submit.
Each network Hotfolder must have a unique port number.
Filter (Folder Hotfolders Only) – Wildcard expression to determine which
filenames are processed.
filenames are processed.
Forward To – If enabled, print jobs will be sent to the specified folder after
processing. This is useful if a print job should be processed twice. E.g. Print and
output to PDF.
processing. This is useful if a print job should be processed twice. E.g. Print and
output to PDF.
Enable Hotfolder – Jobs for the highlighted hotfolder are only processed if the
hotfolder is enabled by clicking this checkbox.
Rules – Rules are a powerful way for Accxes Control to determine how to
process a job based on its source and attributes. E.g. Size, Finishing
Requirements, etc.
hotfolder is enabled by clicking this checkbox.
Rules – Rules are a powerful way for Accxes Control to determine how to
process a job based on its source and attributes. E.g. Size, Finishing
Requirements, etc.
Note: If no rules are applied, no workflow will be applied and print jobs will be sent to
the default printer using the options included in the print job. This will still provide
typical queue control functions to manage the printer queue in the Accxes Control
Main Interface.
the default printer using the options included in the print job. This will still provide
typical queue control functions to manage the printer queue in the Accxes Control
Main Interface.
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