| Customization
through full scripting support
In any publishing workflow there comes a time when
the standard tools fall short and more advanced customisation
is in order. That is when you call on the scripting capabilities
of PowerSWITCH. You can create your own custom tools to control
third-party applications that aren't supported out of the
box, to integrate with a DAM or MIS system, or to interact
with a proprietary solution you have running in your company.
Scripted tools have all possibilities of the tools built into
PowerSWITCH; you can even specify your own custom icons. PowerSWITCH
supports JavaScript (on both platforms), AppleScript (on Mac
OS X) and Visual Basic Scripting (on Windows).
Intelligent processing enabled by metadata tools
Workflows
can often be made more "intelligent" by taking advantage
of the metadata that increasingly is stored with documents.
PowerSWITCH provides tools to read incoming metadata in various
formats including XML, Adobe XMP and JDF. The contents of
metadata fields can be used in flows to make routing decisions
or to set processing parameters for automated tasks.
Involving
a complete workgroup - SWITCHclient
Even
in small workgroups it can be a challenge to keep track of
jobs and make sure nothing slips through the cracks. SWITCHclient
allows anyone in the workgroup from their own workstation
to submit jobs, to track progress of these jobs, and to intervene
when jobs are being held for inspection.
The workflow administrator can determine who has which access
rights and keep an eye on all jobs. PowerSWITCH activity logs
can be accessed through the workgroup client as well.
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