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The hot folder function allows you to designate one or more
folders on your system to be monitored, at set intervals, by the
Process Manager application. When a file is detected in a hot
folder, it is automatically submitted to the workflow associated with
that hot folder.
See Also:
Hot folders and Join
Hot folders and RDOs
Hot folders and linked RDOs
Limitations for hot folder submission of RDOs and job files
associated with .xpf or .xml files
Hot folders and Zip files
Hot folders and JDF
Hot folders and error checking
Hot folders: supported files
Hot folders on mapped or shared drives and resources
Hot Folder submission with and without the Unlimited User
Conversion License
Limitations when setting up directories as input/output hot folders
for more than one feature
Managing hot folders
Hot folders and read-only files
Hot folders and Join
To process multiple files as a single joined file, you can:
• Use a Zip file to submit the jobs to a hot folder.
• Submit an .xml workflow with a folder to a dynamic workflow.
• Submit an .xml workflow with a Zip file to a dynamic workflow.
If you do not use these methods to submit multiple files to a hot
folder, each file is processed as a separate job, even if the
associated workflow contains a Join task.
See also:
Hot folders and Zip files
Submitting .xml workflow files to a hot folder
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