Enfocus Switch 2023

• Switch Core Engine
• Configurator Module
• Metadata Module
• Database Module
• Scripting Module
• Client Module
• Web Services Module
• Performance Module

The Switch Core Engine is the beating heart that drives your automation. It enables you to use job and file information to automate routing and processing. Core Engine offers the basic functionalities such as (sorting, renaming, splitting, merging, ... files).

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The Switch Configurator Module allows you to integrate external applications (such as Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud, HP SmartStream Production Center, PitStop Server…) into your Switch flows using “configurators” in order to further automate your workflows.

There are many integrations available for a variety of applications areas, e.g. preflight, imposition, color management, ripping, proofing, image optimization, document archiving, etc.

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The Switch Metadata Module enhances the use of metadata in Switch flows. In addition to Switch- specific metadata, you will be able to use metadata originating from other applications or that are stored in other formats other formats, such as XML or JDF tickets, that are common in the graphic arts industry.

Metadata is information about the job or file that you are processing, such as its size, creation date, number of pages, paper type and author. In Switch, this information can be used to automatically route jobs, rename them and to make many other processing decisions.

• XML pickup and JDF pickup are used to extract metadata from an external XML or JDF job ticket (usually submitted together with the job).
• XMP inject allows you to add or modify XMP metadata to a job.
• Opaque pickup helps you associate an arbitrary file with a job as metadata.
• Export metadata allows you to extract internal metadata and to save it to an external XML file. You can then use the XSLT transform tool to convert the resulting output file to the format of your choice (XML, HTML or text).

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The Switch Database Module provides a direct ODBC communication between any SQL datasource and Switch without the need for additional scripting.

Take advantage of customer and job information residing in your estimating and scheduling system to automate tasks and eliminate redundant data entry by your staff. Connect your DAM and MIS. Use database values to populate drop-down menus in SwitchClient. Make intelligent routing decisions based on what is stored in the database. Allow intelligent updates, inserts, selects, and more.

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Develop, execute and debug your own scripts via SwitchScripter, a Switch application that provides access to the complete Switch API. You can implement additional functions that meet your specific needs or build your own scripts to interact with scriptable third-party applications that are not supported by Switch.

Run your custom-developed scripts in your Switch flows, using the Script flow element

This module includes support for standard JavaScript classes, with additional classes for reading and writing files, reading and writing XML files, accessing databases, establishing SOAP/HTTP connections and many more.

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The Switch Client Module connects users to your workflow. You can now add submit points for users to transfer jobs - entirely accessible via a browser. It also enables you to gather all the required metadata and still manually check jobs when needed.

The Module comes with an open REST API, which not only facilitates integration with custom webpages, but also truly and entirely integrates Switch into your company’s environment.

The Module also supports external Active Directory user management.

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The Switch Web Services Module enables you to integrate Switch within your own web portal and open it up to the world. You can allow an unlimited amount of users to upload and download an unlimited amount of files from your own website.

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Switch Performance module boosts up the processing capabilities drastically. It allows user to work on 8 extra cocurrent processes, while normally the core engine offers only 4 cocurrent processes.

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PitStop Switch 2021 System Requirements