About modules

Each workflow you create in Fiery JobFlow consists of a series of modules that execute specific actions on job files. You can create multiple workflows for different types of jobs, each containing a different group of modules.

The following modules are available in Fiery JobFlow:

Input Sources: Used as the input source to the workflow. You can import files from a number of locations: SMB, FTP or sFTP, a Dropbox account, or a SmartFolder that has been set up on the Fiery JobFlow server. You can also use a drag-and-drop operation to submit a single job, multiple files, or an archive (a .zip file) from your computer desktop onto the workflow name in the browser window.

Convert: Allows you to process and convert different file types into Adobe PDF files. The following file types are supported: Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel/Publisher, GIF, PICT, DIB, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and PostScript.

Note: If the job requires a non-PDF dependent workflow, you have the option to delete the Convert module, and have the job output in a non-PDF file format.

Collect: Allows you to specify criteria to collect jobs. After the specified criteria have been met, the collected jobs are released to the remaining modules in the workflow.

Fiery Preflight: Uses a Fiery Preflight preset to check a job before printing for errors. Fiery JobFlow detects and displays all preflight presets available on the Fiery server designated as the output device. If no presets have been configured, the default preset will be displayed.

Image Enhance: Provides automated image correction of images in PDF documents. Choose from the Presets in Image Enhance Visual Editor in Command WorkStation installed on Fiery JobFlow server.

Impose: Allows you to apply different imposition templates to a job. Command WorkStation v5.5 or higher must be installed on the same computer as Fiery JobFlow to use Fiery Impose templates. You must have an activated Fiery Impose license to be able to apply and use the default and custom imposition templates in the workflows.

Approve: Enables users to assign external and internal reviewers to approve a job. All reviewers get an email notification with a link to review the job and inspect the preflight report. Once they do that, they can approve or reject the job. The approval process for internal and external reviewers is similar, the only difference being that internal Fiery JobFlow reviewers get a direct link to the job on the Fiery JobFlow server, while external reviewers get a link to a Dropbox location. Users with administrator status are the only ones who can approve the job from within Fiery JobFlow. To do that, they navigate to the Jobs waiting for approval section in the Jobs tab, and click the Approve icon.

Correct: Allows you to apply Enfocus PitStop Actions to an incoming job. Actions added to a workflow are used to automatically apply modifications to the file, such as adding page numbers, converting colors, or adjusting resolution of images. You can select from the standard Action Lists, or you can apply Variable Sets created in Enfocus PitStop Pro to Smart Action Lists.

Connect: Allows you to connect to third-party applications via connect packages, scripting, or hot folders. Do either of the following:

Convert native jobs to a format that Fiery JobFlow supports. To do this, add the Connect module to a workflow immediately after Input but before Convert. You can add multiple instances of the Connect module with different settings and parameters depending on the requirements of the job.
Modify PDF jobs as a normal step in a workflow. To do this, add the Connect module anywhere in a workflow.

Note: The hot folders that the Connect module uses are not Fiery Hot Folders.

Preflight: Allows you to inspect an incoming job based on Enfocus PitStop PDF profiles. Preflighting checks a PDF file to see if it conforms to a set of standards defined in the PitStop PDF Profile that is used. A description of each Preflight Profile can be viewed by selecting the profile name from the Profiles menu. You can select from the standard Preflight Profiles, or can apply Variable Sets created in Enfocus PitStop Pro to Smart Preflight Profiles.

Output: Allows you to choose from either the Fiery server, Fiery XF, Fiery Central printer group selected during setup, a Dropbox account, SMB, or (s)FTP location. For the selected Fiery server or Fiery Central printer group, you can select from the list of presets shown. The presets are the server presets on the selected Fiery server or Fiery Central printer group.

The administrator can specify/configure module settings. See Module settings.