Setting up step templates for external steps

You create a step template that contains the command that calls the external program. Then, you tune the step template so that it will run on the Linux, AIX, or Windows system on which the external program is installed.

In this section:

  1. Setting up step templates for external steps that use the command line or control files
    Use this process to set up a step template for external steps that use the command line or a control file to pass parameters between RICOH ProcessDirector and the external program.
  2. Setting up step templates for external steps that use hot folders
    Use this process to set up a step template for external steps that use hot folders to pass input and output between RICOH ProcessDirector and the external program.

Other topics in this section:

Setting up external programs
Setting up workflows for external steps
Testing external step processing through RICOH ProcessDirector
Parent topic: External steps