Files for batch jobs

Hot folder input devices can submit every file they receive as a separate print job, or they can group print files together to create larger jobs, called batch jobs. The simplest batch jobs contain only print files. More complex batch jobs include files that locate the print files and files that set job properties.

In this section:

  1. Overrides files
    When you create a workflow, you can set default values for many job properties. However, those default values might not be appropriate for every job. If you want to send different values with a print job, you can use an overrides file.
  2. JDF job tickets
    When you submit a job using a JDF job ticket, the hot folder input device reads the job ticket and uses the contents to find the print files and to set properties for the job. The job is created after all the print files have been found.
  3. List files
    You can use list files to process multiple files with or without a JDF job ticket or to process overrides files with files.
Parent topic: Hot folder input devices