TotalFlow BatchBuilder Components

The TotalFlow BatchBuilder product is made up of these components:

TotalFlow BatchBuilder server

The TotalFlow BatchBuilder server manages all job, order, and batch activities. The TotalFlow BatchBuilder server is installed on a computer with one of the supported Windows operating systems.

TotalFlow BatchBuilder user interface

The TotalFlow BatchBuilder user interface is a web browser-based interface that lets you manage the system and all job operations. Users can access the user interface from any system that has a supported browser installed. The supported browsers are:

• Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html)
• Google Chrome (https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/)
• Microsoft Edge (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge)

TotalFlow BatchBuilder HTML User’s Guide

The HTML version of the User's Guide is available from the web browser-based user interface. The User's Guide contains topics that help users learn about and use TotalFlow BatchBuilder.

You can display the HTML User's Guide by clicking and selecting Help from the menu.

The TotalFlow BatchBuilder product also includes several optional features:

TotalFlow BatchBuilder Automation Feature

The TotalFlow BatchBuilder Automation Feature lets you use automation for filters. From the Automation tab, in the filter properties dialog, you can set one of the available automation options:

• Auto-Batch: The filter automatically creates a batch when the set target is reached.
• Auto-Batch-and-Send: The filter automatically creates a batch and sends it to an output destination when the set target is reached.

You can also configure schedules that control when the automation is active and the maximum number of batches.

If the license for the Automation Feature expires, any previously configured automation settings no longer apply and batches are no longer created automatically.

TotalFlow BatchBuilder Unlimited Outputs Feature

The TotalFlow BatchBuilder base product has a maximum number of 5 outputs available. With the TotalFlow BatchBuilder Unlimited Outputs Feature, you can create an unlimited number of outputs.

The Unlimited Outputs Feature is not available in the trial version of the product.

TotalFlow BatchBuilder XML Output Feature

The TotalFlow BatchBuilder XML Output Feature provides additional output types:

PDF/PostScript and XML

With this output type, TotalFlow BatchBuilder places a PDF/PostScript file and an XML file in the output hot folder for each job in the batch. If a custom XSL mapping file is not set, the XML output file contains the job settings in the TotalFlow BatchBuilder schema. If a custom XSL mapping file is set, the XML output file contains the job settings in the custom schema that results from applying the provided custom XSL mapping.

PDF/PostScript and CSV

With this output type, TotalFlow BatchBuilder places the PDF/PostScript file and the generated CSV file in the output hot folder for each job in the batch. The Sample XML file is a TotalFlow BatchBuilder internal XML file that is converted to a CSV file using the default XSL mapping file or a custom mapping file that you specify.

TotalFlow MIME

With this output type, TotalFlow BatchBuilder places a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) package in the output hot folder for each job in the batch. The MIME package contains a Job Messaging Format (JMF) file, a JDF file, and the job file. TotalFlow BatchBuilder converts the job settings into the JDF file using the default XSL mapping file or a custom mapping file that you specify.

PDF/PostScript and RPD List File

With this output type, TotalFlow BatchBuilder creates a RICOH ProcessDirector list file in addition to the PDF/PostScript files for the jobs in the batch. The RICOH ProcessDirector list file is a text file containing the ordered list of file names from the batch.

JMF over HTTP

With this output type, TotalFlow BatchBuilder sends a MIME package to a virtual printer. A MIME package is sent through an HTTP protocol for each job in the output folder. The MIME package contains a JMF message, a JDF file, and a PDF job file. TotalFlow BatchBuilder converts the job settings into the JDF file using the default XSL mapping file or a custom mapping file that you specify.

TotalFlow JMF over HTTP

With this output type, TotalFlow BatchBuilder sends a MIME package to a virtual printer. A MIME package is sent through an HTTP protocol for each job in the output folder. The MIME package contains a JMF message, a JDF file, and a PDF job file. TotalFlow BatchBuilder converts the job settings into the JDF file through the Ricoh JTAPI library.

TotalFlow BatchBuilder Preflight Feature

The TotalFlow BatchBuilder Preflight Feature lets you integrate preflight capabilities into the TotalFlow BatchBuilder workflow. Using the Preflight Feature you can easily apply preflight profiles to incoming jobs.