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INTRODUCTION
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How to use this manual
INTRODUCTION TO CLOUDFLOW
What is CLOUDFLOW?
Database
CLOUDFLOW Modules
Access CLOUDFLOW
CLOUDFLOW Requirements
System requirements for the CLOUDFLOW Application server
Browser requirements
Interaction with firewall and anti-virus software
OpenGL 3.2 support (optional requirement)
CLOUDFLOW and virtualization
Recommendations
CLOUDFLOW in the network
Operating System security context
Back up
SHARE requirements
CLOUDFLOW Installation
Single CLOUDFLOW server setup
Install CLOUDFLOW
Initial setup
License
Initial configuration
nucleusd
Updating CLOUDFLOW
Running CLOUDFLOW over SSL
Multiple CLOUDFLOW server setup with fail-over
CLOUDFLOW configuration
Example of a setup
Install extra Work server
Backup Best Practices
MongoDB Installation
Run MongoDB as part of CLOUDFLOW (RECOMMENDED METHOD)
Install MongoDB on a separate machine (EXPERT METHOD FOR SPECIAL CASES)
System requirements for standalone MongoDB installations
Installation of standalone MongoDB
Installation on Windows
Installing MongoDB on Windows
Setting up the environment
Installing MongoDB as a service
Starting and stopping MongoDB as a service
Removing MongoDB
Installation on MacOS
Installation on Linux
Upgrading MongoDB to WiredTiger
Repair MongoDB
Back up MongoDB
CLOUDFLOW Configuration
DASHBOARD
LOGGING
WORKABLES
FILE STORES
File store requirements
Add a File store
File storage
OUTPUT DEVICE
FOLDER MAPPINGS
WORK SERVERS
Add a Work server
Configure a Work server
Add Workers
Map File stores
Workers overview
DATAROOM
EVENT HANDLER
FILE INDEXING
GARBAGE COLLECTOR
INTELLIGENT FLEXO
JAVA WEB APPS HOST
METADATA GENERATOR
NOTIFICATION WORKER
PACKZFLOW
POSTGRES
PREVIEW GENERATOR
PROOFSCOPE LIVE RENDERER
PROOFSCOPE RENDERER
QUANTUM COMBINED
QUANTUM DATA
QUANTUM JAVA
RIP
SHARE
SHARE SCHEDULER
SOFTWARE UPDATE
TECTONICS
VDP ENGINE
Default Worker setup
Performance Tuning
SETTINGS
Inspect Collections
CLOUDFLOW Plug-in Suite SETTINGS
RESOURCES
PATCHPLANNER
MAINTENANCE
LICENSE
HOME
Side bar
User Button
CLOUDFLOW WORKSPACE
Assets
ASSETS tab
Asset details
Pagebuilder
Activate Pagebuilder
Create a Pagebuilder page
Edit an existing Pagebuilder page
Pagebuilder overview
Web Page Settings
Build up the page
Pagebuilder components
CLOUDFLOW topbar
Title bar
Title
Text panel
Image
Link
Navigation
Table
Job Table
Tabs
Form
Button
YouTube
Twitter
Chart
Timeline
Custom Grid
Dashboard container
Custom page component
Translate a page
Working with Actions
Create an Action
Actions overview
Working with Page Variables
Components
Actions
Styling
Apply an existing style
Create a new style
Use case of PAGEBUILDER
Workflows
Building a workflow
Workflow Editor
Workflow Editor shortcuts
WORKABLES tab
Advanced Workflow Building
Sub Flow Customisation
Workflow Hooks
Nodes overview
Input
HTTP Service
Start Cleanup
Start From DBIO
Start From Web Request
Start From Hot Folder
Start From KIOSK
Start From Mail
Start From Timer
General Workflow Constructs
Call Sub Flow
Check File
Clone Workable
End
Form input
Get User Info
Go To Input
Hold in Kiosk
House Keeping
Join Workables
Return From Sub Flow
Repeat
Route
Script
Set DBIO Reply
Set HTTP Reply
Set Kiosk Info
Set Server Page
Set Variable
Start Sub Flow
Unhandled Problem
Wait
File Handling
Compare Files
Copy File
Copy Folder
Create Folder
Delete File
Delete Folder
Get File Info
Join Pages
Manage Pages
Move File
Move Folder
Pitstop Preflight
Prepare Asset
Select Files
Set File Info
Split Pages
Unzip files
Update XMP
Zip Files
Collaboration
Wait for approval
Route After Approval
Set Approval Assessment
Start Approval
Assets
Get Meta Data
Add tag
Get tags
Remove tag
Set Meta Data
PROOFSCOPE
Prepare PROOFSCOPE
Generate PROOFSCOPE URL
Save PROOFSCOPE View To File
Update PROOFSCOPE Configuration
PACKZflow
AI Roundtrip
Analyze
Barcode
Color Conversion
Convert to Image
Dimensions
Export as CIP
Export as Image
Export Die
Export Gravure
Export PACKZ Metadata
Flatten
Grid Imposition
Handle Separations
Insert Path
Layers
Live Objects
Nested Step And Repeat
Packzimizer
Pageboxes
Prepress
Replace Station
Save to Device
Search and Select
Simplify
Tabular Step and Repeat
Text
Transform
Trap
Variable Data Printing
Calculate only
Partitioning VDP
Warp
White Underprint
RIP
CLOUDFLOW RIP
Input
Output
Separations
Calibration
Color Management
CIP3
Intelligent Flexo
Dry Offset Screening
Resample TIFF files
Network
Call REST
Call SOAP
Download to file
Upload file
External Tools
Process By HotFolder Application
Run Command Line Tool
Output device
Print
Conversions
Create HelioDisk JobTicket
CSV to JSON
Excel to JSON
Image to PDF
Len To TIFF
Save Preview To File
Save Rasterized To File
XML to JSON
Share
Add Sync Spec Mapping
Remove Sync Spec Mapping
Sync File
Sync Folder
Update Sync Spec Mapping
Wait for Sync
Data
List SQL Records
Call Custom Function On Data Connector
Create XML
Get Record From Data Connector
List Records From Data Connector
Transform XML
Update JSON
Update Record To Data Connector
Update XML
Get Custom Object Record
List Custom Object Record
Update Custom Object Record
Jobs
Copy Job
Create Job
Handle Form
Next Job Phase
Select Job
Start From Job
Update Job
Wait For Job State Change
Mail
Send E-mail
3D
Render 3D View To File
Replace Labels in IC3D
Update Labels in IC3D
Presets
KIOSK
Submit a job to a workflow
Jackets overview
Access KIOSK
Form Builder
How to build a form
Overview of the KIOSK parameters
Text
Paragraph
Checkbox
Number - Number with decimals
Choose from a list
Multi select from a file list
Unit
Date
Radio buttons
Interactive lists
Readonly
Autofill
Make list
Item repeater
Rip Settings
Auto fill by table
Hidden
Title
Image
Error Message
Users and Contacts
Manage contacts
Manage users
User Preferences
Admin user and administrators
Scopes
Create a scope
Assign a scope
Guest scope
Restricting access to workflows using scopes
Scoping workables
How to filter assets with scopes
Variables
Defining custom variables
Variable specifications
Expression Builder
Open Expression Builder
Create an expression
Custom variables
Adding a variable
Variable options
Modifiers
Change the syntax
Change the value type
Approvals
Build an approval cycle
Manage approvals
Approve or reject a file
Force pending approvals
Approval templates
How to avoid issues when sending out approvals
PROOFSCOPE
View PDF files
Sidebar
Toolbox
Generate report and download file
View 3D files
View screened files
Compare files
Approve, reject or delegate files
PROOFSCOPE shortcuts
Supported PROOFSCOPE formats
PROOFSCOPE SDK
The CLOUDFLOW API
Authentication
Import a file in CLOUDFLOW
Remove a file from CLOUDFLOW
Get file metadata
Create a view URL
Create a diff URL
Retrieve a thumbnail of an asset
Customize user preferences
The PROOFSCOPE component
Case 1: integrate PROOFSCOPE in a page
Case 2: integrate PROOFSCOPE in an external approval system
PACKZflow
PACKZflow
PATCHPLANNER
Create a job
Create a sheet
RIP
Screening
AM screens
HDS screens
HXM screens
HXM screening sets
Standalone RIP
Jobs
Job overview
Start a RIP job
Overview of the finished job
Presets
Output
Color Management
Post Process
Separations
Calibration
CIP3
Curves
Curve Collections
Curve Profiles
Curve Recipes
Curve Details
Color Profiles
Logs
TIFF viewer
SHARE
Set up a SHARE network
Define a server as a site
Add a site
Create a sync specification
View the share status
SHARE best practices
DATALINK
Connect a database
Add a query
JOBS
Job workflow
Job data
User Interface
CONFIGURATION
General
Job types
Dashboard
Job list
Job data
Job details
Searches and Views
Create a Job
Jobs in KIOSK
JOBS examples
Example of JOBS workflows for a label printer
Use case
Parties involved
Actions taken
Behind the scenes
3D
3D
API
JSON-RPC
JS and PHP layers
cURL
CFApp
Install CFApp
Use CFApp
Use case
MARS
What is a MARS app
MARS Creator license
Use MARS without a MARS Creator license
Show MARS user interface
Your list of MARS apps
Installing and updating a MARS app
Use MARS with a MARS Creator license
User roles
Types of MARS apps
Public Apps
My Apps
Apps Shared With Me
How to...
Install a Public MARS app
Update an installed Public MARS app
Copy a Public MARS app
Create a new MARS app
Edit a MARS app
Change the icon of a MARS app
Add documentation and release notes to a MARS app
Upload a MARS app to MARS
Change the version of a MARS app and upload it
Send a request to publish a MARS app
Share a MARS app with another User
Assign a co-owner
MARS app design guidelines
Scenarios
Scenario: installing a public MARS app
Scenario: updating a public MARS app
Scenario: copying a public MARS app
Scenario: creating and uploading a MARS app
Scenario: upload a new version of a MARS app to My Apps
Scenario: installing a MARS app from My Apps
Scenario: publishing a MARS app
Scenario: sharing a MARS app
Scenario: assigning the co-ownership of a MARS app
Assigning co-ownership of a MARS app to a customer
Assigning co-ownership of a MARS app with a colleague
Scenario: installing and updating a MARS app at a customer
CLOUDFLOW Plug-in Suite
Installation
Illustrator Plug-in
Connect to the CLOUDFLOW server
File menu
Window menu
Cloudflow KIOSK
Page Boxes
Preferences
PACKZ Plug-in
Enable CLOUDFLOW Plug-in Suite in PACKZ
Use CLOUDFLOW Plug-in Suite in PACKZ
Open a file from a mapped File store
Kiosk
Desktop Service
Configuration
Functionalities
COCKPIT
Install COCKPIT
Initiate COCKPIT
Use COCKPIT
UPLOAD
DELIVERIES
ITEMS
JOBS
TOOLS
ADMIN
Template and customizations
TECTONICS
Prerequisites
Configuration
User interface
Placement
JOBS
SHEETS
Queues
Cutoffs
Archive
Statistics
Settings
INTELLIGENT FLEXO
Description
Intelligent Flexo Process
Prerequisites
Configuration
Intelligent Flexo Node
Building a Workflow
VDP
Prerequisites
Configuration
User interface
Job Station
Job management
Create a Job
APPENDIX
PROOFSCOPE Quick Start
EN version
Data Structure of HelioDisk Job Details
Functions in the Script node
Using custom objects in the database
Output File Path Generation
GLOSSARY
Anti-aliasing
Asset
Bar Width Reduction
Bleed
Blend Mode
CIP3
Combined approval
Curves
Distortion
Glossary term
Illustrator blend
Jacket
mongod
Oversampling
Page boxes
Pull Back
Regular approval
Screening
Strip
Tile
Trapping
Workable
White Underprint
Regular expressions
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