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FreeFlow Process Manager Operator and Administrator Guide

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Setting up third party input and output hot folders

For folder-based profiles, to ensure the exchange of files between 

the Process Manager external process and the third party 

software, you must set up input and output hot folders for the third 

party software that match the input and output folders of the profile 

used to execute the external process.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure that your third party 

software has the proper Windows write access to the folders 

(input folder, output folder, etc.) you create and/or set up during 

the External Process node configuration in Workflow Builder.

Example

In Process Manager - The following input and output folders are 

set up in Process Manager for an external process profile called 

Profile 1:

•

Process input folder: C:\Profile1In 

•

Process output folder: C:\Profile1Out 

In the third party software - The following input and output hot 

folder locations must be set up to match the above input and 

output folders for Profile 1:

•

Third party input hot folder location is mapped to the Process 

input folder: C:\Profile1In

•

Third party output hot folder location is mapped to the Process 

output folder: C:\Profile1Out

NOTE: The third party software must be running for you to use the 

external process in a workflow.

See also:

Using third party external processes

Limitations when setting up directories as input/output hot folders 

for more than one feature