This configurator drives Apple's Automator utility included in Mac OS X. It is a processor or a consumer that executes a specified Automator flow on each incoming job.
The incoming job (file or job folder) is passed as input data to the first action in the Automator flow. If there is an outgoing connection, the result of the last action in the Automator flow is passed along the connection. Otherwise the result is lost.
Because of recent changes in Mac Automator, Automator flows must include a "Move Finder Items" action in the Switch flow.
Refer to Version requirements for third-party applications for more information on the third-party application required by this configurator.
Keywords
Keywords can be used with the search function above the elements pane.
The keywords for the Apple Automator configurator are:
- AppleScript
- script
- custom
Detecting the application
This configurator implements the following mechanisms to detect the presence of the corresponding third-party application. See Detecting third-party applications for more information.
Detection mechanism |
Comments |
|---|---|
Automatic detection at startup |
Uses system information to locate the application |
Searching from the elements pane |
Not provided |
Manually locating the executable |
Not provided |
Connections
This configurator allows only a single outgoing connection.
Properties
Property |
Description |
|---|---|
Name |
The name of the flow element displayed in the canvas |
Automator flow |
The Mac OS X Automator flow to be executed for each incoming file or job folder |