Adding the input folder


  1. Make sure the tutorial flow is selected in the flows pane.
  2. In the elements pane, make sure the "Basics" group is shown (click on the title of the group to show it if it is currently hidden).
  3. In that group click on the icon called "Folder" and drag it onto the canvas. Drop the folder somewhere on the left-hand side of the canvas.

    The name of the folder automatically becomes "Folder 1" after you've dropped it onto the canvas.

  4. Click on "Folder 1" so that it is selected.
  5. Click on the name field itself and type the new name of the folder: "Input Folder".

  6. With the input folder still selected. In the properties pane, set the value for the Path property to auto-managed.

    This means that this is a folder created and maintained by Switch. For this input folder where we will gather all input files, this is what we want. You'll see later how to explicitly set the location of a folder when it is important to have it ona certain fixed location.

  7. Proceed to the next topic: Sorting between PDF and non-PDF files.