SwitchClient is a Switch module allowing users to access the Switch Server remotely, via Submit
points (to submit jobs) and Checkpoints (to monitor jobs).
Using SwitchClient, users can for example:
- Connect to one or more Switch servers on the local network/internet.
- Submit jobs (files or job folders) and metadata describing these jobs to
a Submit point in a flow.
- Review and act on jobs being held in a Checkpoint in a flow.
- View progress information and the status of submitted jobs.
- View log messages issued by processes on the server.
Good to know
- SwitchClients also supports a mixed-platform network (Mac and Windows).
- Access to particular Submit points and Checkpoints can be restricted, by configuring access
rights at user or user group level. For more information, refer to Configuring Switch users.
- Metadata information attached to a job can be used to make automated routing decisions or to
provide variable input to various tools and configurators. Also, Switch offers tools to pick-up
metadata from sources other than SwitchClient and tools to export metadata and create
reports.