Flow elements pane

The Flow elements pane lists the icons representing flow elements (such as folders, connections, tools, apps and configurators) that can be dragged onto the canvas and become part of a flow design.

Filtering

You can use the Search field on top to filter the flow elements. See Filtering lists

Favorites

The Favorites section can contain shortcuts to elements in other sections. It looks and functions like other section headers, but its content is managed by the user.

You can

Select Add to Favorites from the context menu of a flow element to add a shortcut to the Favorites section.

Note: Add to Favorites menu is disabled for flow elements, which have already been added to the Favorites section.
Drag a flow element into the Favorites section to add a shortcut to the Favorites section.
Select Move up or Move down from the context menu of a shortcut in the Favorites section, to change the order.
Drag and drop shortcuts in the favorites section to change the order.
Select Remove from Favorites from the context menu of a shortcut in the Favorites section, to remove it from the Favorites section.

Note: You can use keyboard shortcuts to add your favorite flow elements to the canvas. Just click ctrl+<number 1-9> (Windows) or cmd+<number 1-9> (Mac). The <number> refers to the position of the flow element in the Favorites category (first element = 1, second = 2, etc.).

Sections

The Flow elements pane groups the flow elements in sections. Click on a section header to open or close the sections, showing or hiding the flow elements in the section.

Section	Description
Basics	Basic flow elements that form the fabric of a flow design, including folder and connection
Tools	Built-in tools such as compress and rename, mostly for file handling
Scripting	Built-in tool for using script packages
Communication	Built-in tools for communication including email and FTP
Configurators	Configurators for third-party applications for processing jobs
Metadata	Built-in tools for working with metadata, including XML
Database	Built-in tools for using ODBC data sources
Apps	Small applications that can be used without a license for the Configurator module and made avavailable through the Enfocus Appstore. This category becomes available as soon as you have installed at least one app. See also Working with apps in Switch.

Flow elements

The list of flow elements displayed in the Flow elements pane depends on the Switch modules you have licensed. See the Flow elements matrix for an overview.

Detailed information

Refer to: Flow elements: overview.