The following table provides a brief description of all activities in this guide.
Activity name and description | Time to complete
(minutes) |
|---|
Activity 1: Create a rule set with a generic exception handler
Demonstrates how to capture exceptions that are thrown when a rule set is run. | 15-20 |
Activity 2: Register the schema
Demonstrates how to register a schema, to enable RBA to drive automatic processes when a customer makes an order via external software (for example, an eCommerce site). | 10-15 |
Activity 3: Associate a rule set with a job hot folder
Demonstrates how to create a rule set that is triggered by a job folder drop, which tells Prinergy to read the XML in the dropped file. | 10-15 |
Activity 4: Hot swap the rule set and create a job group
Demonstrates how to get the rule set to automatically create a job group, while working on a copy of the enabled rule set, and then hot swapping the rule set so that the updated copy is enabled. | 15-20 |
Activity 5: Set up an exception handler
Reviews and reinforces tasks such as creating an exception handler and hot swapping, while continuing to build the rule set. | 10-15 |
Activity 6: Get the rule set to create a job
Demonstrates how to get the rule set to automatically create a new job after the XML file is dropped into the hot folder. | 10-15 |
Activity 7: Get the rule set to add and refine input files
Demonstrates how to get the rule set to automatically add and refine the relevant input files. | 10-15 |
Activity 8: Get the rule set to import an imposition
Demonstrates how to get the rule set to import an imposition, using the information from the XML file. | 10-15 |
Activity 9: Get the rule set to perform APA
Demonstrates how to get the rule set to automatically perform APA (automatic page assignment). | 10-15 |
Activity 10: Get the rule set to create final output
Demonstrates how to get the rule set to automatically create the final output. | 10-15 |
Activity 11: Create a table of values
Demonstrates how to set conditions, so that RBA will perform a different action, depending on which condition has been fulfilled. | 25-30 |
Activity 12: Set up remote triggers
Demonstrates how to set up a remote trigger, in order to get one RBA rule set to be triggered via another "remote" rule set. | 30-45 |
Activity 13: Get the rule set to populate custom fields
Builds on the previous Remote Trigger activity and adds Dashboard-like functionality with the use of Prinergy custom fields. As the rule set runs, custom fields are populated to display information about the progress and output of the workflow. | 30-45 |
Activity 14: Actions and events of interest
Discusses some additional events and actions that you might find useful. | 30-45 |
Activity 15: Locate and rename files in a folder
Demonstrates how to use the List Directory and Rename One File actions to identify and correct files that do not conform to a specific naming standard. | 30-45 |
Activity 16: Update a daily production record with the names of all pages approved that day
Demonstrates how to safely access a shared resource from multiple instances of a rule set. | 25-30 |
Activity 17: Send an e-mail with a summary of a daily production record
Demonstrates how to use the Read CSV action to read a CSV file, use variables to tabulate a production report, and properly implement a rule set that can infinitely repeat. | 30-45 |
