The PowerSWITCH testing workflow automation module is the "glue" that binds together all the steps in your document testing process.  With PowerSWITCH, there is always less need for custom coding or scripting to fit all steps in a testing process together in a cohesive fashion.  This ensures that your automated document testing solution is running and productive as quickly as possible, with less effort than is required from "file comparison-only" solutions.

How does PowerSWITCH simplify document testing automation?

>  If your document composition software is run on a non-mainframe platform, PowerSWITCH can launch the software so "pre-change" and "post-change" files are created automatically.

>  PowerSWITCH users can submit files to STREAMdiff using any number of methods, including the PowerSWITCH user interface (called SWITCHclient), FTP, email submission, or a simple copying of the files into a specific testing folder on your company network.  With PowerSWITCH, there is no need for users to submit batch STREAMdiff jobs using a cumbersome and highly technical command line interface.

>  PowerSWITCH can be used to transfer and/or receive updated print resource files on a regular basis, at a pre-defined day and/or time.  This ensures that your print comparison tests are performed using the latest version of your printer resources.

>  Paloma provides customized document testing workflows with PowerSWITCH which completely eliminate the need for users to type instructions using a "command line" interface.

>  PowerSWITCH includes an administrative module which is used to define users and their respective access rights, giving you complete control over who has access to your testing processes.

>  PowerSWITCH can automatically notify users when comparison jobs have completed. In fact, the test results can be compressed, attached to an email, and sent directly to the user who submitted the test job.

>  PowerSWITCH includes a file scheduler which is used to determine when jobs are processed.

>  PowerSWITCH includes automated workflows which clean out old testing projects and files at predetermined intervals. This keeps the testing server from becoming "clogged" with old testing projects.

>  Paloma provides a set of customized testing workflows with PowerSWITCH which automatically archive time/date-stamped STREAMdiff project, pre-change, and post-change files, Detailed Difference Reports, etc.  This means your document testing processes are fully documented and transparent - you can recreate any testing process at a future point in time.

And the list goes on and on.  Do you need to convert Microsoft^® Word^® documents into a PDF file format for comparison?  Do you need to concatenate individual PDF files into a single file to streamline the print file comparison step?  With PowerSWITCH, these steps are easily handled because of its direct API into Adobe Acrobat^®.

Without PowerSWITCH, each of the non-comparison steps in your testing process need to be handled by writing custom programs or scripts.  In addition, unlike solutions comprised only of a print comparison module, Print Perfect allows non-technical users to perform print comparison tests without having any print comparison software loaded on their PC - thereby lowering your upfront and ongoing investment - or without learning how to use the print comparison software module. 

PowerSWITCH ensures that more of your employees are involved in the document testing process at a lower cost.  In addition, PowerSWITCH minimizes the need for custom coding/scripting, which results in a faster implementation as well as well-documented and controlled testing processes.