Configure Custom Processing

If the post-rendition processing features of Meridian Enterprise Server do not meet all of your needs, you can configure a third-party program to perform additional processing.

Custom post-processing is only supported by the Teigha DWG and Teigha DGN rendering modules.

The third-party program must support:

• Command line interface

• Standard PDF input files

• Input and filename parameters

• Processing options that you require

When the post-processing has completed, the rendition generated by the rendering module will be replaced by the output of the third-party program.

To configure custom processing:

1. Double-click the publishing job that you want to configure.

   The Overview page appears.

2. In the menu, click Post Rendering.

   The Post Rendering page appears.

3. In the header, click Custom.

   The custom options appear.

4. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

5. Click Save.

Custom processing options

Option	Description
Enable custom post rendering	When enabled the program specified for Executable will be run after each rendition is generated. When disabled, custom processing is excluded.
Wait for user job finish	Enable this option if the custom process should not be executed until after the rendition has been generated (for example, if the process will modify the rendition in some way). Disable this option if the custom process should execute independent of rendition generation (for example, to update data in another system).
Executable	Full path to the third-party program or batch file to run. Click Select to browse for the file.
Options	Processing options to pass on the command line to the executable.
Key for input PDF	Command line parameter to precede the rendition file name. The rendition file name will be inserted in the command line automatically by the rendering module.
Command line preview	An example of the full command line that will be invoked for each rendition.