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Pathcore Upload Client

Overview


The Upload Client is a Windows utility designed to automate uploads to a PathcoreFlow installation. It can be configured to monitor a folder and automatically upload files to PathcoreFlow as they are added. Optionally, files with certain extensions can be ignored, and the Upload Client can handle MRXS and VSI multi-file images. PathcoreFlow’s API is used to communicate with the PathcoreFlow server over HTTPS on port 443.

The Upload Client has two main components: a background service that monitors a specified folder, and the user interface that shows upload progress and lets you change configuration settings.

Features

The Upload Client provides some additional features to facilitate data ingestion into PathcoreFlow:

  • Files can be filtered based on extension, folder, or file name
  • Support for multi-file images, including VSI, MRXS, NDPIS, and AFI
  • Custom metadata fields for uploaded files, such as a scan workstation name
  • Transfers can be paused and resumed at any time
  • Active file transfers continue when the user interface is closed, and even continue when the Windows user is logged out thanks to the background service

Requirements

The Upload Client can only be installed on a computer running the Windows operating system.

A valid user account is necessary to connect the Upload Client to PathcoreFlow. This user account, which may be a limited upload account rather than an individual's user account, has the following requirements:

  • Access to all Team content in the Repository. See the Accessible Content page in the PathcoreFlow user manual for more details.
  • The following permission flags are needed:
    • Team Permissions > Manage uploaded files
    • File Permissions > Upload
  • Additional functions of the Upload Client require these permissions:
    • Folder Permissions > View: to launch PathcoreFlow from the Upload Client
    • Image Permissions > View: to open uploaded images in PathcoreFlow
    • Image Permissions > Edit metadata: to apply custom fields to images
    • File Permissions > View: to open other uploaded files in PathcoreFlow
    • File Permissions > Edit metadata: to apply custom fields to other files