Modify a batch sequence

You can add, rearrange, and delete commands in the batch sequence definitions to suit your work requirements. You can also edit the options for individual commands in the batch sequence or add interactive pauses at strategic points in the batch processing.

Any changes you make to a predefined batch sequence are automatically saved as a part of the sequence. To restore the predefined batch sequence to its default settings, you must manually remove any changes you made to it. If you require a sequence of complex or highly customized commands, consider creating a new batch sequence.

Edit a batch sequence

Choose Advanced > Document Processing > Batch Processing, select the batch sequence, and click Edit Sequence.
In the Batch Edit Sequence dialog box, click Select Commands.
To modify the sequence of commands, do any of the following:
- To add a command to the sequence, select it in the list on the left and click Add to move it to the list on the right.
- To delete a command from the sequence, select it on the right and click Remove.
- To change the order in which the commands are applied, select a command, and click Move Up or Move Down.
To change the options for a particular command, select the command from the list on the right, and click Edit. (The Edit button is unavailable if you select a command that has no options.) When you’re done, click OK, and then click OK to return to the Edit Batch Sequence dialog box.
Note: To review the command options, click the triangle to expand the command display.
Specify which files you want to process from the Run Commands On menu by navigating to the folder or file, and then clicking Source File Options to make changes as needed.
From the Select Output Locations menu, choose a location option for the files that are created by the batch processing. If you choose Specific Folder, navigate to that folder.
Click Output Options, and specify the format to name and save the processed files, and then click OK.
Expanding the command display in the Edit Sequence dialog box

Make a batch sequence interactive

If your work requires that different documents use slightly different options for the same commands, you can still use batch processing to automate the work. By making a batch sequence interactive, you can set up your batch-processing definitions to have pauses between specific commands so that you can modify command options before they execute.

Note: You can’t add interactivity to commands that don’t have interactive options.

Choose Advanced > Document Processing > Batch Processing, select the batch sequence you want to add interactivity to, and click Edit Sequence.
In the Batch Edit Sequence dialog box, click Select Commands.
On the right side of the Edit Sequence dialog box, select the Toggle Interactive Mode option for the commands that you want to provide input to during processing, and then click OK.
Toggle Interactive Mode

A.

Interactive mode is not available

B

Interactive mode is available but not selected

c.

Interactive mode is selected