Send xml-file from one flow to a different flow

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LasseThid
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Send xml-file from one flow to a different flow

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Is it possible to transfer an xml-file from one flow to another?
I have a flow that handles incoming xml- and pdf-files that are sent to a specific e-mail address, but instead of having to add a new e-mail address for every customer we add it would be nice if it would be possible to read the information in the xml-file and then send the xml-file and possibly a pdf-file to the correct flow.
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Re: Send xml-file from one flow to a different flow

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Yes, you can pass Switch jobs between flows using non-automanaged folders. Just make sure you do not have the "strip unique name" option set to "Yes", otherwise Switch will assume it's a new job when it's picked up from the other flow (losing all of your metadata).

Instead of having a different email configurator for each customer, consider putting he email in the XML and then dropping it as a variable in a single email configurator. We use a database call to get customer/user email addresses from our MIS within Switch which allows us to have only one email configurator.
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