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There are two ways to deploy OL Connect resources to the File Store: using the Designer or
from within a flow in Node-RED's editor.
l For instructions on sending files to the File Store from the Designer, see "Sending files to
Connect Server or to another server" on page483.
l OL Connect's file upload node sends files to the File Store from within a flow. When used
in a Startup flow the uploaded files will be available to all flows in the project. See: "OL
Connect Startup flow" on page209.
Flows in an OL Connect application
These are some of the typical flows in a Node-RED OLConnect solution.
l Startup flow
A Startup flow initializes variables in Node-RED's context - through which information is
shared between nodes without using the messages that pass through a flow - and
deploys Connect resources for the project. See "OL Connect Startup flow" on page209
for a detailed description.
l Print flow
A print flow creates and outputs paginated content. See "An OL Connect print flow in
Node-RED" on page212.
l Email flow
An email flow creates email content and stores it in the File Store or sends it immediately
using an email service provider. See "An OL Connect email flow in Node-RED" on
page210.
l Web (form) flow
A web flow creates web content and stores it in the File Store or serves it immediately.
See "An OL Connect web flow in Node-RED" on page217.
l COTG flows
Capture OnTheGo flows create and send forms to the Capture OnTheGo mobile
application and process data that is sent back from the application. See "Capture
OnTheGo flows in Node-RED" on page218.
l PDF preview flows
A PDF preview flow provides a PDF preview, usually at the request of a browser. See
"An OL Connect preview PDF flow in Node-RED" on page215.
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