Creative Force offers unlimited flexibility in the way you work, from Derived Workflows to optional paths. In addition, you can choose to push a single product or a single position forward by bypassing External Post-Production at any time.
Requirements
In order to bypass an External Post-Production step in your Workflow, you should first make sure the requirements are met to do so. In the sections below, we will cover those requirements.
Fan-Out Step
If you have a preset with multiple variants and have selected External Post to be your fan-out step, then it is not possible to skip External Post.
Bypass Transition
When using the V2 Workflow Engine, it will not be possible to bypass External-Post-Production unless a Bypass Transition step has been properly mapped.
To draw a Bypass Transition Step for this purpose, take the following steps:
From the External-Post Production step, drag a line from the side point.
Connect it to the side point of the step it would be bypassed to.
For the purpose of bypassing the external post, we would also skip QC.
For more information on the different transition steps in Workflow V2, see our related article on the subject at the link below.
Executing a Bypass
Bypassing External Post can be executed on an individual, bulk, or per-position level.
Individual Bypass
Head to the Production tab, and search for the specific production you would like to bypass external post.
Right-click or access the 3-dot menu on the overview → then, select 'Bypass External Post.'
Once done, reload the page, and you will see that the External Post and External Post QC steps are no longer there.
Bulk Bypass
Head to the Production tab, and filter for the specific productions you would like to bypass external post.
Use the multi-select to select as desired → hit 'Actions' → 'Bypass External Post.'
Position-Level Bypass
You can also set specific photography positions in your Style Guide to always be excluded from External Post-Production. With this option, no additional action will need to be taken; the selected assets will simply not be sent to External Post Production.
In order to skip the External Post step on the position level, you will need to navigate to the Style Guide. From here, go to the Photography tab and then select the Settings for each position.
In the settings menu, you will see a section called ‘Bypass External Post.’ Toggle this setting to 'On,' and those positions will be excluded from production moving forward.
Notes & Callouts
Please note that bypassing External Post cannot be undone. However, if you need the product to run through External Post again, you will have the following options, depending on when you bypass External Post.
If you bypass External Post before the task reaches External Post, you need to reset the task back a step prior to External Post; the task will follow its original Workflow setup.
If you bypass External Post when the task reaches External Post, you can reset it back to External Post for the task to go through the proccess again.