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Automated PDF Processing Workflow

Automated PDF Processing Workflow is a 7-node automation blueprint connecting Custom API for data fetching. Inspect its trigger, execution graph, branches, and implementation requirements.

Interactive system map

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Solid horizontal paths show main-channel execution. Violet dependencies sit beneath the exact step they configure or empower.

7

Nodes

6

Links

1

Run groups

Connected tools

1 integrations

  • Custom API for data fetching

Canvas controls

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Automated PDF Processing Workflow execution lanes1 run groups containing 7 workflow nodes and 6 visible links. Solid horizontal lines are main-channel runtime links. Violet dashed lines connect typed dependencies beneath the runtime step they support. Focus any node to inspect its immediate path.When clicking ‘Test workflow’. trigger node, manualTrigger. 0 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STARTWhen clicking ‘Test workf…TRIGGERMANUALTRIGGER0 IN / 1 OUTPDF Array. transform node, code. 1 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STEP 02PDF ArrayTRANSFORMCODE1 IN / 1 OUTSplit Out. transform node, splitOut. 1 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STEP 03Split OutTRANSFORMSPLITOUT1 IN / 1 OUTHTTP Request1. integration node, httpRequest. 1 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STEP 04HTTP Request1INTEGRATIONHTTPREQUEST1 IN / 1 OUTMerge PDF. decision node, @custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit.mergePdfs. 1 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STEP 05Merge PDFDECISION@CUSTOM-JS/N8N-NODES-PD1 IN / 1 OUTRead/Write Files from Disk2. integration node, readWriteFile. 1 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STEP 06Read/Write Files from Disk2INTEGRATIONREADWRITEFILE1 IN / 1 OUTRead/Write Files from Disk3. integration node, readWriteFile. 1 incoming and 0 outgoing connections.OUTCOMERead/Write Files from Disk3INTEGRATIONREADWRITEFILE1 IN / 0 OUT

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Runtime breakdown

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Each run group separates main-channel steps from the models, tools, retrievers, and data services that support them. Start and outcome labels apply only to runtime nodes.

01

Run Group

When clicking ‘Test workflow’

6 Execution Links
  1. Start

    When clicking ‘Test workflow’

    Trigger

  2. Step 2

    PDF Array

    Transform

  3. Step 3

    Split Out

    Transform

  4. Step 4

    HTTP Request1

    Integration

  5. Step 5

    Merge PDF

    Decision

  6. Step 6

    Read/Write Files from Disk2

    Integration

  7. Outcome

    Read/Write Files from Disk3

    Integration

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