Schedule a multi-image batch
Keep a multi-image upload held until you explicitly choose immediate or paced release.
- Availability
- Live
- Last verified
- Runtime anchor
ab084f79c5ed3fc6a28f07c64b29920944a0e5db- Certification anchor
db23559179dc3c67be8a1ab16a0f07323b9820f7- Evidence note
- Hold isolation, explicit decisions, allowed rates, durable schedule, and release contracts were verified. A recent full scheduled external batch was not run in production certification.
What this does
Keep a multi-image upload held until you explicitly choose immediate or paced release.
Before you begin
- Confirm the active store, product line, templates, copy inputs, and external-write risk before selecting a release mode.
- Use matching sheet/sidecar files in the same upload when the batch needs per-image copy or routing.
What changes outside ArtDrop
Publish all now releases held files to the normal worker and can create external products. Start scheduling releases them at the chosen rate. Dismissing with Escape or the backdrop is not consent to publish and leaves files held.
Steps
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Upload the batch
Drop multiple distinct artworks. ArtDrop places them in a hold area that the worker cannot claim before a decision.
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Choose immediate or paced
In Publish N artworks choose Publish all N now, or Space them out over time and select 1, 2, 5, or 10 per day, or approximately 1 per hour.
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Watch Batch Schedule
Confirm Images queued, next drop, and rate. The persistent rate selector offers the same paced choices plus All at once.
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Change or clear deliberately
Save Schedule changes the rate. Clear Queue is not delete: it removes scheduling and returns files to the normal queue, where they can become eligible for processing.
Expected result
The card shows the durable queued count and next release; due artwork moves into the normal processing log once.
Limits and non-goals
- Hosted scheduling has no separate Pause button; change the rate or use Clear Queue only with the stated release consequence.
- The Mac full-folder Batch Processor is a different desktop-only workflow.
Troubleshooting
- If the decision window closes, do not assume publication started; the files remain held. Contact support if no recovery control is visible before uploading another batch.
- If counts differ, stop before Clear Queue and record the filenames/status.
How to undo or clean up
Scheduled items can be returned to the normal queue, not deleted. Remove external products separately if a released item already published.