--- title: "Document Automation quick start guide" canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/autobahn-dx-quick-start/" md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/autobahn-dx-quick-start.md" last_updated: "2026-06-08T07:47:35.161Z" description: "Learn to automate document processing jobs with ease using our quick start guide, featuring intuitive job creation and scheduling tips." --- # Streamline your document processing jobs Document Automation Server (DAS) is designed to allow the definition of document processing jobs (“Job Definitions”) and then scheduling them to run continuously on watched folders or on a daily scheduled basis. The annotated screenshots in this section are designed to enable rapid familiarization with the product. ## The Quick Job tab The product also allows “Quick Jobs” to be defined and run interactively which provides a convenient method for testing the product’s capabilities and running simple jobs.![Fill Quick Job Task Details](@/assets/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/image12.png) 1. Use the “**Select Task”** Combo Box to choose an operation you want to run. 2. Use the “**Run**” Button to run these tasks. ## The Job Manager tab![DAS Job Definitions](@/assets/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/image13.png) The **Job Manager** tab can be used to create and save jobs that can be executed frequently. 1. Click on **“Create New”** to create your own Job. 2. We provided two sample jobs with sample files. This is to show you how to set the jobs up. You can edit these jobs to suit your needs. > **Note**: Clicking **Create New** or **Edit** will take you to the **Designer** tab. ## The Designer tab This section will give you a brief overview of the job designer and how jobs are created. ### General job properties![Image to Searchable PDF Properties](@/assets/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/image14.png) 1. Click the **“Run Now”** Button to save and run the displayed job. 2. Click the **“Save”** Button to save changes made to the displayed job. 3. We arranged similar Operations/Tasks into groups with a **“+”** Button in front of the header name. Click the **“+”** Button to expand the steps under the group. 4. Click on the **“Task”** you want to add to the job, and it will show up in the **“Job Steps”** box, one job can have multiple steps, i.e., the output of the first step will be input in the second step. 5. Switch between the tabs to edit the advanced settings in the job. 6. Edit the Job Name using the **“Job Name”** text box. 7. Set the **Source Folder** here. 8. Set the **Destination Folder** here. 9. Set the **Step Properties** (These are the properties of the operation you selected in point 4) here. A search bar allows you to find specific properties quickly. 10. You can select a step in the **“Job Steps”** list to edit the steps, change its position and delete the step. ### Scheduling a job![Set up the Job Schedule](@/assets/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/image15.png) 1. Choose this option to run the job manually. 2. Choose this option to run the job **Continuously** between a time range. 3. Choose this option to run a job **Once Per Day** at a certain given time. 4. Set the properties for the **Continuous** schedule option here. 5. Set the properties for the **Once Per Day** schedule option here. --- ## Related pages - [Comprehensive guide to document automation servers](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/acknowledgments.md) - [Essential configuration files for Document Automation Server](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/autobahn-dx-configuration-files.md) - [Explore document automation server directories](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/autobahn-dx-directories.md) - [Efficiently execute jobs with the DAS .NET API](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/autobahn-dx-net-api.md) - [Split and rename PDF files using barcode detection](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/barcode-support.md) - [Managing Windows file name length in DAS](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/file-name-length.md) - [Enhance document processing with the .NET SDK](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/gdpicture-additional-steps.md) - [Enhanced cloud OCR capabilities for text recognition](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/cloud-ocr.md) - [Streamline PDF management with advanced automation](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/dascontentextraction-kingfisher-job-step.md) - [Optimizing load balancing with distributed polling](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/distributed-polling.md) - [Essential document automation server installation guide](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/installation-and-licensing.md) - [Streamline your document conversion processes](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion.md) - [Enhance document processing with multicore support](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/multicore-support.md) - [Streamline document processing with automation](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/product-overview-and-concepts.md) - [Extract key-value pairs from PDFs to JSON](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/pdf-recognition-to-json-job-step.md) - [Automate document processing with custom scripts](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/scripting-custom-steps.md) - [Optimize OCR with advanced preprocessing options](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/ocr-properties-file-and-the-advanced-pre-processing-option.md) - [Streamline document automation with XML job definitions](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/job-definition-xml-files.md) - [Effortlessly convert files to PDF with ToPDF](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/topdf-bcl-easypdf.md) - [Upgrade Document Automation Server](/guides/document-automation-server/document-conversion/release-notes.md)