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l Concatenate files: If this option is selected, when PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools tries to save a file under a given
name, if a file under that same name already exists, instead of overwriting it, PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools will
append the content of the new file to that of the existing file. This appending process will go on until the file is removed
from the folder.
l Separator string: This option is used to add a separator string between the content of each file when the Con-
catenate files option is selected.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 54).
Set Job Infos and Variables
Add Set Job Infos and Variable action tasks to set job info elements as well as custom variables. You can set multiple variables
and job info values in a single task. Be aware that lines are processed from top to bottom.
Set Job Infos and Variables action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Var/Info#: Lists all job infos, local variables in the current process and global variables in the configuration. Click on
the variable you want to change.
l Value: Enter the value that you want to associate with the selected job information element or custom variable.
l
button:Adds a new line and lets you define the variable and value to set.
l
button:Removes the line that is currently selected (highlighted).
l
button: Moves the line up so it is processed before.
l
button: Moves the line down so it is processed after.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 54).
SOAP Client Plug-in
SOAP Client tasks can be used as input, output and action tasks, although their basic function is to generate output. SOAP (Sim-
ple Object Access Protocol) is a light protocol that defines a standard XML format used to communicate among systems across
different architectures, languages, and operating systems.
A SOAP request is an XML-based Remote Procedure Call (RPC) sent using the HTTP transport protocol. The payload of the
SOAP packet is an XML document that specifies the call being made and the parameters being passed.
Web services, a SOAP class of applications, expose their services via the Internet in a manner that lets other applications
access them, as well as use and combine them as required.
In order to access and successfully use Web services, client applications must know how to get them, what operations they
support, what parameters they expect, as well as what they return. SOAP servers make this information available via WSDL
(Web Service Description Language) files.
To configure a given SOAP Client task in the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration program, you must first get its
WSDL file (note that you cannot download the WSDL file over an HTTPS connection, so you should use an HTTP connection to
get the file and then switch back to a secure connection). This lets you know which services the SOAP server provides, as well
as each service’s methods and namespaces.
If firewalls control communication between the SOAP client and the Web servers, they must be configured so as not to block
client-server communication.
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