7.5

The Comments tab, added in PlanetPress Suite 7.5, is common to all tasks. It contains a single text area (Task
comments)that lets you write comments about the task. These comments are saved when the dialog is closed with the
OKbutton, and are displayed in The Task Comments Pane.
FTP Input
FTP input tasks retrieve files from FTP sites using the FTP protocol. Masks are typically used to select multiple files to be
retrieved from the server.
Input
FTPInput connects to the specified FTPserver and path, and retrieves all files corresponding to the specified mask. These
files may be of any format, even formats that are not readable by PlanetPress Workflow.
Processing
Each file capture by the input is sent down through the process, one at a time. When the file is finished, the process goes back
to the input which feeds another file down, as long as there are files in the queue. Once all the files are gone, the task polls the
FTPfolder again to see if new files are present and, if so, the process continues with these files. Otherwise, the process ends.
Output
The output to this task is a series of individual files, one after the other. These files are not modified in any way from when
they are captured from the source FTPserver.
FTP input task properties are as follows:
General tab
l FTP Server: Enter the IP address or host name of the FTP server to poll.
l User name: Enter the name of a user account on the FTP server.
l Password: If account named in the User name box is password protected, enter the password here.
l Port number: Set to use a specific port number. Note: There is no validation to ensure the port is available. It is the
user's responsibility to ensure the selected port is available and not being monitored by another application or another
PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools task.
l Directory: Enter the path of the folder to poll on the FTP server. If this box is left empty, PlanetPressSuite Workflow
Tools will poll the root directory.
l Masks: Enter a single file name mask. Multiple entries are not allowed in this box.
l Connection mode group
l Active: Select to prompt the ftp client to use the active mode when retrieving files from the FTP server.
l Passive: Select to prompt the ftp client to use the passive mode when retrieving files from the FTP server.
"Other" Tab
l Job Information group
l Information elements:indicates what job infos are automatically created by the input task.
l Add lines before first data page:Using the arrows keys you can add any job information directly at the
beginning of your data file.
l Backup input files:Check this to save a copy of each data file that is captured by your input. These files are saved in
the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools working folders under the "Backup"folder.
l Backup filename:Enter the filename that you wish the input data file backup to be saved under.
l Delete Existing Metadata:Check to remove any metadata from memory. This option is disabled on initial input
tasks, and is checked by default on secondary input tasks.