7.4

Input
This task does not poll any location by itself. It sits there waiting for requests coming in through
WSDL(SOAPcommunication)and, when it receives a request, runs the process and returns the last output generated by the
process to the client.
Processing
No processing is done. The request that is received by this task is XML and it is maintained as such.
Output
As with the HTTPServer Input, this task has a dual-output purpose. First, when the initial input task is run, the XMLrequest is
output onto the process. Then, when the process is finished, the last job file generated by the process is returned to the
requesting client.
SOAPcommunication is non-trivial and requires a certain understanding of XMLand the SOAPprotocol. Using the
SOAPtasks pre-supposes this knowledge and this documentation does not attempt to provide it.
The SOAPInput Task only responds to a single SOAPaction by the client:SubmitJob. Within this request however, a sec-
ondary action (SubmitSOAPActionName)can be specified - this is what the SOAPAction corresponds to in this task's prop-
erties.
General Tab
l SOAP Action: The SOAP action is used with the SubmitJob action. It’s the equivalent of the process name. The dif-
ference is that more than one processes can share the same SOAP action. That way more than 1 CPU can be used to
process all the incoming requests however this means that all process sharing the same SOAP action must be identical
because there is no way to decide the execution order of all the process.
"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.
Job Information definitions
l
This task does not generate any job information.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on Task Properties Dialog.
If storing the message or ID, if they are store in a jobinfo they will be available in any error handling process where errors are
being forwarded. In all cases, if your process continues after the error, the contents of the variables selected in this window
will be available for the rest of your process, or whenever they are overwritten.
Common Errors