7.4

Send to Folder
Send to Folder output tasks send the files they receive to a local folder. They perform the same function as Send to Folder
action tasks, with the only difference being that in this case, the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools will not wait for the task to
be completed before going on to the next task in the configuration.
The following describes the properties specific to Send to Folder output tasks. For information on those properties shared by
various types of tasks, such as Other and On error properties, refer to Configurations, Processes and Tasks.
Input
Any data file.
Processing
The file is saved in the location specified, as the file name specified.
Task Properties
General tab
l Folder: Enter the path of the folder to which the files are to be saved.
l File name: Enter the name of the output files generated by this task. To prevent each new file from overwriting the
previous one, you should use variable names. As with any variable property box, you can use any combination of text,
variables and data selections.
l Concatenate files: If this option is selected, when PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools tries to save the job file under
an existing name, it appends the content of the new job file to that of the existing file, instead of overwriting it.
l In the case of a PDF, this will act like the Merge PDF Files input task, merging the PDF logically.
l
This feature is part of the PDFTools, which is only available in PlanetPress Office and PlanetPress Pro-
duction. It is not available with a PlanetPress Watch license.
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.
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
Though some error messages are specific to a task in particular, others may apply to any and all tasks because they are
related more to the system than to PlanetPress itself. Some examples would be W3813, W3830, W3991, W4005. These cor-
respond to issues such as not having any space to write files, permission errors on folders or files, etc.
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.