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"Other" Tab
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Job Information group
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Information elements: Indicates what Job Info variables are automatically created
by the input task.
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Add lines before first data page: Using the arrows keys you can add any job
information directly at the beginning of your data file.
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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 Workflow Tools working folders under
the "Backup" folder.
To navigate quickly to the Workflow working folders, press the keyboard shortcut
CTRL+ALT+Shift+F4 from within the Workflow configuration tool.
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Backup filename: Enter the file name that you wish the input data file backup to be saved
under.
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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
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%1- Folder: Contains the full path of the base folder from which the files are listed.
Miscellaneous Tab
The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.
Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in
the Process area.
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.
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