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Note
While you can insert the HTTP Server Input task anywhere in your process as a
secondary input task, in reality the HTTP Server Input task will only function when used
as the initial input, as it is triggered when PlanetPress Workflow HTTP Server receives a
request and passes it on to the correct task.
Note
Athough Workflow can serve both static and dynamic resources to a web browser, it is
not meant to be used as a fully featured web server as it is not built for responsiveness
nor guaranteed uptime. It is recommended to use a common web server (for example, IIS
or Apache) to serve your contents and to let Workflow process things only it can do.
For more information on how to serve HTML and PDF generated by Connect through IIS,
watch the Connect with Evie - IIS series.
Warning
It is highly recommended to make all processes using the HTTP Server Input task self-
replicating and to reduce their polling interval in the "Process properties" on page874.
Examples
This task is put into effect in the following example processes:
l HTTP PDF Invoice Request
l HTTP Brochure Request
l Capture Web Manager Workflow
Note that Capture can only be used with PlanetPress Suite.
Input
The HTTP Server Input task does not, by itself, capture any files. Neither does it directly wait
for requests to be received. Actually, it is the HTTP service that receives the requests and
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