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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.
The number of days to keep backups of jobs processed by input tasks is set per process; see
"Process properties" on page724.
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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
This task does not generate any job information.
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 Pro-
cess area.
Email Input
The Email Input task retrieves email data through a Microsoft Outlook or POP3 connection.
Note: If Microsoft Outlook connection is used, Microsoft Outlook 2000 or higher must be installed
on the computer where PlanetPress Workflow is located.
Input
Email Input captures all emails and their attachments from the selected inbox, when those emails cor-
respond to the rules defined in the General tab. If no rule is defined, all emails in the inbox are
retrieved. Emails retrieved using POP3 are deleted from the server, emails retrieved from an Outlook
inbox are moved to the Deleted Items folder by default.
Processing
Depending on the options selected below, each email is converted into a text-only data file, and each
attachment is separated from the email.
Output
Depending on the options, each email is sent as a data file, followed by each of its attachments sequen-
tially.
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