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Input
This task does not poll an input, it sits there and waits for a job file to be sent through the Telnet port.
Processing
When the job is received through Telnet, it is saved as a job file. No further processing is done on the
file.
Output
The task outputs the job file as is, with no evaluation or modification.
Task properties
General Tab
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Port: Enter the number of the port on which PlanetPress Workflow is to listen for Raw Socket
communications. The default port number is 9100. Bear in mind that no two input tasks, whatever
their type (Telnet, serial, LDP, etc.), should be listening to the same port.
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Description: PlanetPress Workflow displays the name of the service or process assigned to the
port number entered in the Port box. Note that these are standard Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA) descriptions.
"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.
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.
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