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is closed with the OKbutton, and are displayed in The Task Comments Pane.
Serial Input
Serial Input tasks receive files sent to a serial port on the computer running PlanetPress Workflow. All the
Serial Input tasks in aPlanetPress Workflow configuration share the same general properties, which are
configured through user options (see "Serial Input Plug-In Preferences" on page 570). Only the properties
set in the Other and Error tabs are specific to individual tasks.
Input
This task does not poll an input, it sits there and waits for a job file to be sent through the Serial connection.
Processing
When the job is received through the Serial connection, 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.
General Tab
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Since Serial Input tasks have no specific task configurable properties, this section contains no
property information.
"Other" Tab
l Job Information group
l Information elements:indicates what job infos are automatically created by the input task.
l Add lines before first data page:Using the arrows keys you can add any job information
directly at the beginning of your data file.
l 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 Suite Workflow Tools working folders under the "Backup"folder.
l Backup filename:Enter the filename that you wish the input data file backup to be saved under.
l 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.