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There are different types of tasks:
l Input Task:Will either capture data from a specific location, or wait for input from a service or other
computer to start processing.
l Action Task:Will manipulate the data in any number of ways. An action task is any task that is not an
input or output task or a branch or condition.
l Output Task:Will output data to a specific location or send to a different service or computer.
Some tasks have a multipurpose and can be used as either an input, action or output task or any
combination. These multipurpose tasks are indicated as such in the task description and can be found in the
most relevant section of the available tasks.
For more information on the tasks available to you in PlanetPress Workflow, see the following pages:
l "Input Tasks" on page179
l Action Tasks
l "Process Logic Tasks" on page352
l "Metadata Tasks" on page447
l "Output Tasks" on page512
l About Fax
l About Image
Note
Completely empty files (0 bytes) cannot be processed by Workflow.
Task Properties
Any task you add to your PlanetPress Workflowprocess must be configured using its properties dialog box.
Each task's Properties dialog will give you the options to configure that specific, individual task. Properties
of one task do not directly affect the properties of another task, however there are some software preferences
that may affect tasks in one way or another (See "Preferences" on page621)