8.6

This section describes the implementation details for a Capture OnTheGo process, including
how to create, send and submit COTGdocuments to the Mobile application.
About Tasks
A task is a plugin or a block that is used to build PlanetPress Workflow processes. Tasks can
do multiple things depending on the type of task and where they are placed. You can add as
many tasks as you like to your processes and order them in any way you can.
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189
l Action Tasks
l "Process Logic Tasks" on page374
l "Metadata Tasks" on page475
l "Output Tasks" on page567
l About Fax
l About Image
Note
Completely empty files (0 bytes) cannot be processed by Workflow.
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