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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 PReS 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: PReS 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 PReS 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.
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