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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.
The number of days to keep backups of jobs processed by input tasks is set per process; see
"Process properties" on page721.
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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.
Job Information definitions
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%1 - Client IP Address: Contains the IP address of the HTTP client requesting a response.
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%2 - Request Header: Contains the headers of the request, which can contain information such
as the Browser and Operating System, languages, etc.
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%3 - Filename: Contains the local file name of the job file created by this task (and XML file).
This is equivalent to %o.
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%4 - Attachment Index: Contains the index number of the current attachment while looping the
attachments as data files. When the option Loop each attachment as a data file is not
checked, the Attachment Index is 0.
Miscellaneous Tab
The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.
Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in the Pro-
cess area.
PrintShop Web Connect
The PrintShop Web Connect Input task allows the use of a PReS Workflow in order to drive PrintShop
Mail Web requests. A Send to PReS printer is available to PrintShop Mail Web operators selecting Gen-
erate Output in the PrintShop Mail Web Order Manager, providing an easy way to send jobs toward the
PrintShop Web Connect Input task, in order to take full advantage of PReS Workflow's built-in auto-
mation tasks.
Note: PrintShop Mail Web and PReS Workflow must be installed on the same server in order to
make the PrintShop Web Connect Input task available in your PReS Workflow.
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