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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.
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.
Secure Email Input
The Secure Email Input task captures a POP3 or IMAP email message using the highest encryption
method that is available on the server (SSL 2.0, 2.3 or 3.0 / TLS 1.0, 1.1 or 1.2).
Note that this plugin cannot be used on a Windows instance that uses a multi-byte language (e.g.
Japanese, Chinese). The workaround is to either use a different Windows language or use the stand-
ard Email Input/Output plugins.
Input
Secure Email Input captures an email and its attachments from the selected inbox when it corresponds
to the rules defined in the General tab.
It will process one email at a time (unless the process is self-replicating; see "Process properties" on
page721) and it will capture the emails as long as there is unread email in the selected inbox.
Processing
When using the IMAP protocol, filtering is done at the server level and only the first email matching the
conditions is retrieved from the mail server, along with its attachments.
When using the POP3 protocol, filtering is done at the client level. The plugin loops through every
single email located in the inbox, retrieves the email’s header and applies the conditional logic. The plu-
gin stops that loop when a header corresponds to the conditions. Only at that point the email's body and
attachments are retrieved, and the email that corresponds to the conditions is deleted from the mail
server.
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