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Task properties
General Tab
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Update Source: Select the data source from which the records in the Connect database will be
updated.
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Metadata: Select this option to use the current content of the Metadata.
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JSON: Enter a JSON string, or a variable containing JSON. (See "Variable task properties"
on page289.) The task expects a JSON Record Data List; see: "Types of JSON in Work-
flow" on page77.
OL Connect Proxy Tab
This tab is common to all OL Connect tasks and defines where to process the jobs sent through these
tasks. When these fields are empty, they use the defaults set in the "OL Connect preferences" on
page652.
Note: Defaults are not used unless the configuration is sent to the Workflow service.
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OL Connect Proxy Address: Enter the machine name or IP Address where the OL Connect
Server resides.
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Port: Enter the port to use to communicate with the OL Connect Server. Default: 9340
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User name: Enter the user name expected by the OL Connect Server.
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Password: Enter the password expected by the OL Connect Server for the above user name.
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.
Output tasks
Output tasks are exits from PReS Workflow processes. They can be used to send data to specific
devices, such as printers, applications, such as email software, or locations, such as folders. A single
process can include multiple branches, each one terminated by an Output task, and so a single process
may generate output via a variety of Output tasks.
Typically, whenever a PReS Workflow Output task sends output to an output device, application or loc-
ation, it considers its job finished. When it sends data to a printer, for example, it does not wait for the
document to have finished printing to consider its job done. In the same fashion, an Email Output task
is completed once PReS Workflow has sent its message to the email software, not when the email has
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