Send to Folder

Send to Folder Output tasks send the files they receive to a local folder. They perform the same function as Send to Folder Action tasks, with the only difference being that in this case, OL Connect Workflow will not wait for the task to be completed before going on to the next task in the configuration.

Input

Any data file.

Processing and output

The file is saved in the location specified, as the file name specified.

Task properties

General Tab

  • Folder: Enter the path of the folder to which the files are to be saved.
  • File name: Enter the name of the output files generated by this task. To prevent each new file from overwriting the previous one, you should use variable names. You can use any combination of text, variables and data selections; see Variable task properties.
  • Concatenate files: If this option is selected, when OL Connect Workflow tries to save the job file under an existing name, it appends the content of the new job file to that of the existing file, instead of overwriting it.
    In the case of a PDF, this will act like the Merge PDF Files input task, merging the PDF logically.
  • Separator string: This option is used to add a separator string between the content of each file when the Concatenate files option is selected.

On Error Tab

For a description of the options on the On Error tab see Using the On Error tab.

Miscellaneous Tab

The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.

It contains a text area (Task comments) that lets you write comments about the task. These comments are saved when the dialog is closed with the OK button and are displayed in The Task Comments Pane.

Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in the Process area.

The tab also provides an option to highlight the task in The Process area with the default color, set in the Preferences (see Colors), or the color selected or defined under Highlight color on this tab.
To revert the selected highlight color to the default color, open this tab, turn the Highlight option off and close the dialog with the OK button; then turn highlighting back on.
Highlighting can also be turned on and off via the task's contextual menu and with the Highlight button on the View ribbon.