Telnet Input
The Telnet Input task (also known as the Raw Socket Printing Input) receives files sent to a specific port. If you want PlanetPress Workflow to receive data using multiple ports, you must use multiple Telnet input tasks. To turn on or off the Telnet logging option, see the user options (see Telnet Input plugin preferences).
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
- Port: Enter the number of the port on which PlanetPress 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.
- Description: PlanetPress 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
- Job Information group
- Information elements: indicates what job infos are automatically created by the input task.
- Add lines before first data page: Using the arrows keys you can add any job information directly at the beginning of your data file.
- 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 PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools working folders under the "Backup" folder.
- Backup filename: Enter the filename that you wish the input data file backup to be saved under.
- 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
This task does not generate any job information.
On Error Tab
Comments Tab
The Comments 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.
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