Input Elements
Input elements in the Process Designer tool are data sources which are used for exporting.
The table below specifies functionality of the Input group elements.
Element Name |
Description |
Properties and Comments |
File Input |
Source text file in some file system |
The Input Path parameter can be filled out manually or using Browse. Actions:
NOTE: Input files in compressed archive format (e.g., zip and gzip) can be used and specified.
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Web Input |
Text file (reports in .txt, .prn, and .pdf formats) located in the web
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In the Input Path field, naming macros may be used. To do this, click the Insert Macro icon and select the naming macros from the drop-down list. (NOTE: The ability to use naming macros is only available for Visual Processes.) NOTE: Click the Browse button to open the Browse for File window from which you can view system containers and select your web input file. If some web input file requires authentication, you should add the Credentials element and connect your Web Input element to it. In the properties of the Credentials element, you should specify the necessary parameters. For web inputs, the replacement of original file sources is only applicable to report-dependent load plans. For web-based database inputs (e.g., .csv and .xlsx), use the Database Input element. |
Database Input |
Database file |
Then select the required file using the displayed dialog. NOTES:
NOTE: If the delimiter is a comma (,) and the text qualifier is a double quotation mark ("), e.g. "Boston, Massachusetts" is imported into one cell as “Boston, Massachusetts.” By contrast, if no character or the single quotation mark (') is specified as the text qualifier, "Boston, Massachusetts" is imported into two adjacent cells as "Boston" and "Massachusetts."
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Report Warehouse Input |
Reports from the Report Warehouse document type |
You can search for documents using the following search criteria:
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NOTES:
If the source file has PDF format, the PDF Password field appears on the Properties panel. You need to enter password if the source file is protected with the password and click Check. The specified password for PDF file will be checked. If the password is wrong or you ignore password check, you cannot use the given input.
It is recommended to use wildcards in the Input Path field to enable using multiple input files or any input file of a particular file type. Use asterisk (*) to replace multiple characters and question mark (?) to replace some single character. For web input files, wildcards can be used only if it is an FTP/SFTP connection, not HTTP.
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