Projects
Projects are used to describe the work for GoAnywhere to perform. A Project is made up of one or more business processes (Tasks). For instance, a Project may include a Task to retrieve data from a database server, a second Task to convert the data into an Excel document, a third task to encrypt the document, and finally a Task to distribute the encrypted document to a FTP server. There are no limits to the number of Tasks that can be performed within a single Project.
A Project wizard is included in GoAnwhere, allowing authorized users to quickly define Projects and the Tasks performed within those Projects. The Project definitions are stored in a central database, which can be viewed and executed by authorized users and applications.
Listed below is a sample Project which retrieves data from a database file, converts the data into an Excel document, Zips the document and transmits it to a FTP server:
Projects are organized under user-defined folders. Each folder can have specific permissions to control which users can view and/or execute the Projects within that folder.
Project features:
- Define through graphical wizards
- Chain together an unlimited number of Tasks
- Pass results from one Task into another
- Conditionally execute Tasks
- Group Tasks within Loops
- Define and utilize variables, which may be overridden at runtime
- Define error recovery logic
- Define custom logging levels
- Organize under user-defined folders
- Execute from almost any platform
GoAnywhere Director can be installed onto IBM System i, IBM System p (AIX), IBM System z (Mainframe), Windows, Linux, UNIX, HP-UX, Mac OS and Solaris platforms. System i is also referred to as iSeries, as400, as/400 and i5.
