Tasks
GoAnywhere Director includes over 50 business processes (tasks) that can be utilized to retrieve, transform, process, encrypt, decrypt, compress, decompress and distribute data. Tasks are also provided for managing files and calling native commands and programs.
Multiple tasks can be "chained" together within a Project to perform a series of steps. For instance, a Project could be defined with a task to retrieve an XML file from a trading partner, then another task to parse the XML and finally a task to import the data into a database table.
Listed below is the summary of tasks included:
DATABASE
| SQL |
Runs any SQL statement supported by the database server (i.e. SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, CREATE, DELETE, CALL, etc). This task is especially useful for extracting data from database tables, which could then be converted to various file formats and transmitted. It is also useful for importing data from files that may have been retrieved from trading partners.
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DATA TRANSLATION
| CSV Write |
Converts a set of records to a CSV (delimited text) formatted file.
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| CSV Read |
Reads a CSV file and produces an output that can be used in another task (for instance, to import into a database). |
| Fixed-width Write |
Converts a set of records to a fixed-width (e.g. fixed length) formatted file. |
| Fixed-width Read |
Reads a fixed-width formatted file and produces an output that can be used in another task (for instance, to convert to XML format). |
| Flat File Read |
Reads a flat file and produces an output that can be used in another task. |
| Excel Write |
Converts a set of records to Microsoft Excel file format. Supports Microsoft Excel 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, and 2010 file types. |
| Excel Read |
Reads an Excel file and produces an output that can be used in a different task (for instance, to convert to CSV format). Supports reading from Microsoft Excel 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, and 2010 workbooks. |
| XML Write |
Converts records to an XML document. Accepts multiple inputs to produce complex XML structures with optional Schema and DTD validation. For example, order header and order detail records can be combined within a single XML document. |
| XML Read |
Reads data from a XML document (with or without Schema and DTD validation) and produces one or more outputs that can be used in another task (for instance, to import into a database). |
FILE ENCRYPTION
| PGP Encrypt |
Encrypts files with one or more public keys (uses the Open PGP standard). |
| PGP Decrypt |
Decrypts files with a private key (uses the Open PGP standard). |
| PGP Sign |
Signs files with a private key (uses the Open PGP standard). |
| PGP Verify |
Verifies file signatures with a public key (uses the Open PGP standard). |
DATA COMPRESSION
| Zip |
Compresses, packages and optionally encrypts files using the ZIP standard. |
| UnZip |
Decompresses ZIP files. |
| GZip |
Compresses files using the GZIP standard. |
| GUnzip |
Decompresses GZIP files. |
| Tar |
Packages several files together using the TAR standard. |
| Untar |
Unpackages a TAR file. |
FTP
| FTP |
Connects to a FTP server for performing file transfers (gets, puts) and other FTP commands. |
| FTPS |
Connects to a FTPS server for transferring files over SSL/TLS.
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| SFTP |
Connects to a SFTP server for transferring files over SSH. |
| SCP |
Connects to a SCP-compliant server for transferring files over SSH. |
E-MAIL
| Send E-Mail |
Sends E-Mail messages through a SMTP server (with or without S/MIME encryption). Supports file attachements.
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| Retrieve E-Mail |
Retrieves E-Mail messages from POP3 and IMAP servers (with or without S/MIME encryption). |
AS2
| AS2 |
Send messages using Applicability Statement 2. |
HTTP
| HTTP |
Transfers files using HTTP protocol. |
| HTTPS |
Transfers files using HTTPS (HTTP over SSL). |
MQ ENTERPRISE MESSAGING
| Open MQ Session |
Opens a Message Queue Session with a MQ Server. |
| MQ Send Message |
Sends messages to a MQ Server. |
| MQ Retrieve Message |
Retrieves messages from a MQ Server. |
| Commit/Rollback MQ Message |
Processes or rolls back MQ Messages without closing the session. |
| Close MQ Session |
Closes the session with the MQ Server. |
LOCAL FILE SYSTEM TASKS
| Copy |
Copies files and directories on local file systems, as well as network shares. |
| Create File List |
Builds a list of files based on filter criteria (e.g. wildcards, size, date). This "file list" can then be used in other tasks. |
| Move |
Moves files and directories. |
| Delete |
Deletes files and directories. |
| Make Directory |
Creates a new directory on the file system. |
| Merge Files |
Merges multiple files into a single file. |
| Rename |
Renames one or more files in a directory. |
| Search and Replace |
Searches for a string in a file and replaces it with a new value. |
NATIVE CALLS
| Execute IBM i Commands and Programs |
Executes (calls) one or more commands or programs on a IBM i (iSeries) machine. |
| Execute Native Command |
Executes a command (e.g. executable, script, etc.) on the system that is locally accessible by GoAnywhere Director. |
MISCELLANEOUS
| Create Workspace |
Creates a temporary directory to store temporary files while the job is running. |
| Delay |
Pauses a project for a specified period of time. |
| Delete Workspace |
Deletes the job's workspace, if any. |
| Timestamp |
Makes the current date and time availabe to various tasks in the project. Custom formats can be defined to indicate how the date and/or time should be formatted. |
| Print |
Writes user-specified text into the job log. |
| Raise Error |
Generates an error in the Project, which can be used to abort the job or route control to another Module. |
| Set Variable |
Assigns a new value to a Variable. |
GOANYWHERE
| Call Project |
Calls another Project located in the same installation of GoAnywhere Director. |
| Call Remote Project |
Calls another Project located on a different (remote) installation of GoAnywhere Director. |
| GoAnywhere HTTPS |
Posts and Gets data from the secure HTTPS server in the GoAnywhere Services module. |
Tasks can be conditioned on user-defined criteria and grouped within Loops.
GoAnywhere Director can be installed onto Windows, Linux, IBM i, AIX (pSeries), UNIX, HP-UX, Mac OS and Solaris platforms. IBM i is also referred to as System i, iSeries, as400, as/400 and i5.
