Tasks

GoAnywhere includes over 50 business processes (Tasks) that can be utilized to retrieve, transform, process, encrypt, decrypt, compress, decompress and distribute data. Tasks are also included for managing files and calling commands and programs. Multiple Tasks can be "chained" together within a single Project to execute a series of business processes. Tasks can also be grouped within Loops which can be conditioned based on user-defined criteria.

Task Name	Description
SQL	Run any SQL statement supported by the database server (i.e. SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE, CALL, etc).

Task Name	Description
CSV Write	Converts a RowSet (a set of records) to CSV (delimited text) format.
CSV Read	Reads CSV files and produces a RowSet that can be used in a different task, for example, SQL or XML Write.
Fixed-width Write	Converts a RowSet (a set of records) to Fixed-width format (also known as fixed length format).
Fixed-width Read	Reads Fixed-width formatted files and produces a RowSet that can be used in a different task, for example, SQL or XML Write.
Flat File Read	Reads the contents of flat files and produces a RowSet that can be used in a different task, for example, SQL or XML Write.
Excel Write	Converts a RowSet (a set of records) to Microsoft's Excel format.
Excel Read	Reads Excel files and produces a RowSet that can be used in a different task, for example, SQL or XML Write. Supports reading from Excel 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, and 2010 workbooks.
XML Write	Converts a RowSet (a set of records) to XML format. Accepts multiple RowSets as input to produce complex XML structures with or without Schema and DTD validation. For example, order headers and order details all in one XML document.
XML Read	Reads data from complex XML documents with or without Schema and DTD validation and produces one or more RowSets (a set of records) that can be used in subsequent tasks, for example, SQL or Excel Write.

Task Name	Description
PGP Encrypt	Encrypts and optionally signs files using Open PGP.
PGP Decrypt	Decrypts and optionally verifies files using Open PGP
PGP Sign	Signs files using Open PGP
PGP Verify	Verifies files using Open PGP

Task Name	Description
Zip	Compresses, packages and optionally encrypts files using ZIP standard.
UnZip	Decompresses ZIP files.
GZip	Compresses files using GZIP standard.
GUnzip	Decompresses GZIP files.
Tar	Packages several files together using the TAR standard.
Untar	Unpackages a TAR file.

Task Name	Description
FTP	Transfers files using FTP
FTPS	Transfers files using FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS)
SFTP	Transfers files using SFTP (FTP over SSH)
SCP	Transfers files using SCP

Task Name	Description
Send E-Mail	Sends E-Mail messages using SMTP (with or without S/MIME encryption)
Retrieve E-Mail	Retrieves E-Mail message from POP3 or IMAP servers (with or without S/MIME encryption)

Task Name	Description
AS2	Send messages using Applicability Statement 2

Task Name	Description
HTTP	Transfers files using HTTP
HTTPS	Transfers files using HTTPS (HTTP over SSL)

Task Name	Description
Copy	Copies local files and directories.
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 local files and directories.
Delete	Deletes local files and directories.
Make Directory	Creates a new directory on the local 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.

Task Name	Description
Execute System i Commands and Programs	Executes (calls) one or more commands or programs on a System i (iSeries) machine.
Execute Native Command	Executes a command (e.g. executable, script, etc.) on the system that is locally accessible by GoAnywhere.

Task Name	Description
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.

Task Name	Description
Call Project	Calls another Project located in the same installation of GoAnywhere.
Call Remote Project	Calls another Project located on a different (remote) installation of GoAnywhere.
GoAnywhere HTTPS	Posts and Gets data from the secure HTTPS server in the GoAnywhere Services module.

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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.