Tasks

GoAnywhere includes over 35 business processes (Tasks) that can be utilized to retrieve, transform, process, encrypt, decrypt, compress 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 multiple business processes. 

 

Task Name	Description
PGP Encrypt	Encrypts and optionally signs the given files using Open PGP.
PGP Decrypt	Decrypts and optionally verifies the given files using Open PGP
PGP Sign	Signs the given files using Open PGP
PGP Verify	Verifies the given files using Open PGP
Zip	Compresses one or more files using ZIP standards. Allows encryption of data using AES-128, AES-192, AES-256 and Zip 2.0 compatibe encryption.
Unzip	Decompresses and decrypts Zip files.

 

Task Name	Description
FTPS	Transfers files using FTPS (FTP over SSL)
SFTP	Transfers files using SFTPS (FTP over SSH)
HTTPS	Communicates with HTTP servers over SSL. HTTP methods GET and POST are supported.
Secure Send E-Mail	Sends E-mail messages over a secure connection using SSL.
Secure Retrieve E-Mail	Retrieves E-mail messages over a secure connection using SSL.

 

Task Name	Description
CSV Write	Converts a RowSet (a set of records) to CSV (comma separated) format. The generated CSV files are based on the proposed standards defined in RFC 4180.
CSV Read	Reads CSV files and produces a RowSet that can later 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 later 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 2000 format.
Excel Read	Reads Excel files and produces a RowSet that can be later used in a different task, for example, SQL or XML Write. Supports reading from Excel 95, 97, 2000, XP and 2003 workbooks.
XML Write	Converts a RowSet (a set of records) to XML format. Accepts multiple RowSets as input to produce complex XML structures. For example, order headers and order details all in one XML document.
XML Read	Reads data from complex XML documents and produces one or more RowSets (a set of records) that can later be used in subsequent tasks, for example, SQL or Excel Write.

 

Task Name	Description
SQL	Run any SQL statement supported by the database server (i.e. SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE, CALL, etc).
FTP	Transfers files using FTP.
FTPS	Transfers files using FTPS (FTP over SSL).
SFTP	Transfers files using SFTP (FTP over SSH)
Send E-Mail	Sends E-Mail messages using SMTP.
Secure Send E-Mail	Sends E-Mail messages securely using SMTP over SSL.
Retrieve E-Mail	Retrieves E-Mails messages from POP3 or IMAP servers. q
Secure Retrieve E-Mail	Retrieves E-Mails messages securely from POP3 or IMAP servers using SSL.
HTTP	Transfers files using HTTP.
HTTPS	Transfers files using HTTPS (HTTP over SSL)

 

Task Name	Description
Zip	Compresses, packages and optionally encrypts the files using Zip standards.
UnZip	Decompresses Zip files.
GZip	Compresses files using GZIP standards.
GUnzip	Decompresses GZIP files.

 

Task Name	Description
Copy	Copies local files and directories.
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.

 

Task Name	Description
CMD/400	Executes one or more commands on the specified System i server.
PGM/400	Executes one or more programs on the specified System i server.
Exec	Executes any native program or command on the local server.

 

Task Name	Description
Create Workspace	Creates a temporary workspace for a given job. The workspace can be used to store any temporary files while the job is running.
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.

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GoAnywhere can be installed onto IBM System i, Windows, Linux and UNIX platforms.  System i is also referred to as iSeries, as400, as/400 and i5.