The Tools Available in TaskCentre
Tools are used to create Steps within a Task, providing the functional building blocks that interface with common technologies, systems and applications. They are then joined together in a logical sequence to build the business process. Tools can be grouped into the six categories of Event, Input, Format, Output, Execute and General.
Event Tools
Consumes and formats information of one type and then exposes that information as another type to other Tools.
SMTP
Schedule
SQL Trigger
Input Tools
Pulls information into TaskCentre from a source such as a relational database (RDBMS), file format or other structured source and exposes this to other Actions.
Query Database
Call Procedure
Format Tools
Consumes and formats information of one type and then exposes that information as another type to other Tools.
Format as Text
Format as HTML
Run Crystal Report
Output Tools
Consumes data from Input or Format Tools and pushes such information out of TaskCentre into another system, application or communication method.
Send Message SMTP
Call Prodcedure (OLEDB)
Send Fax (Tobit)
File Transfer (FTP)
Save as File
Print Document
Send SMS (M:Science)
Execute Tools
Executes an external application, procedure or object, allowing developers to control the precise result of this tool when utilising proprietary systems.
Run Program
Call COM Object
Run VB Script
Call Procedure (OLEDB)
General Tools
Consumes and formats information of one type and then exposes that information as another type to other Tools.
Decision
Text Parser
Data Filter
