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Table of Contents
  • Introduction
    • Overview
    • Key Features
  • Getting Started
    • First: Install the Software
    • Second: Define a Host
    • Third: Configure a Task
    • Fourth: Monitor a Task
  • MOVEit Automation Service
    • Starting and Stopping
    • Firewall Considerations
    • Running As...
      • Recommended Configuration: Running As a Service Under a Specific Windows Administrator
      • Converting From MOVEit Automation as a Local System Service
      • Running MOVEit Automation in the Foreground, Not As a Service
      • Additional Considerations
    • MOVEit Automation Config Utility
      • General Tab
      • License Tab
      • Database Tab
      • Email Tab
      • Failover Tab
      • Virus Tab
      • Tamper Tab
      • TLS Tab
      • Lockout Tab
      • About Tab
    • Proxy Servers
      • No Proxy Server
      • Proxy Server, No Authentication Required
      • Proxy Server with "Windows Integrated" NTLM Authentication
      • Proxy Server Settings on Non-MOVEit Hosts
    • Backup
      • Disaster Recovery
      • Automated Configuration Replication
    • Failover (Enterprise Only)
      • Overview
        • Requirements
        • How Failover Works
        • What Failover Replicates
        • Database Replication
        • After a Failover
        • Failover Alerts
        • Resynchronizing
        • MOVEit Automation Admin Considerations
        • How to Make Two MOVEit Automation Systems Appear As One
      • Installation
        • Assumptions and Requirements
        • Step-by-Step Instructions
        • Securing Connections Between Nodes
        • Updates
      • Admin Failover Tab
      • Common Procedures
        • Backup
        • Software Update
        • Node Swap
        • Resynchronization
      • FTP Failover
        • Overview
        • With DFS
        • With NLB
  • Admin Console
    • Requirements
    • Installation
      • Remote MOVEit Automation Admin Users
      • Remote MOVEit Automation Admin Updates
    • Connecting
    • Access Control
      • Domain Authentication
      • "MOVEit-User" Groups
        • Managing Permissions (Enterprise only)
        • Adding Windows Groups
        • Editing Windows Groups
      • Managing Members
        • Adding/Creating Members
        • Editing Members
        • Resetting/Unlocking Members
        • Editing User Group Memberships
    • Admin-specific Options
      • Command Menu
      • Settings Menu
      • Options Menu
      • Tasks Menu
      • View Menu
      • Help Menu
  • Configuring Tasks
    • Traditional vs. Synchronization Tasks
    • Traditional vs. Advanced Tasks
    • Icon Legend
    • Task Information
      • Task Information
      • Global Task Parameters
    • Tasks Tab
      • Task Schedule Status
      • Manipulating Tasks
      • Task Permissions
      • Task Groups
      • Viewing Task History
      • Editing Task Transfer Exceptions
      • Editing Source Timestamps
    • Task Groups
      • Edit Task Groups Dialog
      • Adding and Removing Task Groups
      • Editing Task Groups
    • Task Elements
      • Source
      • Destination
      • Schedule
        • How Schedules Work
        • Configuring Schedules
        • Schedule Options
        • Multiple Copies of a Task
      • Process
        • Run Per File vs. Run Once After All Downloads
        • This Script Behaves As A Destination
        • Edit Parameters
      • Next Action
      • Macros
        • Macro Keywords
        • Macro Date and Time Syntax
        • Macro Functions
      • Date List
        • Adding a Date List
        • Populating a Date List
        • Editing a Date List
        • Deleting a Date List
      • AS1, AS2, AS3 (Enterprise Only)
    • Hosts
      • Overview
      • Hosts Tab
      • Host Operations
      • File Notifications
        • File Notifications vs. Scheduler
        • Enabling File Notifications
        • Scheduler Ramification
        • Implementation
      • AS1, AS2, AS3 (Enterprise Only)
    • Processes/Scripts
      • Overview
      • Scripts Tab
      • Syntax (Enterprise Only)
      • Sample Scripts (Enterprise Only)
        • Example Scripts
        • Production Scripts
      • Built-in
        • Built-in Scripts Overview
          • Process Scripts
          • Process Scripts for PGP Files
          • Directory Parsing Scripts
        • Certs Backup
        • Certs Restore
        • Command Line App
        • Find Or Replace
        • Header ID
        • HTTP Get
        • HTTP Post
        • HTTP Put
        • HTTP SharePoint Get
        • HTTP SharePoint Put
        • Ignore All Files
        • Look Up
        • MessageWay Translation
        • No Op
        • PGP Decrypt
        • PGP Encrypt and Sign
        • PGP Encrypt Only
        • Prepend Lines
        • Report Long Running Tasks
        • Set Destination
        • Sleep
        • SMIME Receive
        • SMIME Send
        • Tamper Detect
        • Trim Statistics DB
        • Unzip Advanced
        • XSL Transform
        • Zip Advanced
    • Keys and Certs
      • Key/Cert Manager
        • SSL Client Certificates
        • SSH Client Keys
        • PGP Keys
      • Importing SSH Client Keys
      • SSL Client Certificates
        • Obtaining a Certificate
        • Converting the Certificate
        • Installing the Certificate into Windows
        • Configuring MOVEit Automation to Use the Certificate
      • Managing PGP Keys
        • Creating a Private/Public Keypair
        • Exporting Keys from Other Applications
        • Importing Keys into MOVEit Automation
        • Exporting Keys from MOVEit Automation
        • Editing Keys to Select Symmetric Algorithm
        • Deleting Keys
  • Monitoring Tasks
    • Related Settings
      • "Central Config" Settings
      • System Settings
        • Debug Log
        • Audit Log
        • Windows Event Log
        • Tamper Detection
        • Task Runs
        • State File
        • Polling Intervals
        • AS2 Log Directory
    • Troubleshooting
    • Monitoring Tasks with Admin
      • Status Tab
      • Debug Log Tab
      • Reports Window
        • Report Options
        • Report Types
          • Task Runs
          • File/Folder Activity
          • Audit
        • Report Filter
          • Generic Filters
          • Specific Filters
      • Task Filter
    • Monitoring Tasks without Admin
      • Event Log
        • Writing Events to the Event Log
        • Event Log Messages
      • Email Notification
      • Direct Access
  • Common Applications
    • Trigger Files
    • "Last Day Of Month" Schedules
    • Converting Unisys Print Backup Files to Text
    • Converting EBCDIC Text to ASCII Text
    • HTTP Uploads and Downloads
    • MessageWay Translation
      • Basic Instructions
      • Sample Task
        • MessageWay Setup
        • MOVEit Automation Setup
  • Synchronization
    • Advanced Synchronization Architecture
    • Synchronization Icons
    • Options
      • Sync Direction
      • Sync Deletes
      • Best Option Scenarios
        • One-Way "Master Folder" Scenarios
        • Two-Way Scenarios
    • Hosts
    • Folders
      • Folder Permissions and Settings
      • Folder A
      • Folder B
    • Next Actions
    • Preview
      • Preview Columns
      • Preview Controls
      • Sync Preview Example
    • Task Actions
    • Adding a New Synchronization Task
      • "Add New Task" Dialog
      • "Synchronization Options" Dialog
      • Folder A Dialogs
      • Folder B Dialogs
      • "Initial Run Options" Dialog
      • "Preview" Dialog
  • Advanced Tasks (Enterprise Only)
    • Getting Started
      • File Loop
      • If Block
    • Task Elements
      • File Loop
      • If Block
      • Run Task
      • Email
      • Comment
      • Delete/Rename Original
      • Move Commands
      • Disable steps
    • Adding a New Advanced Task
    • Converting a Traditional Task
  • PGP Encryption
    • Encrypting
      • Configuring the Process
      • Configuring the Destination
      • Using Global Parameters for Keys
    • Decrypting
  • S/MIME Email
    • Configuring Certificates
    • Sending and Receiving
  • AS1, AS2, AS3
    • AS1, AS2 and AS3 Overview
    • Identifying My Organization and a Partner
    • Optional Elements
    • Limitations of the ASx Protocols
    • The AS1 Protocol
      • How an AS1 File Transfer Works
      • MOVEit Implementation of AS1
      • Advantages/Disadvantages of AS1 (Compared to AS2 and AS3)
    • The AS2 Protocol
      • How an AS2 File Transfer Works
      • MOVEit Implementation of AS2
      • Advantages/Disadvantages of AS2 (Compared to AS1 and AS3)
    • The AS3 Protocol
      • How an AS3 File Transfer Works
      • MOVEit Implementation of AS3
      • Advantages/Disadvantages of AS3 (Compared to AS1 and AS2)
    • MOVEit Implementation
      • Drummond "eBusinessReady" Certification
      • Why MOVEit Transfer is best choice for AS3
      • Advantages of a MOVEit Implementation
      • Limitations of the MOVEit Implementation
    • Certificates
      • What Are "Certificates"?
      • Where Do You Get a Certificate?
      • Where Can You Configure AS Certificates in MOVEit Automation
    • Hosts
      • Overview
        • General
        • My Organization
        • Partner
        • Advanced Options
      • Define AS1 Host
        • AS1-Specific Host Options
        • Advanced AS1-Specific Host Options
      • Define AS2 Host
        • AS2-Specific Host Options
        • Advanced AS2-Specific Host Options
        • The Role of MOVEit Transfer in AS2 File Transfers
        • AS2 Server URL and MOVEit Transfer File Specifics
        • Troubleshooting
      • Define AS3 Host
        • AS3-Specific Host Options
        • Advanced AS3-Specific Host Options
        • The Role of MOVEit Transfer in AS3 File Transfers
    • Tasks
      • AS1
        • Source
        • Destination
      • AS2
        • Source
        • Destination
      • AS3
        • Source
        • Destination
  • Advanced Topics
    • FTP Source Integrity
    • Custom Directory Parsing
      • Automatic Directory Parsing
      • Column-based Custom Parsing
      • Directory Parsing Script
        • Date and Time Formats
        • Sample Script
    • SysLog and SNMP
      • Syslog Utilities
      • SNMP
    • Antivirus
    • POP3 Sources
    • GetMICConfig Utility
    • Port Numbers
    • System Internals
    • Local Mail Relay
      • Instructions
      • Troubleshooting
    • MessageWay CLI
      • Program Arguments
      • Input File
      • Output File
      • Return Code
    • Database
      • Schema
      • Database Conversion
        • Migrate MySQL to Microsoft SQL or Azure SQL
      • Tamper Detection
      • Trimming
    • Resynchronization for MySQL
    • Resynchronization for MSSQL
  • Legal Information
    • Legal Information - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
    • Legal Information - Export Restrictions
    • Third Party Software used in MOVEit Automation
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Task Elements

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  • Last Updated: November 24, 2022
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    • MOVEit Automation
    • Version 2022
    • Documentation

This section describes the elements of tasks that define how, where and when data is transmitted or manipulated.

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  • Schedule
  • Process
  • Next Action
  • Macros
  • Date List
  • AS1, AS2, AS3 (Enterprise Only)
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