This tool is used to process the email imported from IMAP or POP3 sources and produce attachment files for further processing. The tool processes in First In / First Out (FIFO) mode, ensuring that emails do not get backlogged.
Job Objects (In) |
Description |
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EML File |
The name of the job object containing the original email in the EML format. |
Job Object (Out) |
Description |
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Image Attachments |
Name of the image job object created by this tool. Supported image file types are:
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Invalid Attachments |
Name of job object created for any email attachment file types that would otherwise be processed (i.e., they are on the whitelist and they meet file size limits) but are not processed due to error processing within the tool. (A common cause is password protection that prevents the file from being opened during processing.) |
Other Attachments |
Name of job object created for any email attachment file types that cannot be processed because either they are not identified on the whitelist of acceptable attachment file types or they exceed the file size limits. Additionally, this job object type is used for .xps file attachments; the XPS file becomes an Other Attachments job object, and the image file created from the XPS file becomes an Image Attachments job object. |
PDF Attachments |
Name of PDF job object created by this tool. Supported PDF file types are:
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Text Attachments |
Name of text job object created by this tool. Supported text file types are:
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Word Attachments |
Name of the Microsoft Word document job object created by this tool. Supported Word file types are:
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Data Fields |
Description |
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Attachment Filename |
The email attachment's filename. |
MIME Type |
The email attachment's MIME type. |
Error |
If the tool cannot process an attachment of a known file type, this output data field can be populated with information on the processing error. |
Options |
Description |
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Create Images |
If set to Yes, any .eml files attached to an incoming e-mail are changed into TIF images or text files. This allows the .eml files to be viewed on any system. Default is No, which processes the .eml file as attachment job objects. |
Decompress Zips |
Determines whether the tool decompresses the contents of a Zip file attachment and includes the contents as jobs to the workflow. Regardless of this option's setting, Zip files are automatically included as jobs on the batch, so that the user may archive the files or send them for review. Zip files are decompressed recursively; that is, a Zip file within a Zip file will have its contents included as job objects. |
Flatten Attachments |
If set to Yes, the tool breaks up a multi-page attachment so that each page becomes its own job. Default is No, which processes an attachment as a single job. |
Max File Size |
Maximum file size (in bytes) of email attachment. Default is 2,147,483,647 bytes. |
Whitelist |
List of attachment file type extensions, separated by semicolons, that are to be included for processing. If the list is empty, the tool processes all file types. Any attachment file types that are not on the whitelist are still included as jobs to the workflow, allowing the customer to route them to exceptions folders if needed. |
Min File Size |
Minimum file size (in bytes) of email attachment. Default is 0 bytes. |