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This step uses an HTTP POST command to submit form data via a URL.
Note: The data of the input fields can be escaped by the Calculator step and the function "Mask XML content from string A" or "Escape HTML content"
General Tab
The General tab defines which RSS/Atom URLs you want to use, and optionally which fields contain the URLs.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Step name | The name of this step in the transformation workspace. |
URL | The Web service URL to submit to. |
Accept URL from field? | If checked, you must specify which field to retrieve the URL from. |
URL field name | If the previous option is checked, this is where you specify the URL field. |
Encoding | The encoding standard for the files being accessed. |
Request entity field | The name of the field that will contain the POST request. When enabled, the Post a file option will retrieve the file named in this field, and post the contents of that file. |
Post a file | If a file is defined in the Request entity field, its contents will be posted if this option is checked. Currently "Request entity field" must be filled in order for "Post a file" to work. Selecting "Post a file" and specifying a field under "Body parameters" without selecting a value for "Request entity field" (the place for the file name) will fail silently. |
Connection timeout | Defines the timeout (defaults to 10000) in Milliseconds when a connection attempt will error out. |
Socket timeout | Defines the timeout (defaults to 10000) in Milliseconds when a socket will error out. |
Connection close wait time | Define the wait time after the connection is closed in Milliseconds, the default -1 means the default wait time from the operating system (often 2 minutes). |
Result fieldname | The field that you want to post the result output to. |
HTTP status code fieldname | The field that you want to post the status code output to. |
Response time (milliseconds) fieldname | The field that you want to post the response time, in milliseconds, to. |
HTTP login | If this form requires authentication, this field should contain the username. |
HTTP password | If this form requires authentication, this field should contain the password that corresponds with the username. |
Proxy host | Hostname or IP address of the proxy server, if you use one. |
Proxy port | Port number of the proxy server, if you use one. |
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