I/O Tasks Connectors

The I/O (Input Output) system allows Forma LMS data to be exported to and imported from other applications.

It is available under:

Admin > Settings > System Configuration > I/O Tasks

It provides the functionalities to configure and schedule a set of tasks for reading and writing .csv or .xml files to be exchanged in a shared FTP folder.

Basic workflow for managing import/export of data in automatic mode:

Examples of usage

Tasks configuration

Three steps to create a task and automate some activity:

  1. Create a CONNECTOR
  2. Create a CONNECTION
  3. Create and schedule a TASK

NOTE
Here below a brief general description of the three features, for further details and examples please refer to the Extended Connectors Guide

Connectors

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Creating a connector means to activate it and make it operational (there is a file that manages a certain type of data)

There are pre-programmed tasks files that perform the following activities:

Connections

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Creating a connection means to assign a certain task to a connector, namely where to write or retrieve certain data, whether these are read from a file or stored in a DB.

Tasks

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To create a task means to associate the source connector to a destination connector and explain where to store (importing or exporting) certain data. For instance, writing data on a CSV file or a database beginning with data in another database or CSV file.


Revision #5
Created 23 January 2024 14:14:58 by Lorenzo Polizzi
Updated 14 October 2024 19:43:15 by Lorenzo Polizzi