---
alias: user-guide-automation-task-fa-transportreplier
tags:
- automation tasks
description: "This task manages fleet operations via a message bus, handling requests and sending replies to requesters"
---

# Transport Replier

The task `Transport Replier` is a Task that performs fleet management (AGV) through the message bus. Receives data from the fleet managing driver and sends the reply to the Requester.

![transportreplier_parameters][transportreplier_parameters]

## Inputs

| Name      | Data Type | Values | Description                                                           |
|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| id        | `any`     |        | request id                                                            |
| rawValues | `any`     |        | values to be included in the payload                                  |
| success   | `any`     |        | whether the message sent was a success                                |
| error     | `any`     |        | whether any error occurred during the processing of the previous task |
| message   | `any`     |        | message to relay                                                      |
| Activate  | `Any`     |        | Activates the task execution                                          |

Table: Transport Replier inputs

## Outputs

| Name        | Data Type | Values | Description                                            |
|-------------|-----------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Success     | `Boolean` |        | If there was no problem emits a true                   |
| Error       | `Error`   |        | Error that occurred during the processing of this task |

Table: Transport Replier outputs

## Settings

On the `General` Tab, you have the usual settings and the following options settings:

| Name                   | Data Type | Values                                                                              | Default          | Description                                                                                                               |
|------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Fleet Manager Type     | `enum`    | `KNAPP`<br />`MIR`<br />`Custom`                                                    | `KNAPP`          | Fleet manager type (to differentiate between implementations). If *Custom* selected, Fleet Manager Type must be specified |
| Command                | `enum`    | `Transportation`<br />`Interaction`<br />`CancelTransportation` | `Transportation` | Command to send to the Fleet manager.                                                                                     |
| Attempts               | `Integer` |                                                                                     | 100              | Initial command send request number of attempts before quitting                                                           |
| Sleep between attempts | `Integer` |                                                                                     | 5000             | Initial command send request waiting time between attempts (in milliseconds)                                                                |

Table: Transport Replier settings

![transportreplier_settings_step_one][transportreplier_settings_step_one]

Additional inputs can be defined in the `Inputs` tab:

![transportreplier_settings_step_two][transportreplier_settings_step_two]

## Behavior

This task is suppose to be used within the Worker Manager nested workflows (during a job execution). You should provide task related configurations, fleet related configurations (fleet manager type and command to perform) and also communication related settings (timeouts).

!!! info
	The `Transport Replier` task is only activated when a value different from *False* is sent to the *Activate* input.

## Remarks

None.

[transportreplier_parameters]: ./images/transportreplier_parameters.png
[transportreplier_settings_step_one]: ./images/transportreplier_settings_step_one.png
[transportreplier_settings_step_two]: ./images/transportreplier_settings_step_two.png