7.1

PDF Splitter action task properties are as follows:
General Tab
l Split on page group: Select to split the data file based on pages (rather than on a word found within the PDF data)
and to activate the option from this group, which is used to tailor exactly how you want the page based splitting process
to take place.
l Page(s) per output: Enter the number of pages to include in the file generated by the splitter in this edit box
below or use the spin buttons.
l Split PDF file on a word group: Select to split the data file whenever a given region is found within the PDF data
file (rather than on based on pages), or whenever the regoin found at a given location changes, and to activate the
options from this group, which are used to tailor exactly how you want the region based splitting process to take place.
l On region content change: Select if you want the data file to be split when the word found at a given loca-
tion changes.
l Get: Click to go to the Data Selector and select the location associated with the On region change option.
l Specific word: Enter the word to use as the splitting criteria. In this variable property box, you may enter
static characters, variables, job information elements or any combination of these. You may also use the Get
Data button to get a static string of characters from the sample data file. If you use this option, the coordinates
of the data you will select will be added to the Left, Right, Top and Bottom boxes below.
l Left: Enter a value corresponding to the left coordinate on which the splitter must start searching for the region.
l Right: Enter a value corresponding to the right coordinate on which the splitter must start searching for the
region.
l Top: Enter a value corresponding to the top coordinate on which the splitter must start searching for the region.
l Bottom: Enter a value corresponding to the bottom coordinate on which the splitter must start searching for
the region.
l Match case: Select to force the splitter to match the character casing. Note that this setting applies both to the
On region change and Specific word options. If this option is selected, “DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as
matching the search string “day”.
l Trim selection: Select to force the splitter to strip empty trailing characters. When this option is not selected,
blank trailing characters, if any, are considered in the matching process, so the word “DAY” will not be con-
sidered as matching the word “DAY”. Note that this setting applies only to the On region change option.
l Where to split: By default, the task splits the file at the beginning of the line on which the condition is met (the
default value is 0). If you want the task to split the file a certain number of lines before or after that line, enter a
value other than 0 in this box. Enter 1, for example, to split the file at the beginning of the line that precedes the
line on which the condition is met.
l Before: If you entered a value other than 0 in the Where to split box, select this option if you want to split the
file a given number of lines before the line on which the condition is met.
l After: If you entered a value other than 0 in the Where to split box, select this option if you want to split the file
a given number of lines after the line on which the condition is met.
l When condition is found: By default, the task splits the file every time the condition is met (the default
value is 1). If you want the task to split the file only when the condition has been met twice, for example, enter
the number 2 in this box.
l Optimize resulting PDF: Select to specify whether the resulting PDF should be optimized. Optimization can lead to a sig-
nificant reduction in the size of the PDF, but it may also add a certain amount of time to the process. This option should
only be unchecked if the timing of the process is critical and needs to be done quickly, but keep in mind that the result-
ing PDFmay be much larger than it should be and may even be too large for PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools to han-
dle.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 51).
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