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General Tab
l Group:Sorts the metadata by group.
l Document:Sorts the metadata by document.
l Data page:Sorts the metadata by data page.
For each parameter, three columns are available:Sort By, Then by, Then by (again). This lets you sort your document level in
three different orders sequentially. Sorts are always done from left to right, top to bottom, giving you a total of 9 sorting pos-
sibilities.
When you click on either of the sort boxes, a small popup displays the following options:
l Sort by:The drop down displays a list of available fields and attributes in that level, letting you select on which to sort.
The field or attributes must be present for every instance of the level you are searching on, or the task raises an error.
l Order:Choose Ascending (orders like a,b,c, or 1,2,3) or Descending (orders like 3,2,1 or c,b,a) order. If the Numeric
sorting option is not checked, numbers are sorted like this:"1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9".
l Numeric Sorting:Check to sort numerically instead of alphabetically (only supports whole numbers. Currency with
thousands separator and decimal points will not work). If any non-numeric value is found in the field or attribute, in any
instance of the level, the task raises an error.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 51).
Metadata-Based N-Up Task Properties
The Metadata-based N-Up Action task works in conjunction with the PlanetPress Design tool's N-Up functionality. It allows to
specify how many virtual pages will appear on each physical page of the PlanetPress Design template to be used with the cur-
rent data file. The task rearranges the metadata accordingly, which greatly facilitates the set up of the N-Up functionality in
the design tool, especially when the solutionincludes duplex printing with variable dataon both sides.
The PlanetPress Design document needs to be properly set up with the N-Up object and proper virtual pages in order to cor-
rectly use this task:
l All PlanetPress Design document templates must use the n-up object on both the front and the back pages of the duplex
document.
l Each instance of the n-up object must have the “change data page with each repeat” option checked.
l The total number of repeats on each page (vertical X horizontal) must correspond to the number specified in the
Number of virtual pages per physical page option..
l The Alignment setting of each n-up object must be set according to the device’s duplexing capabilities (long-edge or
short edge binding).
General Tab
l Number of virtual pages that appear on each physical page: This is equivalent to the N in N-Up. This
number should be equal to the total number of virtual pages in your PlanetPress Design document. For example, a 2
horizontal x 3 vertical is 6-up, so this number should be 6.
l Number of data pages that make up a single duplex virtual document: Either 1 if your document is duplex
(has a front and back), whether the back has variable data or not, or 2 if your document is simplex or the data is
already properly duplicated so the front and back already match.
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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