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Loop Action Task Properties
Loop action tasks are used to repeat those tasks that are located after it on a given process branch. The number of repeats
can be fixed or variable, as required.
Loop action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Number of iterations: The number of times the loop should be repeated. Every task after the Loop Action Task will
be repeated this number of times. The number may be static, or use a variables (see "Variable Properties" (page 187)).
l Store current iteration in Job Info #: The Job Info in which the loop's iteration should be stored. Useful for
sequential filenames or conditions based on the iteration. The value of this Variable Properties box should be a digit
between 1 and 9.
l Use value of Variable/JobInfo # expression:If the contents of the previous option is a variable, it's content
(which is assumed to be a number between 1 and 9) will be used to determine which job info number to use for the iter-
ation number. For example if %{myvariable} is used and contains the value 9, then Job Info 9 will store the value of
the loop's iteration.
l Use original Data Stream every time: Select to reuse the original job file received by the Loop action task at
every iteration. If this option is not selected and if the process ends with Printer Queue output task, for example, the
second time the Loop action task will be performed, it will use the PostScript file generated by the output task.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 53).
Send to Process Task Properties
The Send to Process task transfers job file(s), job information and all related files (metadata, sorted metadata, etc.) to a
selected process. This action task is asynchronous, meaning the current process will continue running in parallel to the process
chosen in this task and will not wait for it to finish.
This task is dual-purpose:It can be used either as an Action task, or as an Output task. In either case, it does not directly
produce an output, though the process it calls may produce one or more outputs.
In either case, the called process will ignore the input task along with its job infos and schedule, and use the job file, job infos,
metadata and variables from the current process.
General tab
l Process: The name of the target process to send current job to. Note that startup and subprocesses are not avail-
able. You can either enter the name of a process (or use variable properties)or use the drop-down to list existing proc-
esses.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 53).
GoSub Action Task Properties
The GoSub action task transfers the execution of the calling process to the specified subprocess. When a process encounters
a GoSub action, it halts its own execution, start the subprocess and waits for it to complete before resuming its workflow with
the next task.
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