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l Global Variables:Contains a list of global variables in this configuration. If no global variables exist, this item
is disabled.
l Control Characters:Contains a list of control characters that can be used in printers.
l Get Data Value: Brings up the Data Selector, retrieves the value you select and places it in the variable properties
box. This information becomes static and does not change between each datapage and job file.
l Get Data Location:Brings up the Data Selector and records your selection. The data selection is dynamic, meaning
it will get the data located in the area you choose, every time a new data file passes through it. This is indicated by a
data selection (see "Data Selections in PlanetPress Workflow Tools" (page 92)).
You can quickly identify variable information that is already present in your variable properties as such:
l A percentage sign identifies standard variables, as well as standard and custom job info variables — %f, for example.
l A backslash indicates a control character — \004, for example.
l An at sign (@) indicates a data selection for emulations other than database — @(1,1,1,1,17,KeepCase,Trim), for
example.
l Field indicates a data selection for a database emulation — field(1,0,0,'Billing_Email',KeepCase,NoTrim), for example.
Unknown Tasks
An unknown task is a task location that is not linked to any existing known task. Unknown tasks can have multiple causes:
l Cutting an input or output task will replace it with an unknown task. See Cutting, Copying and Pasting Tasks and
Branches
l Creating a new branch will create an unknown output task in that branch. See Adding Branches
l Using Branch From Here... will create an unknown output task below that branch. See Adding Branches
l Opening a configuration that contains additional plug-ins that are not installed on that system will cause these plug-ins
to be replaced by unknown tasks. Installing the additional plug-ins and re-opening the configuration will restore the
plug-ins and their properties.
l Opening a configuration that contains plug-ins only available in PlanetPress Production or Office (such as Create PDF)
from a PlanetPress Watch installation will cause these plug-ins to be replaced by unknown tasks. Opening the con-
figuration in a PlanetPress Production or Office installation up upgrading PlanetPress Watch to PlanetPress Production or
Office and re-opening the configuration will restore the plug-ins and their properties.
Masks
What is a mask?
A file name that includes characters meant to be replaced at runtime is referred to as a mask. Masks can be used in many edit
boxes and can be used, for instance, to select multiple files. File selection is typically limited by fixed characters or special wild-
card characters. If you create a Folder Capture input task and enter *.* in the Masks box, the input task will grab all the files
that are put in the source folder. If you enter *.mdb instead, the task will only take the those database files that have an mdb
extension. You can use any standard wildcard character in PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools.
Date and Time Format
To simplify things and to prevent errors, date and time formats have been standardized.
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