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Splitter will consider that the condition is met whenever it finds the string of characters entered in the Value box, even if
the database field contains additional characters (“day“ and “days“, for example, would be considered a match).
l Value: Enter the string of characters to search for as the splitting criteria. Like the Field box, this is also a variable prop-
erty box.
l Consider case: Select to force the Generic Splitter to match the character casing of the string of characters entered in
the Value box with the characters found in the file. If this option is selected, “DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as
matching the search string “day”.
l Where to split group
l Pages or records: Enter exactly where to split the file. Enter 1 to split the file 1 page or record before or after
the string, 2 to split the file 2 pages or records before or after the string, or 0 to split the file immediately before
or after the string.
l Before or after: In the previous box, you entered where you wanted to split the file. Here is where you spec-
ify whether you want the Generic Splitter to split the file X number of pages or records before or after the string.
Choose 5 in the Pages or records box and “Records after” in this box, for example, to split the file 5 records after
the record that matches the condition.
l Split when condition found: You may not want to split the file every time the string of characters entered in the
Value box is found, but only every other time, or every third time. If so, enter the number of times in this box.
A Database Field Change:If you choose “A database field change” in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation
option must be selected), the following box is displayed.
l Field name: Enter the name of the field that the Generic Splitter must check. If you enter “ID”, for example, the
Generic Splitter will only look in the field named “ID” for the value entered below. In this variable property box, you
may enter static characters, variables, job information elements or any combination of these.
l Consider case: Select to force the Generic Splitter to match the character casing of the string of the values appearing
in the selected database field. If this option is selected, “DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as matching the search
string “day”.
l Where to split group
l Pages or records: Enter exactly where to split the file. Enter 1 to split the file 1 page or record before or after
the string, 2 to split the file 2 pages or records before or after the string, or 0 to split the file immediately before
or after the string.
l Before or after: In the previous box, you entered where you wanted to split the file. Here is where you spec-
ify whether you want the Generic Splitter to split the file X number of pages or records before or after the string.
Choose 5 in the Pages or records box and “Records after” in this box, for example, to split the file 5 records after
the record that matches the condition.
l Split when condition found: You may not want to split the file every time the string of characters changes, but
only every other time, or every third time. If so, enter the number of times in this box.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 54).
In-Stream Splitter
In-Stream Splitter action tasks are used to split non-emulated data files into multiple data files that are passed to subsequent
tasks in the process. Note that performing the splitting process on raw, non-emulated data speeds up the splitting process.
In-Stream Splitter action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Split data file on page group: Select to split the data file based on pages (rather than on a word found within the
data stream) and to activate the options from this group, which are used to tailor exactly how you want the page based
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