7.5

PDF Splitter
PDF Splitter action tasks are used to split emulated PDF data files into multiple data files that are passed to subsequent tasks in
the process.
This feature is part of the PDFTools, which is only available in PlanetPress Office and PlanetPress Production. It is not
available with a PlanetPress Watch license.
Input
A PDF Emulation data file.
Processing
The file is separated into multiple chunks according to the rules set in the task's properties.
Output
Multiple data files, sent one after the other to the rest of the tasks in the process. Metadata, job infos and user variables are
not modified by this task.
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.
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.