7.5

Though some error messages are specific to a task in particular, others may apply to any and all tasks because they are
related more to the system than to PlanetPress itself. Some examples would be W3813, W3830, W3991, W4005. These cor-
respond to issues such as not having any space to write files, permission errors on folders or files, etc.
Comments Tab
The Comments tab, added in PlanetPress Suite 7.5, is common to all tasks. It contains a single text area (Task
comments)that lets you write comments about the task. These comments are saved when the dialog is closed with the
OKbutton, and are displayed in The Task Comments Pane.
Variable Properties
When you edit tasks, you may notice that some of the properties that you can modify have a red(or more precisely, a
maroon) title. This means that the property can be dynamically determined whenever your process runs, that is to say it will
not remain static. This can be extremely useful when, for example, you want to determine how many copies you will print out
depending on your data, or what document will be used in the printout depending on the department it came from.
Variable properties may include:
l Static data.
l Standard Variables. See Standard Variables.
l Local and Global Variables. See Manipulate Local Variables.
l Job Infos. See Job Info Variables.
l Data and Metadata Selections. See Data Selections in PlanetPress Workflow Tools.
l Printer Control Characters. See Shared Printer Queue Properties. These are normally only used in printer outputs.
Variable propertiescan also be used in these special locations:
l In the Set Job Infos and Variables Action Task. See Set Job Infos and Variables.
l In Scripts. See the chapter on Using Scripts.
l In the Create File Input Task. See Create File.
l Within a PlanetPress Design Document, using the ExpandString()PlanetPressTalk function.See the PlanetPress Design
User Guide and PlanetPress Talk Reference Guide.
Variable properties can also be mixed, meaning you can combine, within a single variable property box, any number and
order of variable types. You can, for example, do the following for an output file name: %O_@(1,1,1,30, KeepCase,Trim)_
%y-%m-%d.txt. This would translate in the original filename, followed by part of the first line of a text data file, then the cur-
rent date.
Contextual Menu
In any variable properties box, you may use the contextual (right-click) menu to add variables and control characters, as well
as to get data and make data selections. The lower part of the contextual menu is divided into 4 items that provide variable
properties:
l Variables
l System: Contains system variables, also called Standard Variables.
l Job Info: Contains Job Info variables from %1 to %9
l Local Variables: Contains a list of local variables in this process. If no local variables exist, this item is dis-
abled.
l Global Variables:Contains a list of global variables in this configuration. If no global variables exist, this item
is disabled.