7.6

Emulated Data Splitter
Emulated Data Splitter action tasks are used to split emulated data files (with the exception of XML and database data files -
refer to XML Splitter or Database Splitter) into multiple data files that are passed to subsequent tasks in the process.
The data received by the process is typically prepared for a given output device using a pre-set emulation. In some cases, the
data’s original emulation may also have been changed by a Change emulation action task (see Change Emulation).
Using an emulation to format the data before splitting provides the most splitting options, but slows down the process. Splitting
a data file containing a few hundred thousand pages may take several hours. So you may choose to use non-emulated data to
speed up the splitting process (see In-Stream Splitter).
Input
Any emulated 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.
Emulated Data Splitter action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Split data file on emulated page group: Select to split the data file based on pages (rather than on a word found
within the emulated 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.
l Split data file on a word group: Select to split the data file whenever a given word is found within the emulated
data file (rather than on based on pages), or whenever the word found at a given location changes, and to activate the
options from this group, which are used to tailor exactly how you want the word based splitting process to take place.
l Word change: Select if you want the data file to be split when the word found at a given location changes.
l Get: Click to go to the Data Selector and select the location associated with the Word 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 From line, To line, From column and To column boxes below.
l From line: Enter a value corresponding to the first line on which the splitter must start searching for the word.
l To line: Enter a value corresponding to the last line on which the splitter must start searching for the word.
l From column: Enter a value corresponding to the first column in which the splitter must start searching for the
word.
l To column: Enter a value corresponding to the last column in which the splitter must start searching for the
word.
l Match case: Select to force the splitter to match the character casing. Note that this setting applies both to the
Specific Word and Word change options. If this option is selected, “DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as
matching the search string “day”.