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This task should not be placed after a Metadata Sequencer.
Input
Any data file with accompanying metadata.
Processing
Fields are added, removed, modified, etc, according to the actions defined in the task properties. If the field is present in a
level that repeats (for example, the data page level), this task loops so that the action may take place on each of the occur-
ence of that level.
Output
The original data file is output, along with the modified metadata.
Task Properties
General tab
l Action: Select the type of Metadata Field Management action to perform. 5 action types are available:
l Add/Replace: Create a new metadata field. If the name already exists, the value is overwritten with the new
one.
l Duplicate: Create a new metadata field. If the fields already exist, a new instance is created.
l Append: Append the new value at the end of the current one. If no field with that name exists, a new one is
created.
l Sum: Calculate the sum of all values found inall fields of a given name, at a given level. The resulting number is
formatted by default with the dot decimal separator.
l Delete: Delete the metadata field if it exists and disables the Field information column's Field value option.
l Field Information: Specify the metadata node level, field name and field value of the specified action.
l Level: Choose between Job, Group, Document, Datapage. The task will loop through each selected node of the
chosen metadata level.
l Job: Apply the action on the specified field at the Job level.
l Group: Apply the action on the specified field at the Group level.
l Document: Apply the action on the specified field at the Document level.
l Data page: Apply the action on the specified field at the Data page level.
l Field Name: Enter the metadata field name on which the task will operate.
l Field Value: Enter the metadata field value. Note that if the chosenaction is Delete, this parameter is
disabled.For otheraction types,in order to set the field value, click the [...] button. This button opens the Data
Selector, which allows to specify a data selection as the field's value.
l Decimal Separator: Set the decimal separator for the Sum option. 3 possible modes are offered:
l Auto-detect: Interpret automatically the value. This option is ideal for documents using mixed decimal
separators. Note that the auto-detect option encountering the value 1,000 (with a comma separator),
interprets it as a thousand while interpreting 1.000 (with a dot separator), as one.
l .: Treat every value with the dot (".") decimal separator. Commas (",") are treated as thousand sep-
arator.
l ,: Treat every value with the comma (",") decimal separator. Dots (".") are treated as thousand sep-
arator.
l Condition: Define criteria for the Metadata Field Management action execution. The condition must be TRUE for the
action to execute. To set up conditions, the Rule Interface is displayed, allowing to edit the condition for the given
action. See theRule Interface page for more details.
On Error Tab