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A) Using the Other tab of the input task’s properties dialog box, you can add job information elements as text to the

data file. The elements are always added at the beginning of the file and a different line is used for every element. Form

feed is always displayed at the top of the list on the left so that you can insert it to in the list on the right, as required. If

you wanted to print a separator page, for instance, you would typically add a form feed after the selected job

information elements. B) Using a job info variable as a variable task property. With every job, the corresponding job

information element is updated as is the corresponding task property.

Job information variables may be used by themselves as variable task properties, but they may also be used

along with text or even data selections (refer to Data Selections (Page 0)).

A) Job info variable 3 is used in the To box to dynamically use the sender’s address when generating email outputs. B)

Job info variable 4 automatically adds the subject of the incoming email used as input to the Subject line of the

outgoing email. C) Adding job info variable 2 after the word Dear in the body of the outgoing email will personalize each

message by dynamically adding the name of each recipient.

One very important issue with job information elements is the presence and validity of those elements. Here

are a few examples:

• If you use job info variable 3 in a process that begins with a Serial input task, you will have a problem

because no information is associated with this element.

• If you use job info variable 4 in a process that begins with an Email input task, but if the sender did not

enter anything in the Subject box before sending the email, then no information will be associated with

this element. Note that extra caution should be used with job information elements associated with

email messages, since their validity often varies with each sender: some people will not use their actual

name when configuring their email application, some will use a discreet address to prevent recipients

from seeing their true email address, etc.

Configurations, Processes and Tasks - Job Information Elements and Job Info Variables