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l Pages or records: Enter the number of pages or records before or after which the file is to be split. Enter 0 if you
want the file to be split right before or after the page or record that matches the set condition.
l Before or after: Options from this list box are used to define exactly how the file is to be split. Select Records before
if you want the file to be split a given number of records before the field that matches the set condition. Select Records
after if you want the file to be split a given number of records after the field that matches the set condition. Select Pages
before if you want the file to be split a given number of pages before the field that matches the set condition. Select
Pages after if you want the file to be split a given number of pages after the field that matches the set condition.
l Split when condition is found group: Use this group if you want the condition to be met a multiple number of
times before splitting the file. Leave the default value of 1 in the Times box if you want to split the file every time the
condition is met, but enter a value of 2, for example, if you want to split the file every second time the condition is met.
l Time(s): Enter the number of times the condition must be met before the file is to be split.
The following options are only displayed when the Field count option has been selected at the top of the dialog box.
l Maximum records per file: Enter the maximum number of records to include in each file. Enter 0 for no limit.
l Maximum pages per file: Enter the maximum number of pages to include in each file. Enter 0 for no limit.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on Task Properties Dialog.
If storing the message or ID, if they are store in a jobinfo they will be available in any error handling process where errors are
being forwarded. In all cases, if your process continues after the error, the contents of the variables selected in this window
will be available for the rest of your process, or whenever they are overwritten.
Common Errors
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.
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: