7.4

A Page Number:If you choose “A page number” in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation option must be
selected), the following boxes are displayed.
l Pages per output file: Enter a number of pages after which to split the file. If you enter 3, for example, the Generic
Splitter will split the file every time it has counted three pages. A 10 page file would be split in 4 files, the first three
being three pages long and the last one only 1 page long.
l View data file: Click to view the sample data file and to cycle through the pages.
A Database Field Value:If you choose “A database value” in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation option must
be selected), the following box is displayed.
l Field: Enter the name of the field that the Generic Splitter must check (only alphanumeric fields can be used—selecting
a binary field, for instance, will cause the job to fail). If you enter “ID”, for example, the Generic Splitter will only look in
the field named “ID” for the value entered below. In this variable property box, you may enter static characters, var-
iables, job information elements or any combination of these.
l Operator: Select the appropriate comparison operator. If you select Equals, the Generic Splitter will only consider that
the condition is met when it finds a perfect match (“day“ and “day“, for example). If you select Contains, the Generic
Splitter will consider that the condition is met whenever it finds the string of characters entered in the Value box, even if
the database field contains additional characters (“day“ and “days“, for example, would be considered a match).
l Value: Enter the string of characters to search for as the splitting criteria. Like the Field box, this is also a variable prop-
erty box.
l Consider case: Select to force the Generic Splitter to match the character casing of the string of characters entered in
the Value box with the characters found in the file. If this option is selected, “DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as
matching the search string “day”.
l Where to split group
l Pages or records: Enter exactly where to split the file. Enter 1 to split the file 1 page or record before or after
the string, 2 to split the file 2 pages or records before or after the string, or 0 to split the file immediately before
or after the string.
l Before or after: In the previous box, you entered where you wanted to split the file. Here is where you spec-
ify whether you want the Generic Splitter to split the file X number of pages or records before or after the string.
Choose 5 in the Pages or records box and “Records after” in this box, for example, to split the file 5 records after
the record that matches the condition.
l Split when condition found: You may not want to split the file every time the string of characters entered in the
Value box is found, but only every other time, or every third time. If so, enter the number of times in this box.
A Database Field Change:If you choose “A database field change” in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation
option must be selected), the following box is displayed.
l Field name: Enter the name of the field that the Generic Splitter must check. If you enter “ID”, for example, the
Generic Splitter will only look in the field named “ID” for the value entered below. In this variable property box, you
may enter static characters, variables, job information elements or any combination of these.
l Consider case: Select to force the Generic Splitter to match the character casing of the string of the values appearing
in the selected database field. If this option is selected, “DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as matching the search
string “day”.
l Where to split group
l Pages or records: Enter exactly where to split the file. Enter 1 to split the file 1 page or record before or after
the string, 2 to split the file 2 pages or records before or after the string, or 0 to split the file immediately before
or after the string.
l Before or after: In the previous box, you entered where you wanted to split the file. Here is where you spec-
ify whether you want the Generic Splitter to split the file X number of pages or records before or after the string.