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Retrieve Items
The Retrieve Items Action task locates and extracts items from the OL Connect Database so
they can be used with further tasks. The items are retrieved using a set of conditions working
together. Since this task can retrieve items at any level, it can be used to generate Metadata
(see "Metadata" on page76) or JSON data used in multiple tasks.
Input
The task requires no input file, but any input information such as Metadata, Job Info variables or
a data file can be used to specify which items to retrieve.
Processing
The task requests the items on the OL Connect Server using the conditions set in the task
properties. Only the condition information and the returned Metadata or JSON are exchanged.
Note that the order in which the requested items are returned cannot be guaranteed.
Output
The task outputs Metadata that is equivalent to the output of the appropriate task that would
normally create the items, or a JSON Record Data List (see the REST API Cookbook and
"JSON Record Data List example" on page94).
Note
The result of a Retrieve Items task can be used with the "Create Job" on page624 task if it is a
Content Item or Content Set, but it cannot be used in combination with a Job Preset.
Note
Content Creation tasks accept Metadata as well as JSON data as input.
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