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Update Data Records
The Update Data Records action task updates records in the OL Connect Database using
values from the current Metadata or from JSON.
Each of the OLConnect Content Creation tasks can do the same, if the Update Records from
Metadata option is enabled for that task.
The Update Data Records task can be useful when data needs to be updated multiple times
before actually generating content, for instance when Postal Address Cleansing and Sorting is
a two-pass process.
Input
The current Job File is not used by this task. In order to update values in the Connect database,
the task requires that the current Metadata contains record IDs, or that the given JSON contains
a JSON Record Data List (see: "Types of JSON in Workflow" on page93).
Processing
The records, of which the IDs are found in the source data, are updated either from the
Metadata or from JSON.
Output
The Job File is not changed by this task.
Task properties
General Tab
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Update Source: Select the data source from which the records in the Connect database
will be updated.
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Metadata: Select this option to use the current content of the Metadata.
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JSON: Enter a JSON string, or a variable containing JSON. (See "Variable task
properties" on page337.) The task expects a JSON Record Data List; see: "Types
of JSON in Workflow" on page93.
OL Connect Proxy Tab
This tab is common to all OL Connect tasks and defines where to process the jobs sent through
these tasks. When these fields are empty, they use the defaults set in the "OL Connect
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