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It is important to note that job files may be used as a helpful debugging resource (see
"Debugging and error handling" on page96).
Job file names are generated automatically and stored in the %f system variable (see "Job file
names and output file names" below).
Actual data and sample data
The actual data is the dynamic data captured by PlanetPress Workflow at run-time. The sample
data file is a static sampling of the run-time data (see "Sample Data" on page69).
In the PlanetPress Workflow Configuration program, you use sample data files to create, edit
and debug PlanetPress Workflow configurations (see "Debugging your PlanetPress Workflow
process" on page104).
Job file names and output file names
When an Input task sends a new data file down a process, it gives it an internal file name
referred to as the job file name (associated with the %f variable). The new job file typically
keeps the same name until the end of the process.
l If the job file comes to a branch in the process, PlanetPress Workflow makes a copy of the
job file and gives the new file a new job file name.
l If the job file is processed by a Splitter action task, the task typically creates a number of
new files which are all given new job file names.
Since these files are generated and managed by PlanetPress Workflow, you should not
actually pay too much attention to their names.
Many Output tasks, on the other hand, let you determine exactly how you want the files they
generate to be named. In the case of Send to Folder output tasks, for example, output files are
saved under their job file names by default (using the variable %f), but you may use a static
(MyOutput.txt, for example) or variable name (%O_Invoices, for instance) of your choosing.
Variables such as %o (original file name) bring up the issue of file overwriting. If the process
receives two source files with the same name, the second output file may overwrite the first one.
This may be what you want, but otherwise you may consider using another variable, such as
%u (unique 13-character string).
When choosing naming schemes for output files, consider the following:
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