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l The "Create PDF" on page390 task also takes the Metadata into account.
Output issues caused by Metadata, and how to avoid them
A Branch, Loop (the "PDF Splitter" on page457, for instance, or the Loop task) and Condition
don't reset the Metadata. This can cause confusing issues if they are used in combination with
a task that takes the Metadata into account.
To avoid such issues, either regenerate your Metadata inside the (condition) branch or loop as
early as possible (see "Create Metadata" on page551), or use the "Metadata File
Management" on page557 to delete the active Metadata file and let the data file be taken into
account instead of the Metadata.
Example
Here is an example of an issue that occurs when Metadata is not re-created in a Loop.
In the following process, the Job file is a PDF that contains several invoices. Some (but not all)
of those invoices start with a separator page that you don't want to print. Invoices that don't have
a separator page should be printed as-is.
The process would look something like this (by default):
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