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PlanetPress Workflow Database action task.
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Table/Query: Select the table or query containing the information you need as your
input data.
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Range group
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All: Select this option use all the records included in the database.
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Records: Select this option use only some of the records in the database. Indicate
the range by entering the number of the first record followed by a dash and the
number of the last record. To use records 50 to 75, for example, enter 50-75. Note
that this option is intended mostly for testing purposes, since in real life scenarios,
you typically want to use all the records stored in a database.
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Emulation group: Use options from this group to customize the data file generated by the
PlanetPress Workflow Database action task.
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Output file emulation: Select the emulation corresponding to the type of output file
you want the PlanetPress Workflow Database action task to generate.
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CR-LF replacement: If you want CR-LF (Carriage Return-Line Feed) characters
within the data file to be replaced by another character, use this box to indicate
which character to use. You may select the replacement character from the list or
type your own.
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Emulation options group: Options from this group change based on the selected
output file emulation.
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PlanetPress Workflow Database Emulation: If you selected PlanetPress Workflow
Database in the Output file emulation box, the following options are available:
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Create data pages as follows: Select the option that will be used to generate
the data pages. Each data page created using the table or query selected
above (Table/Query box) can contain a single record, a fixed number of
records, or a variable number of records. To choose the last option, select one
of the When [field name] changes listed in this box.
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Sort on conditional field: Select this option if you want the table to be sorted
using the field selected in the Create data pages as follows box before the
data page creation process is started.
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Maximum number of records per page: For data pages that contain multiple
records (a fixed or variable number of records), enter a maximum number of
records per page in this box. Note that this value cannot exceed 4,000.
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