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Each task has its own set of tabs available, though some tabs are common to most tasks.
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Most tasks have the General tab which lets you configure the main task properties for that
specific task.
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All tasks except for the InputErrorBin, Run Script, Open XLST and Comment tasks
have an On Error tab that lets you manage errors generated by the task. For a description
of the options that it contains, see "Using the On Error tab" on page99.
The error management system (the On error tab and the Error Bin Input task), however,
is only triggered when there is an error within the task functionality - that is, a plugin error.
These kinds of errors are triggered if the plugin cannot communicate with a service,
another task, if the plugin crashes, etc.
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All initial Input tasks have the Other tab which lists Job Infos (see "Job Info variables" on
page716) and lets you back up the job file (see "Job file" on page52).
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The Comments tab is common to all tasks. It contains a text area (Task comments) that
lets you write comments about the task. These comments are saved when the dialog is
closed with the OK button, and are displayed in "The Task Comments Pane" on
page897.
Some Action, Create Content and Output tasks let you select a resource file to use with the
task; for more information see "Selecting a resource file in task properties" on page307.
Variable task properties
When you edit tasks, you may notice that some of the properties that you can modify have a red
(or more precisely, a maroon) title. This means that the property can be dynamically determined
whenever your process runs, that is to say it will not remain static. This can be extremely useful
when, for example, you want to determine how many copies you will print out depending on
your data, or what document will be used in the printout depending on the department it came
from.
Variable properties may include:
l Static data.
l System variables. See "System variables" on page718.
l Local and Global Variables. See "Local variables" on page723.
l Job Infos. See "Job Info variables" on page716.
l Data and Metadata Selections. See "Data selections" on page54.
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