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time a new data file passes through it. This is indicated by a data selection (see "Data
selections" on page54).
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Get Metadata Value: Brings up the Data Selector with only the Metadata tab visible and
lets you select the value (contents) of a Metadata attribute or field. The result is static and
does not change between jobs.
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Get Metadata Location: Brings up the Data Selector with only the Metadata tab visible
and lets you select the location of the data. The result is variable and changes between
jobs.
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Get Repository Value: Brings up the "Data Repository Manager" on page853 dialog to
select the value (contents) of a specific key. The result of the lookup is static.
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Get Repository Location: Brings up the Data Repository Manager dialog to select the
location of the key to lookup every time this task is executed.
You can quickly identify variable information that is already present in your variable properties
as such:
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A percentage sign identifies system variables, as well as standard and custom job info
variables — %f, for example.
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A backslash indicates a control character — \004, for example.
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An at sign (@) indicates a data selection for emulations other than database — @
(1,1,1,1,17,KeepCase,Trim), for example.
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Field indicates a data selection for a database emulation — field(1,0,0,'Billing_
Email',KeepCase,NoTrim), for example.
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The lookup() function indicates a lookup in the "Data Repository Manager" on page853.
Masks
Certain tasks, such as the Folder Capture Input task and the File Name Condition task, allow
for entering a mask instead of a file name. See "Masks" on the next page.
Date and Time Format
To simplify things and to prevent errors, date and time formats have been standardized.
l Dates are entered and displayed as yyyy/MM/dd (2007/06/13, for example).
l Times are entered and displayed using the 24 hour format as HH:mm:ss (3:38:54 PM, for
example, is entered and displayed as 15:38:54).
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