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Task properties
General Tab
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Create File: Enter the text to use as the data. The Create File box is a Variables
Properties box, so you can use any of the variables, control characters or data selections
as noted in "Variable task properties" on page732.
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Add CRLF after last line: Check if you want the plugin to automatically add a new line at
the end of the file. Remove the checkmark to leave the file as-is, useful in the creation of
CSV files for example.
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Delete Metadata: Check to delete any metadata attached to your data file.
"Other" Tab
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Job Information group
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Information elements: Indicates what Job Info variables are automatically created
by the input task.
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Add lines before first data page: Using the arrows keys you can add any job
information directly at the beginning of your data file.
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Backup input files: Check this to save a copy of each data file that is captured by your
input. These files are saved in the PlanetPress Workflow Tools working folders under
the "Backup" folder.
To navigate quickly to the Workflow working folders, press the keyboard shortcut
CTRL+ALT+Shift+F4 from within the Workflow configuration tool.
The number of days to keep backups of jobs processed by input tasks is set per process;
see "Process properties" on page874.
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Backup filename: Enter the file name that you wish the input data file backup to be saved
under.
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Delete Existing Metadata: Check to remove any Metadata from memory. This option is
disabled on initial input tasks, and is checked by default on secondary input tasks.
Job Information definitions
This task does not generate any job information.
Miscellaneous Tab
The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.
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