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Input
This task can receive either Metadata containing information regarding a valid Record Set, or
JSON data, or a PDF/VT File (see "Create PDF/VT" on page564).
Metadata
The "Execute Data Mapping" on page582 task and the "Retrieve Items" on page600 task
output Metadata containing information regarding a Record Set.
JSON
The Create Print Content task supports two types of JSON:
l A JSON object or an array of JSON objects representing records. If a value in a record
object is a string, it is considered to be a field value. If a value in a record object is a
JSON object, it is considered to be a nested table with detail records. For examples, see
"JSON string examples" on page92.
l A JSON Record Data List (see the REST API Cookbook and "JSON Record Data List
example" on page93). When the "Execute Data Mapping" on page582 or "Retrieve
Items" on page600 task is set to output Records in JSON, it outputs this kind of JSON
data.
If the input is JSON, the task performs a REST call to the
/rest/serverengine/workflow/contentcreation/{templateId} endpoint on the Connect
Server. For more information see the REST API Cookbook.
Note
When JSON data is used as input, the "Create Job" on page559 plugin (the next task in
a print process) cannot use a Job Creation Preset. The Create Print Content task doesn't
create a record set based on the provided data, like the "Execute Data Mapping" on
page582 task does. Job Creation Presets need such a record set to group, sort and filter
items.
Processing
In the case of a record set or a JSON object/array and template, this task loops through each
record (or object) in the set (or array). For each record or JSON object, one or more pages are
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