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that it contains, see "Using the On Error tab" on page83.
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
page239) and lets you back up the job file (see "Job file" on page47).
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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 page749.
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 page292.
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:
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Static data.
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System variables. See "System variables" on page240.
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Local and Global Variables. See "Local variables" on page242.
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Job Infos. See "Job Info variables" on page239.
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Data and Metadata Selections. See "Data selections" on page49.
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Printer Control Characters. See "Shared printer queue properties" on page95. These are nor-
mally only used in printer outputs.
Variable properties can also be used in these special locations:
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In the Set Job Infos and Variables Action Task. See "Set Job Infos and Variables" on page400.
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In Scripts. See the chapter on "Using Scripts" on page117.
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In the Create File Input Task. See "Create File" on page297.
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Within a PlanetPress Design Document, using the ExpandString() function. See the PlanetPress
Design User Guide and PlanetPress Talk Reference Guide.
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