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Secondary Input tasks
Secondary Input tasks are placed in the process like an Action task would and will replace the job file in
the process with the file they retrieve. Since they are part of the process, they can use data from pre-
vious tasks to pull data from a variable location. Secondary Inputs do not follow a separate schedule
from the process - they are automatically run when the process triggers them.
Considerations
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If your initial Input task does not start, either because there is no data to capture or because the
process is out of its schedule, any secondary Input task will not run either.
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Secondary Input tasks replace both the job file and the job info variables. They do not change
local and global variables.
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If your secondary Input task creates a job file using a different emulation, you will need to use a
"Change Emulation" on page361 task after the secondary Input task to correctly change to that
emulation. (For more information about emulations, see "About data emulation" on page54.)
Properties common to all input tasks
The Other tab in the Task Properties dialog (see "Task properties" on page288) is common to all Input
tasks.
"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724.
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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.
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