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Advanced properties
To get access to the following properties tabs, right-click the plugin in the process and select
Advanced Properties.
"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.
Miscellaneous Tab
The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.
Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in the Pro-
cess area.
Folder Capture
Folder Capture input tasks retrieve files corresponding to a specified file mask, from a specified folder.
Input
Folder Capture retrieves all files corresponding to the specified mask. These files may be of any format,
even formats that are not readable by PlanetPress Workflow.
Note: As with any task that can refer to network resources, it is important to understand the con-
siderations involved with paths and permissions of these resources. Please refer to the "Network
considerations" on page25 page.
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