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Task properties

General Tab

Folder: Enter the full path of the folder from which the input files are to be taken.

Masks: Enter a single or multiple file names or use file name masks. See "Masks" on page291.

Since this task only supports PDF files, make sure your extension remains .PDF for all your

masks.

Sort files by: Select a given sorting method to prompt PlanetPress Workflow to sort the files in

the source folder before taking them (and thus to take them in a specific order). Select None to

let PlanetPress Workflow take the files without sorting them first.

Sort order: If you selected a sorting method in the Sort files by box, select the order in which

you want the files to be sorted.

Use archive attribute: Select to turn on the archive attribute of the data files found in the source

folder and to leave them in their original location (i.e. to take copies of the source files). Note that

PlanetPress Workflow never takes source files that have their archive attribute turned on (so the

source files will not be taken again and again). When this option is turned off, PlanetPress Work-

flow removes data files from the source location.

Capture files in sub-directories also: Select to capture files from child folders of the source

folder as well. When this option is selected, the chosen Sort order is applied to each separate

folder, not across folders. The subfolders themselves are always processed in alphabetical

order, regardless of the sort order.

Sort directories first: If you selected a sorting method in the Sort files by box, and if you want

the folders present in the source folder to be sorted first, select this option.

Optimize resulting PDF: Select to specify whether the resulting PDF should be optimized.

Optimization can lead to a significant reduction in the size of the PDF, but it may also add a cer-

tain amount of time to the process. This option should only be unchecked if the timing of the pro-

cess is critical and needs to be done quickly, but keep in mind that the resulting PDF may be

much larger than it should be and may even be too large for PlanetPress Workflow to handle.

Create Metadata: Select to specify that a basic metadata structure should be created for the res-

ulting PDF file. The metadata structure created will contain a single Job separated by one Docu-

ment per captured PDF file. Within each Document, one Data Page containing a single Page is

created for each page of the PDF file.

Note: Metadata can be manipulated with Metadata tasks; see "Metadata tasks" on page469.

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