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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.
Mathematical Operations
The Mathematical Operations action task resolves a mathematical expression and stores the result in
an existing Job Information or other type of variable (see "About variables" on page238).
Note: When adding this task to your process, you will be asked if you want to add the task as an
Action or a Condition. This task should only be used as an Action. If used as a condition, it will
always return False.
The task does not modify the job file in any way, its only output is the change in the specified variable
where the result is stored.
Input
Any active data file, in any format. This data file is ignored by the task and is not modified in any way.
Processing
The task executes the mathematical operation and stores the result in the selected job info or variable.
Output
The input data file is returned with no modifications. Metadata is not modified. A single job info or vari-
able is modified by this task.
Task properties
General Tab
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Mathematical Expression: Variable data field containing the expression to be evaluated. This
expression may combine any combination of standard PlanetPress Workflow variables and
VBScript mathematical expressions. For example, to multiply Job Info 9 by 2, the expression
would be %9*2 .
Note: The expression itself must be written in a format understood by the VBSCript script-
ing language. For more information, please see Mathematical Functions in VBSCript and
VBSCript Math Operators.
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