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Task properties
General Tab
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Document: Create a new Document level. Note: Attributes and Fields are deleted for all new
Document levels created as well as existing Groups.
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Group: Create a new Group level.
Note: Attributes and Fields are deleted for all new Group levels created.
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Delimiter defines if the Condition parameter is triggering the beginning or the end of a Group or
Document. If the delimiter option is set to None, the action is not performed.
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Rules enable the user to define on which criteria the action must to be performed. The condition
must be TRUE to execute the action. If the condition is not met at least once, the rule is not
applied. To set up conditions, the Rule Interface is displayed, allowing to edit the condition for the
given action. See the "Rule Interface" on page727 page for more details.
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.
Metadata Sequencer
Although the Metadata Sequencer acts as a splitter, the data file itself remains untouched, as neither
the data nor the Metadata are actually being split through this task. With each sequence, the entire data
file still gets carried from one task to another. Metadata records are simply selected/deselected, which
has the same effect.
For more information about Metadata see "Metadata" on page67.
Note: When using a PlanetPress Design document as input, the PDF Splitter will do the job
quicker than the Metadata Sequencer task. However, when using a PDF as input, the Metadata
Sequencer might perform better. For more information and some test results, see this How-to:
Performance testing grounds.
Input
Any data file with accompanying Metadata.
Processing
A loop is established and the Metadata is separated into chunks, as defined in the rules set forth in the
task properties.
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