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Output
The original data file is output once per chunk, along with this chunk's metadata. Note that all the
Metadata is in each of the sequence, but anything not part of the sequence is disabled and is ignored
by all tasks using Metadata afterwards.
Task properties
General Tab
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Metadata level: Select the Metadata level to process.
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Sequencing is based on
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The following number of occurrences of the level: Determine a sequence based on the
number of instances found for the Metadata level currently processed. For example, if the
Metadata level is set to Group, and this value is set to 3, each sequence contains 3 groups
(except, possibly, the last one, depending on the number of groups left in the last
sequence). The next loop starts with the next group after this sequence.
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The following number of sequences in the job: Divides the Metadata into a set number
of sequences and equally distributes the number of levels between the sequences. For
example, it the Metadata level is set to Document, and this value is set to 5, a 100 doc-
ument job file will be divided into 5 sequences of 20 documents each.
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The following rule: Determine if a new sequence starts or if the current one ends. For
each Metadata level, the current value of the specified Metadata attribute/field is compared
with the one in memory. If they are different, either a new sequence starts or the current
sequence is ended. The next sequence starts with the next Metadata level being pro-
cessed. For details see the "Rule Interface" on page727.
Metadata Sorter
The Metadata Sorter action task allows Metadata to be sorted sequentially on three different levels,
alphabetically or numerically. It also allows sorting in ascending and descending order.
For more information about Metadata see "Metadata" on page67.
Input
Any data file with accompanying Metadata.
Processing
The order of the Metadata is changed in accordance with the rules set forth in the task's properties.
The Metadata Sorter task works on all nodes, regardless of their selected state.
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