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Note
Completely empty files (0 bytes) cannot be processed by Workflow.
Task Properties
Any task you add to your PlanetPress Workflowprocess must be configured using its properties dialog box.
Each task's Properties dialog will give you the options to configure that specific, individual task. Properties
of one task do not directly affect the properties of another task, however there are some software preferences
that may affect tasks in one way or another (See "Preferences" on page 547)
Variable Properties
When you edit tasks, you may notice that some of the properties that you can modify have a red(or more
precisely, a maroon) title. This means that the property can be dynamically determined whenever your
process runs, that is to say it will not remain static. This can be extremely useful when, for example, you
want to determine how many copies you will print out depending on your data, or what document will be
used in the printout depending on the department it came from.
Variable properties may include:
l Static data.
l Standard Variables. See "Standard Variables" on page 470.
l Local and Global Variables. See "Manipulate Local Variables" on page 504.
l Job Infos. See "Job Info Variables" on page 469.
l Data and Metadata Selections. See "Data Selections " on page 18.
l Printer Control Characters. See "Shared Printer Queue Properties" on page 58. These are normally
only used in printer outputs.
Variable propertiescan also be used in these special locations:
l
In the Set Job Infos and Variables action task. See "Set Job Infos and Variables" on page 265.
l In Scripts. See the chapter on "Using Scripts" on page 77.
l
In the Create File input task. See "Create File" on page 158.
l Within a PlanetPress Connect Document, using the ExpandString()function.See the PlanetPress
Connect User Guide.