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l Before or after: In the previous box, you entered exactly where you wanted to split the file,
here is where you specify whether you want the split before or after.
l Split when word changed: You may not want to split the file every time the string of characters
entered above changes, but only every other time, or every third time. If so, enter the number of
times in this box.
A Page Number:If you choose A page number in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation option
must be selected), the following boxes are displayed.
l Pages per output file: Enter a number of pages after which to split the file. If you enter 3, for example,
the Generic Splitter will split the file every time it has counted three pages. A 10 page file would be
split in 4 files, the first three being three pages long and the last one only 1 page long.
l View data file: Click to view the sample data file and to cycle through the pages.
A Database Field Value:If you choose A database value in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation
option must be selected), the following box is displayed.
l Field: Enter the name of the field that the Generic Splitter must check (only alphanumeric fields can be
used—selecting a binary field, for instance, will cause the job to fail). If you enter “ID”, for example, the
Generic Splitter will only look in the field named “ID” for the value entered below. In this variable
property box, you may enter static characters, variables, job information elements or any combination
of these.
l Operator: Select the appropriate comparison operator. If you select Equals, the Generic Splitter will
only consider that the condition is met when it finds a perfect match (“day“and “day“, for example). If
you select Contains, the Generic Splitter will consider that the condition is met whenever it finds the
string of characters entered in the Value box, even if the database field contains additional characters
(“day“and “days“, for example, would be considered a match).
l Value: Enter the string of characters to search for as the splitting criteria. Like the Field box, this is also
a variable property box.
l Consider case: Select to force the Generic Splitter to match the character casing of the string of
characters entered in the Value box with the characters found in the file. If this option is selected,
“DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as matching the search string “day”.
l Where to split group
l Pages or records: Enter exactly where to split the file. Enter 1 to split the file 1 page or record
before or after the string, 2 to split the file 2 pages or records before or after the string, or 0 to split
the file immediately before or after the string.
l Before or after: In the previous box, you entered where you wanted to split the file. Here is where
you specify whether you want the Generic Splitter to split the file X number of pages or records