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or records before or after the string. Choose 5 in the Pages or records box and “Records
after” in this box, for example, to split the file 5 records after the record that matches the
condition.
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Split when condition found: You may not want to split the file every time the string of characters
entered in the Value box is found, but only every other time, or every third time. If so, enter the
number of times in this box.
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A Database Field Change:If you choose A database field change in the Split data file on list box
(the Use emulation option must be selected), the following box is displayed.
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Field name: Enter the name of the field that the Generic Splitter must check. 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.
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Consider case: Select to force the Generic Splitter to match the character casing of the string of
the values appearing in the selected database field. If this option is selected, “DAY” and “Day”
will not be considered as matching the search string “day”.
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Where to split group
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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.
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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 before or after the string. Choose 5 in the Pages or records box and “Records
after” in this box, for example, to split the file 5 records after the record that matches the
condition.
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Split when condition found: You may not want to split the file every time the string of characters
changes, but only every other time, or every third time. If so, enter the number of times in this box.
On Error Tab
The On Error tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found in the" Task Properties Dialog" on page666.
By default, any action task, branch, splitter or condition that generates an error will simply be ignored, and
the task just under it (not within a branch)will be given control of the job file without any modification. Any
initial input task that generates an error will stop the process from running as a whole, and output tasks will
not generate output. The On Error tab can be used to overwrite the default behaviors.