8.5

Output
The original data file is output, along with the modified metadata.
Properties
General tab
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Action: Select the type of Metadata Field Management action to perform. 5 action types are available:
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Add/Replace: Create a new metadata field. If the name already exists, the value is overwritten
with the new one.
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Duplicate: Create a new metadata field. If the fields already exist, a new instance is created.
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Append: Append the new value at the end of the current one. If no field with that name exists, a
new one is created.
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Sum: Calculate the sum of all values found inall fields of a given name, at a given level. The
resulting number is formatted by default with the dot decimal separator.
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Delete: Delete the metadata field if it exists and disables the Field information column's Field
value option.
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Field Information: Specify the metadata node level, field name and field value of the specified action.
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Level: Choose between Job, Group, Document, Datapage. The task will loop through each
selected node of the chosen metadata level.
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Job: Apply the action on the specified field at the Job level.
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Group: Apply the action on the specified field at the Group level.
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Document: Apply the action on the specified field at the Document level.
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Data page: Apply the action on the specified field at the Data page level.
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Field Name: Enter the metadata field name on which the task will operate.
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Field Value: Enter the metadata field value. Note that if the chosenaction is Delete, this
parameter is disabled.For otheraction types,in order to set the field value, click the [...] button.
This button opens the Data Selector, which allows to specify a data selection as the field's value.
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Decimal Separator: Set the decimal separator for the Sum option. 3 possible modes are offered:
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Auto-detect: Interpret automatically the value. This option is ideal for documents using
mixed decimal separators. Note that the auto-detect option encountering the value 1,000