8.5

Processing
Any metadata that does not correspond to the rules set forth by the filter are removed from the active
metadata. Note that the metadata is still "present", but is disabled and ignored on all tasks that uses
metadata afterward.
Output
The original data file is output, along with the modified metadata.
Properties
General Tab
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Filter levels: Rules for deselecting nodes at the Group, Document or Data page level. Note that
currently unselectednodesare ignored.
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Group: Select the metadata Group nodes (the nodes only) based on the specified rule(s).
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Document: Select the metadata Document nodes (the nodes only) based on the specified rule
(s).
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Datapage: Select the metadata Datapage nodes (the nodes only) based on the specified rule(s).
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Rules: Define according to which criteria the action must to be performed. The condition must be
TRUE to execute the action. All nodes on a specific level with false condition become Unselected.
The task effectively both selects and deselects nodes based on the condition. To set up conditions, the
Rule Interface is displayed, allowing to edit the condition for the given action. See theRule Interface
page for more details.
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Select all metadata nodes: Check to reset the Selection status of all nodes before performing the
filtering, effectively selecting all metadata nodes. This basically undoes the work of any previous
Metadata Filter or Metadata Sequencer, so please be careful when using this option.
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.