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l Global Variables are available by all processes and tasks within the configuration, and
any modification made to them affects all tasks and configurations. For more information
see "Manipulate Global Variables" on page632.
l Local Variables are specific to an instance of a process. That is to say, when a process
changes the information in a local variable, it changes it only for that process and only for
that specific instance of the process. For more information see "Manipulate Local
Variables" on page630.
l Job Infos are also specific to an instance of a process, however their use is different. Just
after an initial or secondary input task, Job Infos contain information about the job file
itself. Job Infos are also, by default, accessible by PlanetPress Design documents used
throughout your process. They are generally used to gather information from the input
task, or transfer information to your PlanetPress Design document.
All the variables in PlanetPress Workflow are considered strings, even if the information itself
can be a number. There are no other types of variables (such as arrays, floating point numerical
values or Boolean) in PlanetPress Workflow.
Job Info Variables
Job Infos have two main uses. First, they contain information on any job file that comes out of
the initial input task or any secondary input tasks. The number of job infos as well as their
definition can be seen in the Other tab of any input task. Secondly, they are transmitted, unless
otherwise configured, directly to any PlanetPress Design document used within your process
and can be directly accessed by that document, so they can be used to transfer complementary
information to your document that is not contained within your data file.
Note
You can also access global and local variables from your document using the
ExpandString()function. For more information, please see the PlanetPress Design User
Guide.
There are only 9 Job Infos available numbered from 1 to 9. They can be accessed directly
anywhere that accepts variable properties by using the number of the variable preceded by a
percent sign (For example, %2 or %9).
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