8.6

You can set the value of a job info within your process in two ways:
l Use the Set Job Info and Variable action task. See "Set Job Infos and Variables" on
page332.
l You can use Scripts. See the chapter "Using Scripts" on page87.
Considerations on Job Infos:
l While the initial job infos are created by the input task, they can be overwritten by the Set
Job Info and Variables Action Task, by a Script, or by any secondary input task in the
process. Whenever you use a job info in your process, make sure it contains the value
that you want, and not one that has been overwritten by another task.
l Job infos sent to the document are global to that document, meaning the values do not
change between data files. This means that if your data file contains multiple data pages
for different clients, your job infos cannot be used to send information to the document.
l Job infos are in limited quantity and are slowly being deprecated when transferring data
to your document. You should probably consider using Metadata, or Local Variables.
Standard Variables
Standard Variables, also known as "system variables", are variables that are created and
managed directly by PlanetPress Workflow. Those variables are read-only and cannot be
modified. They provide information about the job, process, and PlanetPress Workflow
environment.
Available Standard Variables
Variable Name Example value when interpreted
%c Content of
your job file in
its original
format.
n/a
%F Job File Path
and Name
C:\Program Files\PlanetPress Workflow 7\PlanetPress
Watch\Spool\job1D80328.dat
%f Job File job1D80328.dat
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