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Task properties
General Tab
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Folder: Enter the full path of the folder from which the input files are to be taken.
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Masks: Enter a single or multiple file names or use file name masks. See Masks. Since
this task only supports PDF files, make sure your extension remains .PDF for all your
masks.
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Sort files by: Select a given sorting method to prompt PReS Workflow to sort the files in
the source folder before taking them (and thus to take them in a specific order). Select
None to let PReS Workflow take the files without sorting them first.
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Sort order: If you selected a sorting method in the Sort files by box, select the order in
which you want the files to be sorted.
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Use archive attribute: Select to turn on the archive attribute of the data files found in the
source folder and to leave them in their original location (i.e. to take copies of the source
files). Note that PReS Workflow never takes source files that have their archive attribute
turned on (so the source files will not be taken again and again). When this option is
turned off, PReS Workflow removes data files from the source location.
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Capture files in sub-directories also: Select to capture files from child folders of the
source folder as well. When this option is selected, the chosen Sort order is applied to
each separate folder, not across folders. The subfolders themselves are always
processed in alphabetical order, regardless of the sort order.
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Sort directories first: If you selected a sorting method in the Sort files by box, and if you
want the folders present in the source folder to be sorted first, select this option.
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Optimize resulting PDF: Select to specify whether the resulting PDF should be
optimized. Optimization can lead to a significant reduction in the size of the PDF, but it
may also add a certain amount of time to the process. This option should only be
unchecked if the timing of the process is critical and needs to be done quickly, but keep in
mind that the resulting PDF may be much larger than it should be and may even be too
large for PReS Workflow to handle.
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Create Metadata: Select to specify that a basic metadata structure should be created for
the resulting PDF file. The metadata structure created will contain a single Job separated
by one Document per captured PDF file. Within each Document, one Data Page
containing a single Page is created for each page of the PDF file.
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