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Backup job information: Select if you want to use identical copies of the job file
information for the main process and subprocess. Once the subprocess completes its
execution, the main process will retrieve the original job information values.
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Backup emulation: Select if you want to use the emulation selected when the job file
reaches the subprocess for the main process as well. Note that the emulation is not
passed from a main process to a subprocess or vice versa.
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Retrieve subprocess error: Select if you want to receive error(s) from the subprocess in
order to handle them on its own.
Miscellaneous Tab
The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.
Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in
the Process area.
Loop
Loop action tasks are used to repeat those tasks that are located after it on a given process
branch. The number of repeats can be fixed or variable, as required.
Note
The Metadata is not reset at the start of each iteration. See also: "Output issues caused
by Metadata, and how to avoid them" on page79.
Task properties
General Tab
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Number of iterations: The number of times the loop should be repeated. Every task after
the Loop action task will be repeated this number of times. The number may be static, or
use a variable (see "Variable task properties" on page713).
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Store current iteration in Job Info #: The Job Info in which the loop's iteration should be
stored. Useful for sequential file names or conditions based on the iteration. The value of
this Variable Properties box should be a digit between 1 and 9 (see "Job Info variables"
on page703).
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