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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. They are generally used to gather information from the input task, or to transfer
information to a Connect template or PlanetPress Design document. For more information
see "Job Info variables" below.
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System variables are standard variables, created and managed directly by PlanetPress
Workflow. These variables are read-only and cannot be modified. They provide
information about the job, process, and PlanetPress Workflow environment. For more
information see "System variables" on page705.
All the variables in PReS 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 booleans) in PReS Workflow.
Job Info variables
Job Infos contain information on any job file that comes out of the initial input task or any
secondary input tasks. There are only 9 Job Infos available numbered from 1 to 9. They can be
accessed directly anywhere where variable properties are accepted, by using the number of the
variable preceded by a percent sign, for example, %2 or %9.
Not all available Job Infos will actually be used by input tasks. The number of Job Infos as well
as their definition can be seen in the Other tab of any input task.
The value of a Job Info can also be set:
l Via the Set Job Info and Variable action task. See "Set Job Infos and Variables" on
page440.
l Via a Script task. See the chapter "Using Scripts" on page141.
Note
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
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