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that matches the set condition. Select Records after if you want the file to be split a given number
of records after the field that matches the set condition. Select Pages before if you want the file to
be split a given number of pages before the field that matches the set condition. Select Pages
after if you want the file to be split a given number of pages after the field that matches the set
condition.
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Split when condition is found group: Use this group if you want the condition to be met a mul-
tiple number of times before splitting the file. Leave the default value of 1 in the Times box if you
want to split the file every time the condition is met, but enter a value of 2, for example, if you
want to split the file every second time the condition is met.
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Time(s): Enter the number of times the condition must be met before the file is to be split.
The following options are only displayed when the Field count option has been selected at the top
of the dialog box.
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Maximum records per file: Enter the maximum number of records to include in each file. Enter
0 for no limit.
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Maximum pages per file: Enter the maximum number of pages to include in each file. Enter 0
for no limit.
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 Pro-
cess area.
Emulated Data Splitter
Emulated Data Splitter action tasks are used to split emulated data files (with the exception of XML
and database data files - refer to "XML Splitter" on page415 or "Database Splitter" on page406) into
multiple data files that are passed to subsequent tasks in the process.
The data received by the process is typically prepared for a given output device using a pre-set emu-
lation. In some cases, the data’s original emulation may also have been changed by a Change Emu-
lation action task (See "Change Emulation" on page360 and "About data emulation" on page54).
Using an emulation to format the data before splitting provides the most splitting options, but slows
down the process. Splitting a data file containing a few hundred thousand pages may take several
hours. So you may choose to use non-emulated data to speed up the splitting process (See "In-Stream
Splitter" on page411).
Example
This task is put into effect in the following example process:
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