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from the task, they are only saved in the OL Connect Database.
Properties
General Tab
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Template File:
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"None" File name: Select to accept a PDF/VT file as an input and automatically create
content items based on the PDF/VT.
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"%o": Select to use a dynamic template name. Click on %o to change the expression that
determines the name of the template to use.
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Template Names: Select the appropriate template. Adding a template to the resources is
done through the Send to Workflow option in the Designer Module.
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Data Source (see "Input" on page513):
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Metadata:
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Update Records from Metadata: If the process metadata has been modified by any
of the "Metadata tasks" on page467, check this option to update the records in the
Connect database with the metadata and use the updated records. Otherwise, only
the ID of the current job is sent, and the unchanged records are used.
Note: Date strings conforming to ISO 8601 are stored as UTC timestamps in
the database.
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JSON:
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JSON String: A JSON object or an array of JSON objects representing records or a
JSON Record Data List (see: "Types of JSON in Workflow" on page77).
This option requires that keys in the JSON data have matching field names in the
data model of the template. When they have, the JSON values are passed to the tem-
plate and the personalization scripts of the template will have access to the values
through the record's data fields. (See the Designer help: Adding Variable Data.)
Caution: The JSON format is not validated by the plugin; it is passed as is to
the server.
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Runtime Parameters: The runtime parameters defined in the selected template are displayed
and their values can be set here. (See Runtime parameters in the Online Help of OL Connect.)
Right-click the field to open the contextual menu that allows to select variables, data and lookup
functions (see "Data selections" on page48).
If the template name is dynamic, you must enter the name (or select a variable that contains the
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