8.5

The data received by the process is typically prepared for a given output device using a pre-set emulation. In
some cases, the data’s original emulation may also have been changed by a Change Emulation action
task (See "Change Emulation" on page256).
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339).
Input
Any emulated data file.
Processing
The file is separated into multiple chunks according to the rules set in the task's properties.
Output
Multiple data files, sent one after the other to the rest of the tasks in the process. Metadata, job infos and user
variables are not modified by this task.
Properties
General tab
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Split data file on emulated page group: Select to split the data file based on pages (rather than on a
word found within the emulated data) and to activate the option from this group, which is used to tailor
exactly how you want the page based splitting process to take place.
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Page(s) per output: Enter the number of pages to include in the file generated by the splitter in
this edit box below or use the spin buttons.
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Split data file on a word group: Select to split the data file whenever a given word is found within the
emulated data file (rather than on based on pages), or whenever the word found at a given location
changes, and to activate the options from this group, which are used to tailor exactly how you want the
word based splitting process to take place.
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Word change: Select if you want the data file to be split when the word found at a given location
changes.