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Duplicate: Create a new metadata field. If the fields already exist, a new instance is created.
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Append: Append the new value at the end of the current one. If no field with that name exists, a
new one is created.
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Sum: Calculate the sum of all values found inall fields of a given name, at a given level. The
resulting number is formatted by default with the dot decimal separator.
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Delete: Delete the metadata field if it exists and disables the Field information column's Field
value option.
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Field Information: Specify the metadata node level, field name and field value of the specified action.
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Level: Choose between Job, Group, Document, Datapage. The task will loop through each
selected node of the chosen metadata level.
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Job: Apply the action on the specified field at the Job level.
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Group: Apply the action on the specified field at the Group level.
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Document: Apply the action on the specified field at the Document level.
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Data page: Apply the action on the specified field at the Data page level.
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Field Name: Enter the metadata field name on which the task will operate.
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Field Value: Enter the metadata field value. Note that if the chosenaction is Delete, this
parameter is disabled.For otheraction types,in order to set the field value, click the [...] button.
This button opens the Data Selector, which allows to specify a data selection as the field's value.
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Decimal Separator: Set the decimal separator for the Sum option. 3 possible modes are offered:
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Auto-detect: Interpret automatically the value. This option is ideal for documents using
mixed decimal separators. Note that the auto-detect option encountering the value 1,000
(with a comma separator), interprets it as a thousand while interpreting 1.000 (with a dot
separator), as one.
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thousand separator.
l ,: Treat every value with the comma (",") decimal separator. Dots (".") are treated as
thousand separator.
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Condition: Define criteria for the Metadata Field Management action execution. The condition must be
TRUE for the action to execute. To set up conditions, the Rule Interface is displayed, allowing to edit
the condition for the given action. See theRule Interface page for more details.
On Error Tab
The On Error tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found in the" Task Properties Dialog" on page663.