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Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in
the Process area.
Generic Splitter
The Generic Splitter is a legacy task which is kept for backwards compatibility purpose. In
previous versions of PReS Workflow, it was the only splitter available. While this splitter seems
to have more options than the other ones, this is only because it contains combined features
from these other splitters.
Warning
The Generic Splitter, while seemingly more feature-rich, is slower than the other splitters
by an order of magnitude. Whenever encountering the Generic Splitter, it is always
recommended to replace it with a more appropriate splitter instead.
Input
Any 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: Use this box to choose the item on which top split the file. The options
available depend on whether or not the Use emulation box is checked (see below).
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Use emulation: Check to emulate the data before splitting the file. This lets you split the
file on a word, a word change, a page number, a database field value or a database field
change. When this option is not checked, you can only split the file on a form feed, a
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