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if a branch does a backup of jobinfos and the data file, it does not back up the metadata.
Keep this in mind when designing a process.
A Branch is effectively a doubling of your job file. As your job file goes down the process, when
it encounters a branch it will go in that branch, process all tasks up to the output, and return to
the main trunk to continue processes. You can have branches within branches, and all
branches must have an output. For more information on branches, see "Branch" below.
ALoop is a task that will cause anything after it to repeat a certain number of times. You can
indicate a static number of loops or dynamically determine the number via a variable or
information from your job file, and store the iteration of the loop in a job info. See "Loop" on
page402.
The Send to Process action and Go Sub Action are used to send the job file to another
process or subprocess and, in the case of the GoSub, to get information back from the
subprocess. See "Send to Process" on page408 and "Go Sub" on page399.
Branch
ABranch duplicates your job file along with accompanying information. Branches do not
execute in parallel - the branch is executed, and then the trunk (or the following
branch)continues.
Properties
Backup Tab
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Backup job file: Select if you want PReS Workflow to use identical copies of the job file
for the main and secondary branches. When this option is not selected, the file generated
by the output task located at the end of the secondary branch is used as the job file for the
main branch. Note that if the secondary branch ends with a Delete output task, the main
branch will receive the job file in the state it was just before the delete. If the secondary
branch includes a splitter task, the main branch will receive the last part of the job file (as
split by the splitter task). If the secondary branch ends with a PReS Fax or PReS Image
output task, the main branch will receive a PostScript file.
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Backup job information: Select if you want PReS Workflow to use identical copies of
the job file information for the main and secondary branches. When this option is not
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