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Comments Tab
The Comments tab is common to all tasks. It contains a text area (Task comments)that lets
you write comments about the task. These comments are saved when the dialog is closed with
the OKbutton, and are displayed in the Task Comments Pane.
Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in
the Process area.
Loop
Loop action tasks are used to repeat those tasks that are located after it on a given process
branch. The number of repeats can be fixed or variable, as required.
Properties
General tab
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Number of iterations: The number of times the loop should be repeated. Every task after
the Loop action task will be repeated this number of times. The number may be static, or
use a variables (See Variable Properties).
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Store current iteration in Job Info #: The Job Info in which the loop's iteration should be
stored. Useful for sequential file names or conditions based on the iteration. The value of
this Variable Properties box should be a digit between 1 and 9.
l Use value of Variable/JobInfo # expression:If the contents of the previous option is a
variable, it's content (which is assumed to be a number between 1 and 9) will be used to
determine which job info number to use for the iteration number. For example if %
{myvariable} is used and contains the value 9, then Job Info 9 will store the value of the
loop's iteration.
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Use original Data Stream every time: Select to reuse the original job file received by the
Loop action task at every iteration. If this option is not selected and if the process ends
with Printer Queue Output task, for example, the second time the Loop action task will
be performed, it will use the PostScript file generated by the output task.
On Error Tab
The On Error tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found in the" Task Properties Dialog"
on page771.
By default, any action task, branch, splitter or condition that generates an error will simply be
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