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Preprocessor step properties
The Preprocessor step does not run for every record in the source data. It runs once, at the
beginning of the extraction workflow, before anything else; see "Preprocessor step" on
page140.
The properties described below become visible in the Step properties pane when the
Preprocessor step is selected in the Steps pane.
Description
This subsection is collapsed by default in the interface, to give more screen space to other
important parts.
Name: The name of the step. This name will be displayed on top of the step's icon in the Steps
pane.
Comments: The text entered here will be displayed in the tooltip that appears when hovering
over the step in the Steps pane.
Fixed Automation Properties
The Fixed automation properties subsection lists all the fixed properties available from the
PlanetPress Workflow automation module. These properties are equivalent to data available
within the PlanetPress Workflow process. For each property, the following is available:
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Name: A read-only field displaying the name of the property.
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Scope: A read-only field indicating that the scope of the property is Automation.
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Type: A read-only field indicating the data type for each property.
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Default Value: Enter a default value for the property. This value is overwritten by the
actual value coming from PlanetPress Workflow when the data mapping configuration is
run using the Execute Data Mapping task.
There are currently the following automation properties available:
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JobInfoX: These properties are the equivalent of the JobInfo values available in the
PlanetPress Workflow process. They can be set using the Set Job Info and Variables
task. To access these properties inside of any JavaScript code within the Data Mapping
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