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4. Select the Level of the metadata on which the information can be found.
5. Select the Property to extract.
Alternatively you could create a JavaScript extraction (see "Using scripts in the DataMapper"
on page385 and "extractMeta()" on page409).
Note
NOP (No Operation) records in AFP files cannot be extracted.
Editing fields
After extracting some data, you may want to:
l Change the names of fields that are included in the extraction.
l Change the order in which fields are extracted.
l Set the data type, data format and default value of each field.
l Modify the extracted data through a script.
l Delete a field.
All this can be done via the Step properties pane (see "Extract step properties" on page344),
because the fields in the Data Model are seen as properties of an Extract step. See also:
"Fields" on page272.
Testing the extraction workflow
The extraction workflow is always performed on the current record in the data source. When an
error is encountered, the extraction workflow stops, and the data field on which the error
occurred and all data fields related to subsequent steps will be greyed out. Click the Messages
tab (next to the Step properties pane) to see any error messages.
To test the extraction workflow on all records that are displayed, you can either:
l Click the Validate All Records toolbar button.
l Select Data > Validate Records in the menu.
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