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Note: DataformatsettingstelltheDataMapperhowtoreadandparsedatafrom the data
source.Theydon'tdeterminehowthesedataareformattedintheDataModelorinatemplate.In
theDataModel,dataareconvertedtothenativedatatype.Dates,forexample,areconvertedto
aDateTimeobject.HowtheyaredisplayedintheDataModeldependsonthepreferences(see
"DefaultFormat"onpage786).
ThefollowingdatatypesareavailableinPlanetPressConnect.
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"Boolean"below
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"String"onpage283
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"HTMLString"onpage281
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"Integer"onpage281
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"Float"onpage281
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"Currency"onthenextpage
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"Date"onpage278
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JSON
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"Object"onpage282
TheObjectdatatypeisonlyavailableintheDataMappermodule.Itcanbeusedforpropertiesin
thePreprocessorstep,butnotforfieldsintheDataModel.
Boolean
Booleansareasimpletrue/falsedatatypeoftenusedinconditionsandcomparisons.
Defining Boolean values
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Preprocessor:
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IntheStep propertiespane,underProperties,addorselectafield.
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SpecifytheTypeasBooleanandsetadefaultvalueofeithertrueorfalse,followedby
asemicolon.
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Extraction:
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IntheData Model,selectafield.
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OntheStep propertiespane,underField DefinitionsettheTypetoBoolean.
Thefieldvaluemustbetrueorfalse.
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JavaScript Expression:Setthedesiredvaluetoeithertrueorfalse.
Example:record.fields["isCanadian"] = true;
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