Merge Jobs

The Merge Jobs Action task merges an external Metadata file containing an OL Connect Job with the current Job File.

Input

The task must receive a Metadata Job File, which is output from the Create Job task. The selected Metadata file must also be the output of a Create Job task.

Processing

The current Metadata Job File is merged with the selected external Metadata file.

Output

The task outputs a merged Metadata Job File which can be used in the Create Output task.

Task properties

General Tab

• Metadata file: Enter the full path to a valid Metadata file containing an OL Connect Job, or use the Browse button to browse to a valid location.

On Error Tab

For a description of the options on the On Error tab see Using the On Error tab.

Miscellaneous Tab

The Miscellaneous 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.

The tab also provides an option to highlight the task in The Process area with the default color, set in the Preferences (see Colors), or the color selected or defined under Highlight color on this tab.
To revert the selected highlight color to the default color, open this tab, turn the Highlight option off and close the dialog with the OK button; then turn highlighting back on.
Highlighting can also be turned on and off via the task's contextual menu and with the Highlight button on the View ribbon.