Set Properties

The Set Properties Action task defines properties for entities saved in the OL Connect Database (Records, Content, and Jobs). These properties are applied to the entities and can then be used to retrieve them using the Retrieve Items task.

Input

The task must receive Metadata that contains appropriate entities, generally from the Execute Data Mapping, Create Print Content, Create Web Content or the Create Job tasks.

Processing

The task sets the chosen properties to all entities present in the Metadata. These properties are added to the entities on the OL Connect Server. Note that the properties are calculated only once, and are applied identically to all entities. If each entity should have different properties (such as record-level properties), the Metadata should be split using the Metadata Sequencer task first.

Output

The task outputs Metadata that is identical to the input Metadata. Only the entries on the OL Connect Server side change.

Task properties

General Tab

  • Entity: Use the drop-down to select the entity type of which to set the properties. This task does not auto-detect entities, and so the appropriate selection must be made: Record, Record Set, Content Item, Content Set, Job
  • Properties: Add all the properties to be added
    • Name: The name of the property.
    • Value: The value to apply to the property.
  • Add entry: Click to add another line to the Properties list.
  • Remove entry: Click to delete the currently selected line in the Properties list.
  • Move entry up: Click to move the currently selected line up in the Properties list.
  • Move entry down: Click to move the currently selected line down in the Properties list.

OL Connect Proxy Tab

This tab is common to all OL Connect tasks and defines where to process the jobs sent through these tasks. When these fields are empty, they use the defaults set in the OL Connect preferences.

Note: Defaults are not used unless the configuration is sent to the Workflow service.

  • OL Connect Proxy Address: Enter the machine name or IP Address where the OL Connect Server resides.

  • Port: Enter the port to use to communicate with the OL Connect Server. Default: 9340

  • User name: Enter the user name expected by the OL Connect Server.

  • Password: Enter the password expected by the OL Connect Server for the above user name.

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.