Metadata File Management

The Metadata File Management action task is used to execute actions on Metadata files. This task does not modify the data, Job Info variables, other variables or any other part of your process.

For more information about Metadata see Metadata.

Input

This task takes any file as input and does not modify it.

Process

This task does not execute any change to the process, its files or variables. It only executes the selected action on Metadata.

Output

This task outputs the exact same data that was given to it. Its Metadata will either be missing (Delete Metadata), Changed (Load Metadata) or the same (Save Metadata).

Properties

  • Chose an action group
    • Load metadata file: Loads an external Metadata file that was previously saved. This can be useful in Error processes if you have previously saved the Metadata to file (ErrorBin outputs do not transfer Metadata).
    • Save the current metadata file: Saves the current Metadata to a specified location. Useful as a backup or for use in Error processes.
    • Delete the current metadata file: Removes the active Metadata from the process. Useful when using a secondary input task that does not automatically regenerates Metadata. No Metadata will be available until another task generates it.
  • Metadata Folder: Use Browse to find the location of the folder where to save the files or enter a path using variables. Not active when the Delete action is chosen.
  • Metadata Filename: Enter a static or variable name for the Metadata file to load. Not active when the Delete action is chosen.

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.