Data Map Block: Update

In a business rule designed in the Configurator, you can add an Update component block to set the value of a print job property or a data map entry A name (key) and value pair in the data map for a job. to a static value or to a dynamic value (another data map entry), creating the data map entry if it does not already exist.

Tip: Before you can add a component block to a business rule, you must create a component set by specifying a trigger that controls when component blocks in the component set are run.

Property	Description
Data Ref	A property of the print job or the name of a data map entry to be assigned a value. If the data map entry does not already exist, it is created. You can select from the following for a data ref. Manually Entered A property that allows a Designer or administrator to type in the value for a property rather than select it from a list. For a data ref, value must be the fully-qualified name of a data map entry. Job Detail Name A digital representation of a label generated by a print job. Job details can be altered during the print job by using Formula data sources, Script data sources, and business rules. Job Name What is submitted for processing. A job is separated into print jobs and print job details based on the processing rules. A job defines which processes to use. Label Template A digital representation of a label that can be combined with variable data and used by print jobs to generate print job details. Number of Duplicates The number of times to reprint a label by using the same data and without changing the value in any incrementing or decrementing field. Each duplicate printed label is identical. Pages of Labels The number of times to print the content for the labels in a layout. Each page is identical, including the value in any incrementing or decrementing field. Printer A physical printer, print queue, or other target for output, such as an image file or a PDF file. Printer Tray To which output tray to direct printed labels or documents. If a printer has only one output tray or otherwise does not support this feature, this is ignored. For Windows drivers the tray is the name of the tray that supplies the paper. The name corresponds to the configured tray name in the driver setup (not case sensitive). For PCL 5e drivers the tray is the ID number of the tray that supplies the paper. The ID corresponds to the configured tray number in the driver setup. Quantity of Labels The number of times to print a label by using the same data. Each printed label produced is identical except for any incrementing or decrementing field.
Value	The new value of the property or data map entry and whether to interpret it as a literal value or as a data map entry. If a literal value, this value is interpreted as a text string.

Property

Description

Data Ref

A property of the print job or the name of a data map entry to be assigned a value. If the data map entry does not already exist, it is created.

You can select from the following for a data ref.

Manually Entered A property that allows a Designer or administrator to type in the value for a property rather than select it from a list. For a data ref, value must be the fully-qualified name of a data map entry.
Job Detail Name A digital representation of a label generated by a print job. Job details can be altered during the print job by using Formula data sources, Script data sources, and business rules.
Job Name What is submitted for processing. A job is separated into print jobs and print job details based on the processing rules. A job defines which processes to use.
Label Template A digital representation of a label that can be combined with variable data and used by print jobs to generate print job details.
Number of Duplicates The number of times to reprint a label by using the same data and without changing the value in any incrementing or decrementing field. Each duplicate printed label is identical.
Pages of Labels The number of times to print the content for the labels in a layout. Each page is identical, including the value in any incrementing or decrementing field.
Printer A physical printer, print queue, or other target for output, such as an image file or a PDF file.
Printer Tray To which output tray to direct printed labels or documents. If a printer has only one output tray or otherwise does not support this feature, this is ignored. For Windows drivers the tray is the name of the tray that supplies the paper. The name corresponds to the configured tray name in the driver setup (not case sensitive). For PCL 5e drivers the tray is the ID number of the tray that supplies the paper. The ID corresponds to the configured tray number in the driver setup.
Quantity of Labels The number of times to print a label by using the same data. Each printed label produced is identical except for any incrementing or decrementing field.

Value

The new value of the property or data map entry and whether to interpret it as a literal value or as a data map entry. If a literal value, this value is interpreted as a text string.