Switch offers a library of variables organized in groups, as listed in the table below. Follow the links in the first column in this table for a list of variables in each group, with corresponding technical reference information.
A description for each variable is displayed in the property editors for defining text with variables and defining a condition with variables. This description is not repeated in the help topics.
Group |
Type of information |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| Connection | Client connection attributes like user name, IP... | Switch settings, system environment |
| Database | Database fields Note: This group is only available if you have an active license for the Switch Databases Module.
|
Database (ODBC dataset) |
Title, keywords, author(s), copyright terms |
Embedded metadata: XMP |
|
Components of the email message through which this job was originally delivered |
Mail receive flow element |
|
Resolution, orientation, color mode |
Embedded metadata: EXIF (TIFF tags) |
|
Contact, location, headline, instructions |
Embedded metadata: IPTC |
|
Filename, size, email info, hierarchy info, fail info, origin |
File system, internal job ticket |
|
Arbitrary field in any dataset associated with the job |
External metadata or embedded metadata |
|
Microsoft Office variables, such as Application (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Author, Description, Presentation Format, ... |
Embedded Microsoft Office metadata |
|
Exposure time, aperture, focus, flash |
Embedded metadata: EXIF (EXIF tags) |
|
File format, number of pages, page labels, colorants |
File format & contents |
|
Flow element name, date/time, counter |
Flow definition, system environment |