Auto-Continue from Last Row or Element
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This option lets TaskBot continue where it left off in the previous run. The TaskBot will track the iteration/row number and update it after finishing the loop.
This option is helpful whenever you need to process a large amount data and want to ensure that your TaskBot can process it continually during several subsequent runs. For example, imagine that you are saving a list of 10,000 profiles. On the 1,000th profile the website suddenly crashes. If you toggled Continue at Latest Iteration, on its next run TaskBot will start from the 1,001st item and so you don't need to start from scratch.
If you enter a number in Start from, the next run will not start at an iteration lower than that value.
This option can be applied both on standard and dynamic loop type. However, it's important to note that there are some differences to how Continue at Latest Iteration is used in dynamic versus standard loop types.
In a dynamic loop type, this option refers to the row. So if your TaskBot covered 100 rows during the first run, then on the next run it will start looping from the 101st row.
You can combine repetition number with this option to only process a limited number of rows per run. An example would be to limit visiting profile links from a table to 100 a day.
Loop Set-up
Dynamic loop is set up to loop through the table "LinkedIn Profiles". The (optional) repetition limit is set to 100 and the auto-continue option is enabled.
How TaskBot Runs
Run 1: Visits 100 profiles by looping through 1 to 100 rows and updates the continue at latest iteration to 101.
Run 2: Starts from 101st row, loops through 101 to 200 rows and, once finished, updates the continue at latest iteration to 201.
Run 3: Starts from 201st row, loops through 201 to 300 profiles and, once finished, updates the continue at latest iteration to 301.
...Runs until the table rows are exhausted.
In a standard loop type, this option refers to the selector in the list.
Example: Scraping a large list
Assume you want to scrape a list of some profiles. A list has 5,000 profiles, and you only want to scrape 100 per day.
Loop Set-up
Standard loop is set up to repeat 100 times and has continue at latest iteration option checked.
How TaskBot Runs
Run 1: Collects 1 to 100 profiles and updates the continue at latest iteration to 101.
Run 2: Starts from 101st selector, collects 101 to 200 profiles and, once finished, updates the continue at latest iteration to 201.
Run 3: Starts from 201st selector, collects 201 to 300 profiles and, once finished, updates the continue at latest iteration to 301.
...Runs until the list is exhausted.
