Continue at Latest Iteration Option
This option lets TaskBot continue where it left off in the previous run. The Start from field will be automatically updated by the TaskBot after it finishes its run.
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.
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.
Continue at Latest Iteration in Dynamic Loop
In a dynamic loop type, continue at latest iteration 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.
Example: Opening a limited number of profiles per run
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 continue at latest iteration option is checked.
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.
Continue at Latest Iteration in Standard Loop
In a standard loop type, continue at latest iteration 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.
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