Add XMP job ID to file name

This script shows how you can retrieve a field from the metadata associated with a job and use it to change the name of the job.

Information

Supported by: PowerSWITCH (MAC and WIN)
Language: JavaScript

Description:

This script accesses the XMP dataset in the job ticket and searches for the Ghent PDF workgroup job ID (adsml-at:SellerPlacementID).

Next, the job ID is added to the file name as a prefix. If no job ID is found or the job doesn't contain any XMP information, the prefix "xxxxxx" is added to the job name.

Using this script

• Download and save the script on your computer: download script.
• Select the Script element in your PowerSWITCH flow and browse to the script in the Script package property.
  or
• Open the script in the SWITCHscripter and change it to your needs.

Example flow

• Add GWG Job ID to job name
  

  This example flow retrieves the job ID from the XMP information stored in the PDF file. This job ID is added as a prefix to the filename.