JDF pickup is a processor that allows associating an JDF file (that is, a JDF job ticket) with a job as metadata. It supports the following pickup mechanisms:
Metadata alongside asset
Metadata in job folder asset
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Metadata refers to asset
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Metadata is asset
Keywords
Keywords can be used with the search function above the Elements pane.
The keywords for the JDF pickup element are:
- metadata
- dataset
- asset
- ticket
- adticket
Data model
The metadata source must be a JDF file conforming to the JDF 1.3 specification. The dataset data model is JDF.
Connections
JDF pickup allows only a single outgoing connection.
Properties
Property |
Description |
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Name |
The name of the flow element displayed in the canvas |
Dataset name |
A name for the set of metadata picked up by this tool; see picking up metadata |
Pickup mode |
The pickup mechanism; one of:
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Additional properties are shown depending on the selected pickup mode; see Pickup modes for more information.
Adobe Acrobat JDF
The JDF pickup tool supports JDF files generated by Adobe Acrobat 7 or higher. If the JDF file produced by Acrobat is delivered as a separate file it can be picked up with the "alongside asset" or "in job folder asset" mechanisms. If the JDF file and the corresponding assets are delivered as a single combined MIME file, the uncompress tool should be used in front of the JDF pickup tool to extract the individual files into a job folder.