Metadata fields in asset builder

Squiz Matrix Support
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I'm setting up an Asset Builder page for pdf files, and associated Asset Listing page to autolist pdf documents. I would like to include metadata fields (eg caption) that would allow each file listing to include some information about the file. The Title (friendly name) isn't sufficient.


Can one specify metadata fields (eg %asset_metadata_comment%) within the Asset Builder for the user to fill in? If so, in which version ?



Thanks

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No, you can't. The asset builder only presents the default create screen.

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You'd need to create the asset first, using the asset builder, and then redirect the user to the simple edit interface for the newly created asset. You can print the metadata inteface there for them to fill in.

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[quote]I’m setting up an Asset Builder page for pdf files, and associated Asset Listing page to autolist pdf documents.  I would like to include metadata fields (eg caption) that would allow each file listing to include some information about the file. The Title (friendly name) isn’t sufficient.


Can one specify metadata fields (eg %asset_metadata_comment%) within the Asset Builder for the user to fill in? If so, in which version ?



Thanks

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This is exactly what I want to do!

And I also tried the redirect to the simple edit interface (http://adventist.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/26221/Part_2.pdf/_edit) but it comes up with “Page not found”.

Greg how do you “print the metadata inteface there for them to fill in”???



Thank you

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The Live URL for assets (i.e. any URL with __data) cannot have a simple edit interface (as this is served directly by Apache).


You need to get the Matrix URL for the file and add /_edit to that.

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[quote]Greg how do you “print the metadata inteface there for them to fill in”???
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You do this by creating a layout for the asset type. Layouts define the simple editing interface for assets. On the layout, use the keyword to print the metadata screen. The system admin manual will have more info for you.

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[quote]You need to get the Matrix URL for the file and add /_edit to that.
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What is the best way of getting this url avi… tried the system URL, with a=xxx/_edit and still got a 404…

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You can use the URL of http://www.url.com/_edit?limbo_assetid=XXX to get to the Simple Edit interface for live, File-based assets.

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MySource Warning
File: [SYSTEM_ROOT]/core/include/asset_manager.inc Line: 5933

Message: Unable to find an Asset for the URL "www.our.url.com" [SYS0245]



MySource Warning

File: [SYSTEM_ROOT]/core/include/asset_manager.inc Line: 6038

Message: Unable to find an lineage for the URL "www.our.url.com", no root url was found [SYS0247]



However, the URL is both registered in the URL's for Media, and as an active web path…



Any ideas

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Are you getting this error when you try the limbo_assetid URL?

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[quote]Are you getting this error when you try the limbo_assetid URL?
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Yeah sorry forgot to add that in.

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If you go directly to "www.our.url.com" do you get any errors?

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[quote]If you go directly to “www.our.url.com” do you get any errors?
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Nope no error being reported…



http://outernode.pir.sa.gov.au/



just blank screen (Mozilla… IE7 reports as 404), as it is the main system URL, but not directly linked to a single site asset…





on each of the site assets however, there is a http://outernode.pir.sa.gov.au/