Specifications

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
DescriptionProperty
The name of the flow element displayed in the canvasName
A name for the set of metadata picked up by this tool; see picking
up metadata
Dataset name
The pickup mechanism; one of:Pickup mode
• Metadata alongside asset
• Metadata in job folder asset
• Metadata refers to asset
• Metadata is asset
Additional properties are shown depending on the selected pickup mechanism; see Pickup
mechanisms on page 317 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.
XMP pickup
XMP pickup is a processor that allows associating an XMP packet with a job as metadata. It
supports the following pickup mechanisms:
• Metadata embedded in asset (the default location for an XMP packet)
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