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Attributes are non-repetitive (i.e. name is unique) and do not persist through metadata
recreation.
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Field: A read-write, user-defined element which holds custom information about a certain
node in the metadata structure. Fields are repetitive (i.e. the same field may appear
multiple times) and persist through metadata recreation.
In addition to attributes and fields, each node of type group, document or datapage has a
Boolean property called 'selected' that indicates whether or not to produce the pages under that
node. By default, this property is set to true for all nodes.
Metadata attributes reference
The Metadata attributes are categorized as either Production, Finishing or Index/Count.
Production attributes describe the production of the job and/or metadata (e.g. path and name
of the datafile, date at which metadata was created, etc.)
Finishing attributes describe the finishing intent (e.g. page dimensions, page orientation,
duplex mode, etc.).
Note
The presence of some finishing attributes depends on the PlanetPress Design document and target
device used when producing the job.
Index/Count attributes are not part of the original metadata file. They are evaluated live based
on the content of the metadata.
Note
Metadata Index/Count values are one-based when viewed in the user interface: the first element in
any collection has an index of 1 and the last element's index corresponds to the collection's length.
However, in the API and in metadata selections, they are zero-based: the first element in any
collection has an index of 0 and the last element's index corresponds to the collection's length minus
1. This means the zero-based value has to be used when retrieving metadata (see also: "Metadata
selections" on page27 and Rule Interface).
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