Action Description
The "Asset Metadata Check" action allows checking the value of specific asset metadata, either Flexi-metadata or not, to determine if it is null, equal, like, greater than, less than or between two given values.
Using this action will allow users to carry out an unlimited number of custom checks across assets, for example, checking if the title of an asset is blank or if its duration is less than 5 seconds.
Note
This action can check only metadata related to the asset; other metadata pertaining to metafile (e.g. file info) is not supported.
Suggestion
This action can be used in "post-upload" T-workflows to, for example, check if a certain flexi-metadata has been either compiled or not during the delivery, being possible to prompt in the latter case the upload user to compile said metadata (through a worksheet); once the metadata is set, the T-workflow can be configured to continue according to the entered value.
Action Parameters
The fields to be compiled when creating the action are detailed below:
Parameters:
Name - Insert a short descriptive name for the action (e.g. "Check if the duration is less than 5 seconds").
Metadata - Select the type of metadata to be checked; it can be:
Flexi-metadata - A Flexi-metadata available in the system. Please note that Flexi-metadata is configured in "Configuration > Settings > MAM > Flexi-metadata".
Asset - Any of the following asset properties:
•Code (abc...)
•Title (abc...)
•Physical start (hh:mm:ss.ff)
•SOM (hh:mm:ss.ff)
•EOM (hh:mm:ss.ff)
•Duration (hh:mm:ss.ff)
•Validity start date (dd/mm/yyyy)
•Expiry date (dd/mm/yyyy)
•Arrival date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Value - Specify here the condition to be checked for the selected metadata:
Null - Checks if the metadata (e.g. title) is null (i.e. blank).
Equal - Check if the metadata (e.g. title) is equal to a given value (e.g. "peanuts -s1 - 007").
Like - Check if the metadata (e.g. title) is like a given value (e.g. "peanuts").
More significant than - Check if the metadata (e.g., duration) exceeds a given value (e.g., 00:20:00.00).
Less than - Check if the metadata (e.g. duration) is less than a given value (e.g. 00:00:05.00).
Between - Check if the metadata (e.g. duration) is between two given values (e.g. 00:00:05.00 and 00:20:00.00).
Depending on the result of the performed operation, the following outputs will be managed for the action:
Yes (The requested check is true)
No (The requested check is false)
How to use it
Once created, in order to be used, this action must be included in a T-workflow (e.g. to check if an asset duration is less than 5 seconds) under the T-workflow designer and then attached and launched for the desired asset(s).