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Trigger Condition Transformations Action
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Business Rule: Copy Metadata

11. March 2025

Elaine Foley

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Trigger Condition Transformations Action

Goal: copy metadata from a migration layer to the correct metadata layer

Trigger

The trigger point (check Triggers in Business Rule Settings):

  • Should trigger on a content modification -> Action Update
  • We want to modify the document -> Execution scope Main doc

Condition

Goal: Should be executed when the date/time of the trigger field changes

  • Field Value Changed Condition
    • Field Path: migrationLayer.copyMetadata.triggeredOn
    • Expected Value: leave empty

You can find additional information on the fieldpath and the trigger field specialties in the explanation of fields in Picturepark. 

Transformations

  • One transformation group per field to copy
  • Each group:
    • Inputs: $$metadata$$
    • StoreIn: “fieldId”
    • Take Dictionary Value Action
      • key: migrationLayer
    • Take Dictionary Value Action
      • key: “fieldId”

Action

Goal: Assign Layer “Image information” and add metadata

  • Assign Layer Action
    • Layer: Image Information
    • Default values: leave empty
  • Assign Value Action (For each field to copy)
    • Path: imageInformation
    • Field Id: “fieldId”
    • Value: “$fieldId$”

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