template for using metadata

[Nora Katz]

Does some have a template for saving information into metadata and then using the metadata in another proc?  I’m trying to pass a list of filenames to a OB thread (fileset-Local) and am having trouble reading the Userdata and extracting the filenames from the metadata.

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[Nora Katz]

I did a search and found my answer in a previous post.  I didn’t understand the solution at that time, but now I get it!

[Michael Hertel]

No template, but here’s the commands:

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msgmetaset $outMsg USERDATA $usrdata

[Nora Katz]

Thank you for the confirmation.  The thought I could write to metadata in the “directory parse” proc, but now I realize that I was putting the code in the wrong place.

[Russ Ross]

Just recently I had a need to utilize the USERDATA metadata that most on clovertech are aware of.

I decided to attempt much of the journey for myself as a learning experience with the help and guidance of my co-worker Jim Kosloskey (thanks Jim buddy).

Once my initial go at it was done, I searched on clovertech for other examples.

I did not find many specific examples, so I decided to share my efforts for others that might benifit from having some specific examples in addition to the concept.

In my case, I have the Xlate check if a document is too big for the field it gets mapped to.

In the Xlate I set the USERDATA metadata to contain a keyed list entry for

DMS_document_too_large_for_TRAN

which gets set to “Y” when truncation occured and “N” when truncation did not occur.

You will notice the proc (xlt_USERDATA_keylset.tcl) below that sets the USERDATA metadata in the Xlate uses xmp.

# Begin Module Header ==========================================================
#
#——
# Name:
#——
#
# xlt_USERDATA_keylset.tcl
#
#———
# Purpose:
#———
#
# Set the USERDATA metadata keyed list entry
#
# If the specified USERDATA metadata keyed list entry does not exist it will be created.
#
# If the specified USERDATA metadata keyed list entry already exists then it will be overwritten
#
# Any other existing USERDATA metadata will be preserved.
#
#——–
# Inputs:
#——–
#
# xlateInVals 0 = @xlt_USERDATA_key
# [code]# Begin Module Header ==========================================================
#
#

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# Name:
#

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#
# xlt_USERDATA_keylset.tcl
#
#

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# Purpose:
#

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#
# Set the USERDATA metadata keyed list entry
#
# If the specified USERDATA metadata keyed list entry does not exist it will be created.
#
# If the specified USERDATA metadata keyed list entry already exists then it will be overwritten
#
# Any other existing USERDATA metadata will be preserved.
#
#

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# Inputs:
#

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#
# xlateInVals 0 = @xlt_USERDATA_key
#

Russ Ross
RussRoss318@gmail.com

[Author]

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