Create Object
These plugins deal with the creation of Ooyala Flex objects.
Create Object
Create Child User Defined Object
This plugin supports the creation of a new user object and assigning it to a parent object.
Properties:
Field | Value | Explanation |
Icon | Plugin icon | |
Sub-type | Create Object | Sub-type of this plugin |
Classification | Workflow | Classification of this plugin |
Deployment | Internal | Whether the plugin is deployed inside Ooyala Flex or within another product |
Supports Configuration |
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Whether this plugin supports configuration |
Supports Scripting |
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Whether configuration supports scripting |
Scripting Context | job, asset, event * | What Ooyala Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler. |
Undo Action | The action required to undo this action | |
Redo Action | The action required to redo this action | |
Timeout | Whether or not to select a timeout | |
Auto retry | Whether or not to select an automatic retry | |
Compatibility | 5.x | What versions of Ooyala Flex this plugin works for |
Lifecycle | Stable | Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable) |
Configuration:
Field | Field Type | Mandatory | Multiplicity | Description |
Parent Details | complex |
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User Object |
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1 | Parent Object ID |
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string |
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Child Type | User Object Type |
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1 | Child object type |
Number of Children | complex |
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1 | Number of children to create |
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string |
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1 | Parent data field name containing number of children |
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string |
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1 | Number of children to create |
Parent Data Field to Inherit | string |
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0..* | Field Inherited from parent |
Create User Defined Object
This Plugin supports the creation of a new user object.
Properties:
Field | Value | Explanation |
Icon | Plugin icon | |
Sub-type | Workflow | Sub-type of this plugin |
Classification | Internal | Classification of this plugin |
Deployment |
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Whether the plugin is deployed inside Ooyala Flex or within another product |
Supports Configuration |
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Whether this plugin supports configuration |
Supports Scripting | job, asset, event * | Whether configuration supports scripting |
Scripting Context | What Ooyala Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler. | |
Undo Action | The action required to undo this action | |
Redo Action | The action required to redo this action | |
Timeout | Whether or not to select a timeout | |
Auto retry | Whether or not to select an automatic retry | |
Compatibility | 5.x | What versions of Ooyala Flex this plugin works for |
Lifecycle | Stable | Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable) |
Configuration:
Field | Field Type | Mandatory | Multiplicity | Description |
Name | string |
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Object name | |
Description | text |
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Object description | |
Type | single option |
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Object type | |
Number of objects to create | string |
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Number of objects to create. | |
Metadata Details | complex |
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1 | Metadata details |
Source JSON Variable |
string |
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1 | Source JSON variable |
Source XML Details |
complex |
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1 | Source XML details |
Source XML |
complex |
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Source XML | |
Source XML Path |
string |
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1 | Source XML path. |
Source XML Variable |
string |
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1 | Source XML variable. |
XSLT |
file |
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1 | XSLT file. |
Parent Details | complex |
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0..1 | Parent details |
Object ID Variable Name |
string |
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Variable name to store the resulting object ID. |
Create Placeholder Asset
This plugin supports the creation of a VFS Placeholder Asset.
Properties:
Field | Value | Explanation |
Icon | Plugin icon | |
Sub-type | Create Object | Sub-type of this plugin |
Classification | Internal | Classification of this plugin |
Deployment |
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Whether the plugin is deployed inside Ooyala Flex or within another product |
Supports Configuration |
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Whether this plugin supports configuration |
Supports Scripting | job, asset, event * | Whether configuration supports scripting |
Scripting Context | What Ooyala Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler. | |
Undo Action | The action required to undo this action | |
Redo Action | The action required to redo this action | |
Timeout | Whether or not to select a timeout | |
Auto retry | Whether or not to select an automatic retry | |
Compatibility | 5.x | What versions of Ooyala Flex this plugin works for |
Lifecycle | Stable | Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable) |
Configuration:
Field | Field Type | Mandatory | Multiplicity | Description |
Name | String |
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Object name | |
Description | Text |
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Object description. | |
Asset Type | Resource |
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The placeholder asset type to create. | |
Asset Origin | Resource |
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The origin to set on the asset. | |
Variant and Metadata | Complex |
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0..1 | Specify the variant and optionally the metadata definition to set on the asset. If not specified, a default will be used if it has been configured. |
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String |
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The variant to set. This must be a valid configured variant name | |
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Complex |
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0..1 | Metadata details |
Metadata Definition |
Resource |
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0..1 | The Metadata definition to set. If not specified, a default will be used if it has been configured. |
Source JSON Variable |
String |
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0..1 | Source JSON variable |
Source XML Details |
Complex |
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0..1 | Source XML details. |
Source XML |
String |
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Source XML. | |
Source XML VFS Location |
String |
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0..1 | The Source XML Virtual filesystem location |
Protocol |
Resource |
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Protocol for accessing the location | |
Hostname |
String |
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Hostname for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols) | |
Port |
String |
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Port for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols) (#) | |
Path |
String |
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Path for accessing the location (absolute path starting with / except for ftp, sftp, ftps which are relative to the User's home directory) | |
Username | String |
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Username for authentication (not required for file protocol) | |
Password |
String |
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Password for authentication (not required for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols) | |
Key |
String |
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Key for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols) | |
Secret |
String |
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Secret for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols) | |
Token |
String |
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Token for authentication (only applicable to google and dropbox protocols) | |
Bucket |
String |
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Only applicable to S3 protocol | |
Private Key File Only |
File |
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Only applicable for SFTP certificate authentication | |
Source XML Variable |
String |
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0..1 | Source XML variable. |
XSLT |
File |
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0..1 | XSLT file. |
Relationships | Complex |
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Relationships | |
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String |
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0..1 | Child |
Parent File Asset |
String |
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Parent File asset. | |
Asset ID |
String |
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0..1 | Asset ID |
Asset |
Resource |
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0..1 | Asset |
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String |
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Reference name which will be set to asset. | |
Member | Complex |
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1..* | Member. |
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Complex |
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Parent Group | |
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String |
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0..1 | Group ID. |
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Resource |
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0..1 | Group |
Membership Name | String |
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Optional membership name to set on the group-member relationship. | |
Parent Object Details | Complex |
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0..1 | Parent object details |
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String |
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0..1 | Parent ID |
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Resource |
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0..1 | Parent |
Set in Context | Resource |
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Set in context | |
Store asset as variable | string |
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0..1 | Variable name to store asset as workflow variable. |
ITV: Create Versions
Properties:
Field | Value | Explanation |
Icon |
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Plugin icon |
Sub-type | Create Object | Sub-type of this plugin |
Classification | Process | Classification of this plugin |
Deployment | Internal | Whether the plugin is deployed inside Ooyala Flex or within another product |
Supports Configuration |
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Whether this plugin supports configuration |
Supports Scripting |
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Whether configuration supports scripting |
Scripting Context | job, asset, event * | What Ooyala Flex Objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler. |
Undo Action | The action required to undo this action | |
Redo Action | The action required to redo this action | |
Timeout | Whether or not to select a timeout | |
Auto retry | Whether or not to select an automatic retry | |
Compatibility | 5.x | What versions of Ooyala Flex this plugin works for |
Lifecycle | Stable | Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable) |
Configuration:
Field | Field Type | Mandatory | Multiplicity | Description |
Series Details | complex |
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1 | |
Parent Series Object |
boolean |
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Parent object | |
Parent Series Object ID |
string |
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Parent object ID or expression | |
Version Data Field | string |
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1..* | Version type field |