ReImport

Asset ReImport

This plugin enables the re-import of assets to Ooyala Flex. The existing asset is deleted, and a placeholder is created, into which the new file is imported. The plugin extracts the technical metadata from the new file.

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	ReImport	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	I/O	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Ooyala Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		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 sction
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
Source File	complex		0..1	Details of the source file to import. If a source file is not specified, no media file is imported into the asset. This procedure can be used to create placeholder assets.
Source	complex			Details of the source file
Source VFS Location	complex		0..1	The virtual file system location of the medial file to import
Protocol	single option			Protocol for accessing the location
Hostname	string			Hostname for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Port	integer			Port for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols) (#)
Path	string			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			Username for authentication (not required for file protocol)
Password	string			Password for authentication (not required for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Key	string			Key for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols)
Secret	string			Secret for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols)
Token	string			Token for authentication (only applicable to google and dropbox protocols)
Bucket	string			Only applicable to S3 protocol
Private Key File	file			Only applicable for SFTP certificate authentication
Source Resource Item	complex		0..1	The Resource and Item Name of the source file
Source Resource	single option			The resource conaining the source item
Item Name	string			The name of the item in the source resource
Original Filename	string			The value to set as the original filename of the imported media file. If not specified, the current filename is used.
Keep Source File Name	boolean			If true, then the source file name is maintained, otherwise a UUID is generated.
Copy File	complex		0..1	Copy the file to a new location. If not specified, the media file is ingested in place. One of either the target resource or folder can be specified.
Target Resoure	single option			The Folder Resource for the imported media file to be copied to
Target VFS Location	complex			The Virtual File System location for the imported media file to be copied to
Protocol	single option			Protocol for accesing the location
Hostname	string			Hostname for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Port	integer			Port for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Path	string			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			Username for authentication (not required for file protocol)
Password	string			Password for authentication (not required for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Key	string			Key for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols)
Secret	string			Secret for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols)
Token	string			Token for authentication (only applicable to google and dropbox protocols)
Bucket	string			Only applicable to S3 protocol
Private Key File	file			Only applicable for SFTP certificate authentication
Asset Details	complex			Decriptive details for the asset
Title	string			The title of the asset
Description	string			Optional description of the asset
Placeholder Asset Type	single option		0..1	The Placeholder Asset Type to create if no source file is specified
Asset Origin	single option			The origin to set for the asset
Disable Metadata Extraction	boolean			Whether to disable extraction of technical metadata from the asset during import
Variant	complex			Specify the Variant and optionally the Metadata Definition to set for the asset. If not specified, a default is used if it has been configured.
Variant	string			The Variant to set. This must be a valid configured Variant name.
Metadata	complex			Specify a Metadata Definition to set. If not specified, a default is used if it has been configured.
Metadata Definition	single option		0..1	The Metadata Definition to set
Source JSON Variable	string		0..1	The source JSON variable
Source XML	complec		0..1	Set the metadata based on details stored in an XML file or workflow variable. If not specified, a default metadata instance is created.
Source XML Location	complex		0..1
Source XML VFS Location	complex			The Virtual File System location of the source XML file to read.
Protocol	single option			Protocol for accessing the location
Hostname	string			Hostname for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Port	integer			Port for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Path	string			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			Username for authentication (not required for file protocol)
Password	string			Password for authentication (not required for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Key	string			Key for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols)
Secret	string			Secret for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols)
Token	string			Token for authentication (only applicable to google and dropbox protocols)
Bucket	string			Only applicable to S3 protocol
Private Key File	file			Only applicable for SFTP certificate authentication
Source XML Variable Name	string		0..1	Source XML workflow variable name to use
XSLT	file		0..1	Optional XSLT to apply to source XML. If not defined then XML is expected to be in MioMetadata XML form.
Keyframe	complex		0..*	Keyframe to set on the imported asset, if it is a media file. An image file cannot have keyframes.
Source Keyframe VFS Location	complex			The Virtual File System location of the source keyframe to import.
Protocol	single option field			Protocol for accessing the location
Hostname	string			Hostname for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Port	integer			Port for accessing the location (mandatory except for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Path	string			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			Username for authentication (not required for file protocol)
Password	string			Password for authentication (not required for file, s3, google or dropbox protocols)
Key	string			Key for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols)
Secret	string			Secret for authentication (only applicable to s3, google and dropbox protocols)
Token	string			Token for authentication (only applicable to google and dropbox protocols)
Bucket	string			Only applicable to S3 protocol
Private Key File	file			Only applicable for SFTP certificate authentication
Title	string			Optional title for the keyframe
Keyframe Description	string			Optional description for the keyframe
Timecode	integer		0..1	Optional timecode for the keyframe. If defined, the keyframe is imported as an extracted keyframe, otherwise it is imported as an uploaded keyframe.
Master	boolean			Whether the keyframe should be set as master. If multiple keyframes are configured as master, the last to be imported is set as master for the asset.
Asset Relationships	complex			Specify relationships with existing assets in the system.
Child	complex		0..1	Add a parent-child relationship
Parent Asset	complex			Specify the parent asset
Parent Asset	single option		0..1	Select the parent file asset to use.
Parent Asset ID	string		0..1	Specify the parent file asset ID or use an expression.
Reference Name	string			Optional reference name to set on the parent-child relationship
Member	complex		0..*	Add a group-member relationship.
Parent Group Asset	complex			Specify the parent group.
Group Asset	single option		0..1	Specify the parent group asset to use.
Group Asset ID	string		0..1	Specify the parent group asset ID or use an expression.
Membership Name	string			Optional membership name to set on the group-member relationship