"Single Step" Ingesting by combining Renamer and Metadata Templates

Started by ChrisMatch, October 12, 2013, 01:52:05 PM

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ChrisMatch

If this is already possible, I would be glad to here how.
Otherwise, here is my suggestions...

The Renamer and the Metadata Templates already do the most important things for ingesting files.
But there is no way I know of combining them into one step.
This would not only be to save some extra clicks but to make use of the Project Code in both steps.

I do use more complex Project Codes and want the Project Code to be
- part of the path/folder
- part of the filename
- AND be included into the metadata

One way I could think of is to include a step in the Renamer to apply a Metadata Template
and a possibility to use the Project Code within the Metadata Template.

The only workaround I came across:
- to first insert the Project Code into the metadata
- and then use this metadata within the rename (and make no use of the Project Code feature)


Thanks
Chris