The document analyzer can extract file metadata and store it as Mayan
metadata, but the plugin has not updated for recent versions of Mayan. It
is done by @startmat so hopefully he is tracking the mailing list and might
update the app.
As for a native approach, I not favor the approach of a second metadata
file with the same name. Potential for many stray files and extensions on
Mayan has no meaning due to OS differences. The approach I would like to
see implemented is the 'metadata mapping' talked about a while ago. It will
be a single file containing metadata for several documents. This way it can
assign metadata when the documens are being uploaded or assign the metadata
much later after the files have been uploaded, all with the same code base.
It can also be applied to the email sources with almost no change. The
metadata map file will be another attachment in the email. The only thing
that remain for this feature is defining the file format. JSON and CSV are
the competing suggestions. JSON has the potential to provide more
information but it harder to write by hand and is not exported by
spreadsheet programs. CSV is more archaic but can be produced more easily.
Then there is the matter of defining the 'key' column, that will match the
document to the metadata map row, should we use a single field? Support
multiple combinations? Support transformations to combine multiple fields?
Those two are the blockers for the feature and discussion along with test
cases from those experienced in the topic will help reach a decision and
add the feature. Since you already have a need and a test case for it your
input will be very helpful.
On Monday, July 17, 2017 at 4:59:45 AM UTC-4, JSDCKR Family wrote:
>
> Thanks so much, Jonathon
>
> ...have you installed this plugin successfully? Not sure why (probably
> inexperience), but when I run mayan-edms.py migrate, it throws :
>
> File
> "/usr/share/mayan-edms/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py",
>
> line 124, in check_apps_ready
> raise AppRegistryNotReady("Apps aren't loaded yet.")
>
> ...are you able to help with this, by any chance?
>
> Thank you again,
>
> Jamie
>
>
> On Monday, July 17, 2017 at 6:16:43 PM UTC+12, Jonathon wrote:
>>
>> It sound like the analyser plugin might do this for you:
>> https://gitlab.com/startmat/document_analyzer
>>
>> Jonathon
>>
>> On Jul 16, 2017 12:45 PM, "JSDCKR Family" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Kia ora, dear Mayan Team
>>>
>>> Thank you for such incredibly impressive software. We run a small
>>> charity, and Mayan EDMS (which we recently happened upon by chance) is
>>> revolutionary for us.
>>>
>>> My question is this : It would speed up our workflow tremendously if
>>> there were a way to automatically add metadata when uploads take place from
>>> the Watch folder. The metadata could either be stored in a file associated
>>> with the document (eg by filename with a different extension); or
>>> transferred from an existing metadata field (eg 'Subject' from a PDF).
>>>
>>> I see there has been some discussion of this in the past. Is there an
>>> existing way of achieving this (which I've missed?) - OR any suggestions on
>>> how I might go about making it happen with your remarkable API?
>>>
>>> Your with grateful thanks again
>>>
>>> Jamie
>>>
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