Steps Metadata

Use

Step metadata is designed specifically to create content for use with various step controls in PDF Publishing, to display that content in PDF documents.

The metadata content is specified in the Description field of each step’s properties. This field can comprise two separate metadata tags, a metadata keyword, and the metadata content itself.

The two metadata tags comprise keys and corresponding content that are referenced by some of the RH step controls:

• ##global_metadata## – The content is common to the entire file. You can add this tag to any step within a file. However, for best practice we recommend adding it to the first step.

• ##step_metadata## – The content is specific to the current step.

Features

The following rules apply to steps metadata:

• Text located before the global metadata tag is the step’s description.

• The first line after the global tag, step tag, or an empty line is a keyword.

• Keys can be only one line.

• Text immediately below each keyword is that keyword’s corresponding content.

• The content for each keyword is ended by an empty line.

• Keys can be user-defined, provided the same name is used in PDF Publishing. There are also four standard keys that you can use. They are:

• PDF_CAMERA_MODE – Sets the camera to Walk mode or Pan mode, depending on step metadata content.

• PDF_LAYERS_SET – Shows only this layer and hides all others.

• PDF_LAYERS_SHOW – Shows layers, without hiding any currently visible layers.

• PDF_LAYERS_HIDE – Hides layers, without showing any currently hidden layers