Creating variables from Pitstop report xml

[PrepressUnc]

I'm trying to build a flow that sorts a 2 page pdf so the page with less ink coverage is ordered first. I have a preflight check with pitstop server configured to output job data with an xml log. I assume I just need to map this snippet of xml to variables (Page 1 ink percentage = 143.01, Page 2 Ink percentage = 57.03) so I can configure a routing connection. How can I go about doing this?

[magnussandstrom]

I can think of a couple of ways to do this. Do you have the scripting module for Switch?

[PrepressUnc]

Yes, I do have a trial of the scripting module

[tdeschampsBluewest]

Hello,

It may be possible to complete this process without the need for scripting by following these steps:

1. Split the PDF
2. Ungroup the job
3. Run a preflight check to obtain ink coverage data
4. Rename the job, using the ink coverage value as a prefix
5. Add leading zeros to ensure consistent digit length across all filenames
6. Reassemble the ungrouped job
7. Merge the files

That should do the trick

[magnussandstrom]

I was thinking of the same solution, but how would you add leading zeros when one file is names 57 and another 158 (to get 0057 and 0158)?

[tdeschampsBluewest]

Using the latest versions of the Rename Job tool there's a handy new action called "Add Leading Zeros".

To make it work, you'll need to add a regular expression to find the number you want to pad in your filenames.

Example filenames:

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123456_toto_35.pdf
123456_tata_8.pdf

Use this regex to target the number before the `.pdf` extension:

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\d+(?=\.pdf)

This feature wasn’t heavily advertised, but it’s super useful when dealing with numbers.