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Insert the same metadata to multiple files

Community Beginner ,
Dec 19, 2023 Dec 19, 2023

Hi, I need to insert metadata (always the same) in multiple PDF files. Is it possible to do this in one action for all files, or am I forced to do it for each individual file? I use Adobe Acrobat Pro.

I'm Italian, please sorry for my bad english 

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Edit and convert PDFs , General troubleshooting , PDF , PDF forms , Security digital signatures and esignatures , Standards and accessibility
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Community Expert ,
Dec 19, 2023 Dec 19, 2023

Yes, this can be done using the Action Wizard.

Which specific metadata properties do you want to set?

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 19, 2023 Dec 19, 2023

I need to enter the following metadata:

- title

- author

- subject

- keywords

 

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Community Expert ,
Dec 19, 2023 Dec 19, 2023

OK, then create an Action that executes this script:

 

this.info.Title = "New Title";
this.info.Author = "New Author";
this.info.Author = "New Author";
this.info.Subject = "New Subject";
this.info.Keywords = "Keyword1,Keyword2,Keyword3";

 

Make sure to tick off the "Prompt User" check-box under the "Execute JavaScript" command, and to add a Save command, and then just run this Action on your files.

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 19, 2023 Dec 19, 2023

I think I have an unsuitable version. I use acrobat 9 pro

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Community Expert ,
Dec 20, 2023 Dec 20, 2023

It exists in your old version, but under a different name. Look for "Batch Processing" or "Document Processing", I believe under the Tools menu.

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 20, 2023 Dec 20, 2023

Found it, tried it and it works! Thank you!

I take advantage of this, would it be possible to do the same thing for the transformation into pdf/a?

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Community Expert ,
Dec 20, 2023 Dec 20, 2023

Should be, yes. Go to the settings of the Save command you added and see if there's an option to export the files to another format. If so, select PDF/A and then run the batch process on your files. It should look something like this:

 

try67_0-1703079263126.pngexpand image

 

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 21, 2023 Dec 21, 2023

The output option does not work, because there are problems in the file which, without correcting them, will not make the transformation successful. I added the preflight in the script commands, so it works. With the only problem that it generates a new pdf/a file with the original name + "_A1b". This is already fine, I rename the files one by one, but if there was the possibility of avoiding this too, it would be perfect.

IMG_20231221_100019.jpgexpand image

 

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Community Expert ,
Dec 21, 2023 Dec 21, 2023
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Maybe it's a setting of the Preflight Profile...

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