Appendix B: MOS Object Metadata Format Strings

Format String

Data Element

%ad

The Duration for Automation (in timecode format) of a MOS Object

%as

The Start Time for Automation (in timecode format) of a MOS Object

%ae

The End Time for Automation (in timecode format) of a MOS Object

%am

Displays Automation Transition text string selected in LUCI.

%cd

Clip Duration of a clip object inserted into a Live Assist automation template. This is only displayed when used with a Live Assist automation template.

%m

The message number of the MOS Object

%t

The Filename of the Template which the MOS Object was created

%s

The exact Slug as entered by the user in the Slug input field in the LUCI

%o

The Object ID of the MOS Object

%g

The story Slug of the MOS Object

%c

Channel assignment of MOS Object

%y

Style assignment of PRIME MOS Object

%u

Pause Count (Lyric only)

%%

An explicit percent (%) character

%0

The first text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%1

The second text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%2

The third text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%3

The fourth text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%4

The fifth text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%5

The sixth text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%6

The seventh text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%7

The eighth text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%8

The ninth text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%9

The tenth text field's text data in the MOS Object content

%*

Same as "%0 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9"

%( ### %.)

Repetitively emits the text content in between the opening and closing parentheses, once for each piece of text data in the MOS Object content, where the current iterative text data replaces the "%". For example, if the MOS Object's text data are as follows:

Transit Strike

Monday, November 24, 2003

City Hall

Then the resulting text is as follows:

### Transit Strike ### Monday, November 24,

2003 ### City Hall

%.

Used in conjunction with %(). See %( ### %.) above

%(%.)(15)

Similar to the above %(), but places a maximum iterative limit. In this example, the iterated text cannot exceed fifteen, even if there are sixteen or more pieces of text data in the MOS Object.

%{relative xpath notation}

The text content of the Running Order's MOS XML's <roCreate> tree's XML element specified by the relative xpath notation. The xpath notation is relative to the <item> element of the element tree. For example, to display the Story Number associated with the MOS Object item, the xpath notation would be: ../storyNum