Configure the File Extension Mappings

A publishing job can use different rendering profiles to render specific file types. You aren't limited to using the same rendering profile for a particular file type for all business scenarios. The file extension mapping options give you a lot of flexibility to optimize the results of the job for your needs.

You may configure up to three different actions that you want Publisher to take for each file extension depending on the success or failure of the previous action. If a rendering profile fails on the first attempt for any reason, you can configure Publisher to try again with a different rendering profile on the second attempt. You can configure a third attempt with yet another rendering profile or configure a final action for Publisher to take.

Besides actual file extensions, two special settings are available that can be mapped:

• [Empty] – represents all files without a file extension
• [Other] – represents all files with different file extensions than any that are explicitly mapped

If no action is configured for these extensions, errors can occur and the documents will not be published. To use these special settings, select them in the File extension list as described in the following task.

To configure the file extension mappings:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the Data Exchange group, click Jobs. The All Jobs page appears and lists the existing publishing jobs. The jobs are grouped by the name of the computer (cluster node) to which they have been assigned.
2. Double-click the publishing job that you want to configure. The Overview page appears.
3. On the menu, click RENDERING. The Rendering page appears.
4. In the page header, click FILE EXTENSION MAPPING. A page that lists the mapped file extensions appears.
5. To add a file extension to the list:
   • Click Add. A new row appears at the top of the list. It has no file extension or rendering profile configured yet.

   To remove a file extension from the list:

   • Select the row that contains the file extension that you want to remove and then in the toolbar, click Remove. The selected file extension is removed from the list.

   To map a file extension to a rendering profile or other action:

   • Click one or more rows that contain the file extensions that you want to configure. The current rendering profile mappings for the file extensions appear in the detail pane.
6. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
7. Click Update to save your changes.

File extension mapping options

Option	Description
Select from the list	If disabled, you must type the file extension in the File extension text box. If enabled, you can select a file extension from the list. Not available if multiple file extensions are selected.
File extension	Select a file extension from the list or enter the file extension without the period (.) Not available if multiple file extensions are selected.
First	Select a rendering profile to use or an action to take on the first attempt to render this file extension. The available rendering profiles are those that are selected on the RENDERING PROFILES page as described in Specify Rendering Profiles. Note: The available rendering profiles are listed regardless of whether or not they support the specified file extension. This is possible so that file extensions that become supported by third-party applications in the future can be mapped without requiring an update of the rendering module. As a consequence, be sure to select only the file extensions that are supported by the third-party application that is used by the rendering module. The available actions are: Blank – Do nothing. No rendition will be published by this job, only the source document (if enabled) and the metadata will be published. Publish unrendered – Publish the source file unrendered. Post-rendition processing can still occur. Do not publish – Do not publish the source file if it cannot be rendered by a previous action. No error is logged and no notification is sent. Use template – Publish the default PDF template file that is configured as described in Configure Rendering Options. Fail – Skip rendering the source file, add an error to the publishing log and send notifications (if configured).
Second (optional)	Select a rendering profile to use or an action to take on the second attempt to render this file extension. The available rendering profiles are those that are selected on the RENDERING PROFILES page as described in Specify Rendering Profiles. The available actions are the same as described for the First option.
Third(optional)	Select a rendering profile to use or an action to take on the third attempt to render this file extension. The available rendering profiles are those that are selected on the RENDERING PROFILES page as described in Specify Rendering Profiles. The available actions are the same as described for the First option.