ImportWarnings XML

XML Structure

ImportWarnings are a top-level resource within a document, containing a list of ?Document Object Model - ImportWarning items:

<document>
   <importWarnings importedFrom="Adobe InDesign CS5"
                     importDate="Thu Jan 12 2012 04:29:55 PM"
                     originalPath="C:\source_files\filename.indd"
                     extensionVersion="3.0.0.0"
                     >
      <item id="0B76AE12-D115-710D-D5A0-D28A2E90D4BE"
            name="corner_mismatch"
            frame="0CDFDA9E-0443-A3BB-C66A-D28A27BD718A"
            description="Frame with different settings for corners"
            page="D1B5604C-BC26-03FE-385B-D28A26DD2F52"
            />
      <item id="XX458-DGE986-258D-FDRDD58968"
            name="another_warning"
            description="Something went wrong, or might require attention"
            />
   </importWarnings>
</document>

Import Warnings are meant purely for display (and even more specifically: debugging) purposes. When converting an external file format to CHILI, some data may be lost, or may require attention during the process. The convertor (for example our own ?CHILI InDesign Extension) can provide feedback to the user during the conversion (in the InDesign Extension, this is the preflight list shown before the actual upload/export). But this data can also be stored within the document's XML so administrators can check what happened after the file has been converted. In the default WorkSpace, this information can be reviewed in the Document>ImportWarnings panel.

General Information

the ?Document Object Model - ImportWarnings object itself can contain general information about the document being imported, and the application which handled the conversion.

ImportWarning items

Next to the obvious name and description, import warning items can also contain references to the page and frame where the warning was triggered. If available, this information is used to guide the administrator to the relevant content from within the Editor interface (by double-clicking on the item wihin the ImportWarnings panel)