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Test Ingestion

Learning Objectives

In this Job Aid, you will learn how to: 1 Upload files to the PPE Content Manager page4 FTP server

2 Initiate the eText test ingestion process page10

3 Validate eText pages after page21 ingestion completion

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Test Ingestion Job Aid

Overview

The eText system includes three components: the Content Manager, the Authoring server, and a Viewer application, which is what customers use to view the finished eText. Pearson’s eText is essentially a SWF viewer with an interactive overlay provided by XML. During eText ingestion, hi-res PDFs are processed to generate a set of SWFs for use with the eText Viewer and a set of thumbnail images that will be used to display search results. The PDF is also processed to extract the text contents of the page, which is then distilled to become part of the eText keyword database. In addition, a set of highly-optimized, low-resolution PDFs are generated for use with Pearson’s eText for iPad app.

PDFs sometimes encounter rendering or text extraction issues during ingestion, which need to be resolved before eText production can proceed. Test ingestions can help determine how well a set of PDFs will process. The purpose of this document is to detail the steps for easily creating a test ingestion using the Simple eBook workflow, without using any spreadsheets.

If you encounter technical issues, create a new discussion thread in the Pearson Knowledge Base http://kb.pearsoned.com/eText_Production/Discussions/Test_Ingestions. Provide all relevant information, such as the parent folder name, Global eBook ID, and Book ID as available. Pearson employees can self-register for an account. Vendors need to be sponsored by their Pearson contact.

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System Requirements

Windows Requirements • Intel® Pentium® II 450 MHz or faster processor (or equivalent)

• 128 MB available RAM (256 MB or higher recommended)

• 20 MB available hard drive space

• Supported browsers: IE 7.0, IE 8.0, Firefox 2.x, and Firefox 3.x

• Adobe Flash Player 10.0 or 10.1

Macintosh Requirements • OS X version 10.4.x, 10.5.x, or 10.6.x

• PowerPC® G3 500 MHz or faster processor

• 256 MB available RAM (512 MB or greater recommended)

• 20 MB available hard drive space

• Supported browsers: Safari 4.x, Safari 5.x, Firefox 3.x

• Adobe Flash Player 10.0 or 10.1

PDF Requirements • High-res printer PDFs in PDF 1.4. (PDF 1.5 and higher not officially supported.)

• Single-page PDFs must not exceed 30 MB. Multi-page PDFs must not exceed

300 MB, and each page within a multi-page PDF must not exceed 30 MB.

• PDFs can be either cropped or uncropped. If uncropped, PDFs must include

an appropriately assigned trim box.

• PDFs must have logical page numbers assigned and those numbers MUST be unique – NO duplicate page or overlapping numbers! The page numbers must not include anything other than numbers, letters, periods or hyphens, and must not include any special characters, such as bullets.

Other Requirements • An FTP client that supports Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

• An account to the PPE Content Manager FTP server

• A read/write account for the PPE Content Manager

• At read/write account for the PPE Authoring server

• Contact [email protected] for account information

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1 Open the FTP client application on your computer, such as Interarchy, that supports Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).

2 Log in to the PPE Content Manager at sftp://ftp.ebookcm.pearsoncmg.com with your account credentials.

a Select SFTP from the FTP drop-down menu.

b Type ftp.ebookcm.pearsoncmg.com in the Server text box. Leave the Path text box blank.

c Type your username in the Username text box.

d Type your password in the Password text box.

e Click the button.

1 Upload files to the PPE Content Manager FTP server

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3 Navigate to the simpleebook folder. Click the arrow next to the simpleebook folder name to expand it. Select the curriculum folder. Click the arrow next to the curriculum folder name to expand it.

4 To create a subfolder, click the File menu in your FTP client, and then select New Folder.

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5 Type a unique, alphanumeric name for the folder in the Name text box. Click the button.

6 Within your new folder, create the following subfolders:

a ingest

i assets

ii pdf

1 hi-res-pdf

Quick TipLimit folder names to 20 characters or fewer. Folder names exceeding 20 characters do not allow the title to be ingested successfully at the Authoring server. Additionally, a folder name can only contain letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores.

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7 To adjust the Permissions for each newly created folder, select all of the new folders, click the File menu, and then select Get Info.

8 The Multiple Item Info screen appears. Select the Read, Write, and Execute permissions for Owner, Group, and Others. Click the button, and then close the Multiple Item Info screen.

ShortcutAfter selecting the folder, right-click, or press Control (CTRL) and click, and then select Get Info.

For MacAfter selecting the folder, press Command and I on your keyboard.

For PCAfter selecting the folder, press Ctrl and I on your keyboard.

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9 Navigate to the generic_materials folder within the curriculum directory. Click the arrow next to the parent folder name to expand it. Click the

arrow next to the ingest folder name to expand it. Click the arrow next to the assets folder name to expand it.

10 In the assets folder, select the following files: generic_cover.png, generic_cover.pdf, generic_navigationbar.png, and genericthumbnail.png. Click the File menu, and then select Download.

11 Navigate back to your newly created assets folder within your parent folder. Drag the downloaded files (generic_cover.png, generic_cover.pdf, generic_navigationbar.png, and generic_thumbnail.png) from the Downloads folder on your computer into your assets folder.

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12 Upload the high-resolution print PDFs you want to test into your hi-res-pdf folder.

NOTES• Review the PDF Requirements on page 3.• View the eText School Production Guidelines at http://cmsna.pearson.

com/groups/etext/wiki/11f1e/Production__CG__Guidelines.html. • If you encounter technical issues, create a new discussion thread in the

Pearson Knowledge Base http://kb.pearsoned.com/eText_Production/Discussions/Test_Ingestions. Provide all relevant information, including the parent folder name. Pearson employees can self-register for an account. Vendors need to be sponsored by their Pearson contact.

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1 Open the internet browser on your computer. Log in to the PPE Content Manager at http://ppe.ebookcm.pearsoncmg.com/ebook/workflow/display.do with your account credentials.

a Type your username in the LoginId text box.

b Type your password in the Password text box.

c Click the button.

2 Initiate the eText Test Ingestion Process

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2 Click the Simple eBook tab. Quick TipNo book titles will be listed when you log in to the PPE Content Manager for the first time.

3 Type the parent folder name into the Title text box. The default values for the other text boxes and drop-down menus should remain.

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4 Select the options for:

a Book Info XML, Glossary XML, Basket XML, Region Info XML & Audio XML;

b PDF Cropping, SWF, Thumbnail & Text; and

c iPad PDF Processing.

d Click the button.

NOTE Do not navigate away from the page until you receive the Transformation Process has beed initiated… confirmation message.

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5 The Transformation Process has been initiated. Please wait for the email response confirmation message appears.

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6 Click the Workflow Status tab to verify that the ingestion process is in progress. When the process has completed, you will receive an automated email message, which is sent to the email address associated with the credentials used to access the Content Manager application.

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NOTES• The normal sequence begins with initiation, and then the title

is queued for processing. The PPE Content Manager starts PDF processing, which is when the SWF and thumbnail images are generated. The text is extracted and iPad PDFs are generated.

• Generally, ingestion takes about three seconds per page, depending on the content of a page. Graphically intense pages, especially those with many vector elements, will take longer.

• You can refresh the Workflow Status tab by clicking another tab and then returning to the Workflow Status tab.

• The automated email message may include text and/or XML attachments or links to them. If errors are encountered during the ingestion process, review the ProcessedPagesHTMLReport, which is found in the logs folder of the current version which is inside the eBookCM######## folder that has been automatically created by the Content Manager. The logs subfolder is automatically created within the current version folder during ingestion.

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7 Once an automated message indicating creation success is received, click the Simple eBook tab, and then click the button.

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NOTE Validation confirms that all of the required elements are available and that the XML generated during ingestion is well formed.

8 The Validation Process has been initiated. Please wait for the email response confirmation message appears.

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9 Click the Workflow Status tab to verify the status. You will receive an automated email confirming successful validation. If validation fails, create a new discussion thread in the Pearson Knowledge Base http://kb.pearsoned.com/eText_Production/Discussions/Test_Ingestions. Provide all relevant information, including the parent folder name. Pearson employees can self-register for an account. Vendors need to be sponsored by their Pearson contact.

10 After receiving the automated message confirming successful validation, or seeing validation has been successful in the Workflow Status tab:

a Click the Simple eBook tab.

b Select the PPE2 option for the Authoring Server if it is not already selected.

c Click the button.

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11 The Publishing of … is in progress. User will be notified via e-mail once process is completed confirmation message appears.

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12 Click the Workflow Status tab to verify the status. You will receive two automated emails, one confirming publishing to the Authoring server, and another indicating whether or not the eText is successfully ingested into the Authoring server.

NOTE If you encounter technical issues, create a new discussion thread in the Pearson Knowledge Base http://kb.pearsoned.com/eText_Production/Discussions/Test_Ingestions. Provide all relevant information, such as the parent folder name, Global eBook ID, and Book ID as available. Pearson employees can self-register for an account. Vendors need to be sponsored by their Pearson contact.

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1 Using your account credentials, log in to the PPE Authoring server at:http://auth.ppe2.ebookplus.pearsoncmg.com/ebook/authoring.do

a Type your username in the Login Name text box.

b Type your password in the Password text box.

c Click the button.

2 In the PPE Authoring environment, type the Global eBook ID, the Book ID, or the name of the parent folder in the Search for text box. Select the corresponding label from the Author Name drop-down menu, and then click the button.

3 Validate eText Pages after Ingestion Completion

Quick TipNo book titles will be listed when you log in to the PPE Authoring server for the first time.

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3 Click the title of the eText displayed in the search results to access the Authoring menu.

4 Click the Please Choose drop-down menu, and then select Instructor or Student.

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5 If you are required to enter credentials prior to reviewing:

a Type viewonly in the Login Name text box.

b Type pa55word in the Password text box.

c Click the button.

NOTE The URL of the Preview window and login credentials may be shared with anyone who needs to view the results of the test ingestion.

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6 The Pearson eText Viewing Application opens. In the Viewing Application, click:

• PDF file names in the Table of Contents to see how well a page has been transformed to SWF.

• the page selector arrows to view individual PDF pages.

• the hand tool button to move a page.

• the or button or change the percentage drop-down menu to alter the magnification.

• the button to adjust the magnification to fit the width of the window.

• the button to adjust the magnification to fit the the entire page in the window.

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7 Examine the pages. Note any discrepancies between the original source PDF and the rendered SWF.

8 Click Log Out to exit the Pearson eText Viewing Application.

NOTE If you encounter technical issues, create a new discussion thread in the Pearson Knowledge Base http://kb.pearsoned.com/eText_Production/Discussions/Test_Ingestions. Provide all relevant information, such as the parent folder name, Global eBook ID, and Book ID as available. Pearson employees can self-register for an account. Vendors need to be sponsored by their Pearson contact.

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