File Info metadata values are not imported from one document to another in FrameMaker

Issue

When you import formats from one Adobe FrameMaker document to another, metadata information (from Document Properties) is not imported.

Solutions

Do one of the following solutions:

Solution 1: Install Adobe FrameMaker 7.2.

To purchase an upgrade from Adobe, visit the Adobe Store at http://store.adobe.com/store/ , choose Print Publishing under Find Products By Department, and choose Adobe FrameMaker.

To locate an authorized reseller, visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/store/customerregistration/other_places.jhtml .

Solution 2: Add the document properties in FrameMaker.

1. Open the document missing the metadata.

2. Choose File > File Info.

3. Add the metadata to the File Info window.

4. Click Set.

Solution 3: In FrameMaker 7.2, install the 7.2p158 (Windows) or the 7.2p156 (UNIX) update.

To download the FrameMaker 7.2p158 (Windows) or�7.2p156 (UNIX)�update, visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support/downloads/ and chose FrameMaker for Windows or UNIX.

You can disable this behavior by installing the update as follows:

— On Windows:

Note: Adobe technical support does not support editing the maker.ini file. This information is provided as a courtesy only.

1. Open the maker.ini file (by default, this file is located at %programfiles%/Adobe/FrameMaker 7.2).

2. Locate a section called [Preferences].

3. Add the following line to the end of the existing section:

CopyFileInfoOnImport = Off

4. Save the maker.ini file.

5. Restart FrameMaker for this setting to take effect.

— On Solaris:

1. Edit $HOME/fminit/usenglish/.fmpreferences.

2. Add the following line to the end of the existing list:

Maker.CopyFileInfoOnImport: False

4. Save the .fmpreferences file.

5. Restart FrameMaker for this setting to take effect.

Background information

When you select File > Import > Formats > Document Properties in FrameMaker versions earlier than 7.2, file metadata does not import. For users who expect this feature to function as it did in versions of FrameMaker earlier than 7.2, Adobe has added a non-user-interface setting to revert this fix.