TitleLeaf

FTP file naming convention

Instead of using the admin web interface, you can upload files via FTP for ingestion. The root directory of the FTP account is processed on regular basis. The files will appear in the ingestion list if properly processed. The file naming convention determines how the file is processed (see table below). If the file does not adhere to the naming convention, the ingestion associated with the file will be marked as failed.

Important:

  • Be certain to follow the general FTP ingestion rules.
  • Product data must exist in the TitleLeaf database prior to ingestion of assets (eg, covers, spreads, ebooks) to be associated with the products. The assets are named by ISBN or proprietary_id. If TitleLeaf doesn't have the ISBN or proprietary_id in its database, then it will fail to ingest the asset, marking it as "unrecognized".

Create a support ticket for FTP account credentials.

Data files

Templates for the data files listed below are available via Google Docs.

File Name Ingestion Type Description
awards.csv Awards To create/update awards conferred to products.
assembly_assignments.csv Assembly Assignments Assembly is the internal TitleLeaf term for Sets. This file associates titles to sets.
bisac_subjects.csv Bisac Subjects Internal use only
categories.csv Categories The internal TitleLeaf term for Subjects.
categories_products.csv Categories to Products To associate products to categories.
collections.csv Collections The internal TitleLeaf term for Series.
common_core_ela.xml Common Core ELA Internal use only
common_core_math.xml Common Core Math Internal use only
contributors.csv Contributors To create/update contributors (eg, Authors, Illustrators, Editors, etc).
contributor_assignments.csv Contributor Assignments To associate products to contributors.
contributor_interviews.csv Contributor Interviews To associate interviews to contributors.
editorial_reviews.csv Editorial Reviews To create/update editorial reviews.
editorial_reviews_products.csv Editorial Review Products To associate products to editorial reviews.
links.csv Links To create/update website links.
links_products.csv Link Products To associate products to website links.
postal_codes.csv Postal Codes To create/update postal codes.
price_changes.csv Price Changes Internal use only.
products.csv Products To create/update products. It is the most widely used template. Note: Other records such as Series and Subjects can be created in the process of ingesting this template.
product_formats.csv Product Formats To update product format data only (as opposed to product data). See also products.csv.
products_standards.csv Product Standards To associate products to standards such as the Common Core.
related_product_assignments.csv Related Product Assignments To create a relation between 2 products.
ISBN_toc.txt Table of Contents The table of contents for the product in ASCII format.
teaching_guides.csv Teaching Guides To create/update teaching guides.
testimonials.csv Testimonials To create/update testimonials.

Image files

File Name Ingestion Type Description
DOE_JOHN_pic.jpg Contributor Portraits A photo of a contributor
ISBN_fc.jpg Front Covers Stored on the Product level
ISBN_fc2.jpg Front Covers 2 Stored on the Product Format level
ISBN_int.jpg Spreads Stored on the Product level
ISBN_int2.jpg Spreads 2 Stored on the Product Format level
ISBN_bc.jpg Back Covers Stored on the Product Format level
DESCRIPTION_web.jpg, DESCRIPTION_web.png Web Images Stored in the Image model

Ebook/Draft files

File Name Ingestion Type Description
ISBN_draft.pdf Drafts A draft file in PDF format containing multiple pages of the designated title.
ISBN.epub Ebooks An ePub file to be distributed and sold.
ISBN_readalong.epub Ebooks An Read-along ePub file to be distributed and sold.
ISBN.mobi Ebooks A Mobi or KF8 file to be distributed and sold.
ISBN.mp3 Ebooks A MP3 file to be distributed and sold.
ISBN.wav Ebooks A WAV file to be distributed and sold.
ISBN_ebook.pdf Ebooks A PDF file to be distributed and sold.
ISBN_ebook_cvr.pdf Ebook Covers A one-page PDF file of the front and back cover combined. It should contain crop marks. Along with the interior, it is used to create a final, salable PDF ebook.
ISBN_ebook_int.pdf Ebook Interiors A multi-page PDF file of the interior of a book. It should NOT contain crop marks. Along with the cover, it is used to create a final, salable PDF ebook.
ISBN_excerpt.pdf Excerpts An excerpt file in PDF format containing multiple pages of the designated title.
ISBN_bdy.txt Manuscripts The full text of the product in ASCII format.

Other files

File Name Ingestion Type Description
PID_ho.[txt|rtf|pdf|doc|docx|csv|xml|xls|xlsx|xltx|zip] Handout Documents A handout document.
ISBN_bdy.txt Manuscripts A product manuscript.
PID_tg.[txt|rtf|pdf|doc|docx|csv|xml|xls|xlsx|xltx|zip] Teaching Guide Documents A teaching guide document.