Separate user initiated ( On Job ) as well as automatic ( On Cataloged ) Extensis Portfolio Server Side Scripts that apply an item's orientation value ( e.g. Landscape , Portrait , or Square ) to a desired Custom Field.

• Via the Portfolio Administration ( :8091 ) Web interface , verify the current version of your Portfolio instance. Although the provided Server Side Scripts may work on earlier Portfolio versions , Portfolio version 3.6.3 ( or greater ) is recommended.

• Windows Server : Via the Windows File Explorer , navigate to the C:\Program Files(x86)\Extensis\Portfolio Server\data folder and create the custom-scripts sub-folder ( if not already present ).
  • Verify that the C:\Program Files(x86)\Extensis\Portfolio Server\data\custom-scripts folder is now visible within the Windows File Explorer.
• Macintosh Server : Via the Macintosh Finder , navigate to the /Applications/Extensis/Portfolio Server/data folder and create the custom-scripts sub-folder ( if not already present ).
  • Verify that the /Applications/Extensis/Portfolio Server/data/custom-scripts folder is now visible within the Macintosh Finder.

• Copy the individual scripts ( .js file extension ) to your Portfolio instance's operating system specific custom-scripts sub-folder.

• Your Portfolio instance's server.log will contain individual [extensis.portfolio.server.scripting.ScriptManager] custom script '[script_name].js' was added entries indicating proper script installation.
  • Verify that the user initiated script entry is now listed as a selection within the Portfolio Web and/or Desktop Client interface's Run Script tool.
    • Note that automatic ( On Cataloged ) Server Side Scripts do not appear as selections within the Portfolio Web and/or Desktop Client interface's Run Script tool.

• Server Side Scripts should be viewed , edited , and maintained using a standard programmer's text editor :
  • Windows 👉 Notepad++ ( https://notepad-plus-plus.org ).
  • Macintosh 👉 Atom ( https://atom.io/ ).