Smart Zoom Articles

Smart Zoom Articles allow detailed article-level navigation inside a PDF publication. Medusa Automations detects properly-named XML files and generates each article automatically during the dispatch process.

Naming convention

The XML folder must follow this format:

prefix-XML-yymmdd

Part	Meaning	Example
prefix	Short code identifying the edition	LT
XML	File format indicator	XML
yymmdd	Publication date	200309

Inside that folder you can place XML files and any related images (.jpg, .jpeg, .png). File names inside the folder are unrestricted.

XML structure example

<TIPOPUBLICACION>
  <NOMBRE_TIPOPUBLICACION>Pulso Editorial 2019</NOMBRE_TIPOPUBLICACION>
  <PUBLICACION>
    <NOMBRE_PUBLICACION>02.12.2020_PULSO Miércoles (12)</NOMBRE_PUBLICACION>
    <FECHA_EDICION>02/12/2020</FECHA_EDICION>
    <PLANILLO>
      <PAGINA>9</PAGINA>
    </PLANILLO>
    <SECCION>
      <NOMBRE_SECCION>Pulso</NOMBRE_SECCION>
      <ARTICULO>
        <NOMBRE_ARTICULO>Artículo (21593242)</NOMBRE_ARTICULO>
        <ANTETITULO/>
        <TITULO>
          <P>Sernapesca descarta riesgos...</P>
        </TITULO>
        <BAJADA>
          <P>No obstante, en la industria...</P>
        </BAJADA>
        <AUTOR>
          <P><span style="text-transform:uppercase">Dayana Sánchez</span></P>
        </AUTOR>
        <TEXTO>
          <P>-Fue el sábado cuando...</P>
        </TEXTO>
        <FOTO_PRINCIPAL>50115086.jpg</FOTO_PRINCIPAL>
        <LECTURA_FOTO_PRINCIPAL/>
        <CREDITO_FOTO/>
      </ARTICULO>
    </SECCION>
  </PUBLICACION>
</TIPOPUBLICACION>

Frequently used tags

Field	Required	Description
PAGINA	✅	Maps to the Home Page field in Smart Zoom edit window.
ANTETITULO		Pretitle field.
TITULO	✅	Title field.
BAJADA		Bajada field.
AUTOR		Author field.
TEXTO	✅	Main article body.
FOTO_PRINCIPAL		Upload Image option.
LECTURA_FOTO_PRINCIPAL		Epigraph option.

Processing steps

1. Medusa Automations looks for XML folders that match the naming convention.
2. Each XML file is parsed and validated.
3. The resulting article data is sent to Farfalla, which creates Smart Zoom articles in the publication.

Best practices

• Keep XML files and images together in the same folder.
• Ensure date (yymmdd) matches the publication date embedded in the PDF name.
• Validate XML against the expected schema before uploading to reduce failures.
• Use UTF-8 encoding to avoid character corruption.

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