Batch DPS Article Import Breaks Smooth Scrolling Pages

When will the batch "import" support the ability to import ENTIRE folio's that contain both "snap-to" and "smooth-scrolling" pages?
Currently one must add stacks indiviually if they wish to have smooth scrolling stacks incorporated into thier folio.

Your absolutely right about that! And that's a great thought. Don't know why i didn't think of it.
On the sidecar.xml note however:
Besides the third-party web site that generates the sidecar file for folks, is there anything in the works to allow users to simply export the metadata directly from the Producer:Editor in the DPS Dashboard? Many users are not aware of the third-party website and with the renditions and iPad3 coming into full swing I believe it would help to ensure that any metadata that was entered manually gets matched to the rendition folio.
For users that are intimidated by xml and are too lazy to find the xml generator web-site. The ability to get at that metadata would be a nice feature to have for editorial and the like.
-T

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For a better troubleshooting, I suggest you can do as the followings:
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Is it possible to add interactivity (such as pan/zoom or slideshow) to a smooth scrolling page?
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"Interactivity on smooth scrolling pages is no different than on any other pages."
Just to correct you there Bob, some interactivity is VERY different
You shouldn't be getting errors when uploading pages unless you've specified something wrong, but certain types of interactivity are tempremental when viewing.
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