Metadata automation....

I have a problem that I can't seem to tackle and I don't know if its possible or not within Adobes CS.
Here it is.....The photog takes a series of images and I need to have some of the metadata changed to sequential numbers.
I have created a custom xmp file and created the necessary fields that are static and can be applied to all of the photos in one fell swoop through Bridge, but I have a single field that I want to have a three digit number that is added in sequence.
Within the Batch options its all about file names and extensions.
Actions run one process only and doesn't make sequential changes as far as I can tell.
FYI-The xmp file has a field for Photog, Model, Agency, Capture Number, and then there is Job Number, and this field I want to be able to take a Folder, ie: shoes, and have that one field changed to 001, 002, 003, etc......
So is it just not possible to make the Metadata info dynamic like this through automation?
Thanks in advance.....

I might have found the solution. In the Administration Pane > Response > [Your copy response] > Copy tab:
there is a checkbox for Create Asset, which seems to be the culprit, as I've disabled all Scans, Schedules, Watchers for my FTP location. I guess the purpose of this is that some Automations with copy responses are configured to delete the original when done, and maybe the Create Asset checkbox is so that the new copied file gets cataloged into FC Svr when the copy is complete. In the case of posting to an FTP site, it is certainly redundant to create an asset for a post. The "infinite loop" was because my copy response/create asset was configured to set the status as "Approved," which was my trigger for the response.
So, in conclusion, the "Create Asset" checkbox can be disabled completely, or if you only want to catalog the copied asset ONCE, make sure to set the status to something like "Completed."
Does this solve anyone else's problem?

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