Placing multipage PDF, 4 to a page

Ive done this before but couldnt find my post about it with the answer. But I have a multipage PDF and want to place it into an ID document, 4 to a page. I remember the steps had me place 4 rectangle frames into the master page. Then place the PDF carrying all the pages. The next step I cant remember somehow I needed to link these boxes in the order they would place, then place the multiple pages by holding down a key when I click. It would then generate as many pages as necessary till it ran out of PDF pages to place. I also know this wasnt a script at all but a normal ID function. What is the step Im missing?

Daniel Flavin wrote:
As for placing multiple images per page, I have used the Scott Zanneli's script, running it four times in this scenerio and changing the offsets. I don't recomend it. Kinda got me cross eyed, but working with a facing pages doc did not help.
I just used it day before yesterday to make a 4-up sheet for printing a small directory. Easy as pie. Run 4 times changing the page position rom top left to top right to bottom left to bottom right (and I added 180 degree rotation to the two bottom runs to put all the page numbers in the middle so I'd be sure they were in the printable area). Didn't touch the offset fields at all.

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Hey there @Rudyard , welcome back
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