Question:
Can PM log the before/after filenames when an FTP snapshot renames the files during transmit?
Use Case:
1. In-camera JPGs are sent by photographers to a remote editing desk.
2. Selects are cropped, captioned, keyworded and transmitted to the wire via PM FTP snapshot.
3. The snapshot renames the file via: {todayyear4}{todaymonth0}{todayday0}_{cwrt}_rwe_{seqn}
4. Example: ABC1234.jpg becomes 2026-02-10_qrs_rwe_3267.jpg.
Business Case: I need a quickly-accessible cross-reference between the original & post-transmission file names for sets of 300-500 photos.
Things I've Tried & Constraints:
1. I can't write the original {fbas} to an empty IPTC field and use that variable in a File | Export operation. The outlet locks-down non-essential fields to protect their production environment.
2. I can't add the original {fbas} to the file renaming string. This would break the outlet's file naming convention.
3. I tried enabling RENAME_STRING_LOGGING in PMDebug. When I checked PM.log for the output, it doesn't yield what I'm looking for.
Is there a way to do this with existing PM functionality?
PM 2026.1 build 9024
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 build 26200.7840
Thanks, Rob
