Drawing Register

[Anonymous]

Hi All. Im for a drawing register (access, xls, standalone app, etc) that will enable me to link to data inside the Vault. So, if you have an external file, like a spreasheet, that lists all your drawings with their revisions, etc. We can create a hyperlink, that links text to an Inventor orAutoCAd Drawing in Windows Explorer.

Can this be done, so that it can be linked to data, inside the Vault....?

Chris

[Vladimir.Ananyev]

As I understand you properly you need in unique Vault identifier that could be saved in your spreadsheet for every drawing document. 

I think you may consider using File.Id and/or File.MasterId identifiers.

They are

• unique within a vault,
• their type = System.Long. 

So they could be easily used to get access to the specific version of the file or the most fresh one via your own external.

[minkd]

We do not support the external persistence of File IDs or File Master IDs.

If you need a persistent identifier for an entity, you should use the GetPersistentIds() method of the KnowledgeVaultService.  You can then convert it back to a file ID using the ResolvePersistentIds() method.

-Dave