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Removing specific characters from the description?

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Message 1 of 5
TomAllen
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Removing specific characters from the description?

Vault Basic 2013 SP1

 

New ERP integration requires removing specific characters from the description field.

 

Can anyone suggest a good method of doing this at the database level or similar?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Tom

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Message 2 of 5
r.smith1
in reply to: TomAllen

Hi Tom,

Please do not directly modify your database. 

http://crackingthevault.typepad.com/crackingthevault/2009/05/can-you-manually-modify-a-vault-or-libr...



Ron Smith
New Product Introduction Manager
Autodesk, Inc.

Message 3 of 5
TomAllen
in reply to: r.smith1

Thanks for the response Ron.

 

I had inhibitions about it, the resaon for reaching out.

 

Can you offer any other alternatives to modify a (description) property in this way across a Vault?

 

The idea of opening, modifying and checking back in tens of thousands of files is undesirable.

 

 

 

 

 

Message 4 of 5
r.smith1
in reply to: TomAllen

Hi Tom,

I know it's not an easily digestible thing to hear, but I would search for the characters in the descriptions, create a saved search of files with this character in the description, and save the search, modify the properties in bulk via edit properties. 

It may be possible to automate this via the API, but you would want to get direction on this in the Customizations page of this Discussion Group forum. 



Ron Smith
New Product Introduction Manager
Autodesk, Inc.

Message 5 of 5
TomAllen
in reply to: TomAllen

Thanks for offering up an altaernative Ron.

 

I'll look into my options in "customization".

 

Tom

 

 

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