topic Re: Rename Wizard pull from other metadata in Vault Forum

Renaming content center files -- better to use Vault Rename or Content Center Editor?

claudio.ibarra — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:50:12 GMT

I have a library of split lock washers in my content center. Their filenames are essentially descriptions. I want them to be our internal part numbers. Do I edit the table in the content center? Use the vault rename tool? Both in a specific order? What's the right way to change a bunch of "NOM SPLIT RING ##.# STL.ipt" to [company_part_number].ipt for those files?

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Rename Wizard pull from other metadata

claudio.ibarra — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:07:03 GMT

When I use the rename wizard, I see "Old Name", "New Name", "Update Part Number" and "Numbering Scheme"

What about other iProperties? What if my new name comes from the part number? The Rename Wizard will force me to type them out one by one?

Please let me copy and paste columns at a time from another source, or reference other iProperties in the Rename Wizard.

Re: Renaming content center files -- better to use Vault Rename or Content Center Editor?

Gabriel_Watson — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:22:47 GMT

There are FILES and there is a DATABASE. The Content Center editor will modify the table/database from where files are generated from. I'd start from there. Then, you could generate each part FILE and check them in, but to avoid duplicates rename the original ones already in Vault. Test one and see if there are no warnings.

Re: Rename Wizard pull from other metadata

ihayesjr — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:13:06 GMT

@claudio.ibarra

Thank you for posting the idea.

You are able to copy from Excel into the Rename Wizard.

In the Rename Wizard, add the Part number column.
Use CTRL+A to select all.
CTRL+C to copy the grid.
Open Excel and paste in the columns.
Use a formula to copy the Part number value into the New Name column
Copy all of the changes and paste them into the Rename wizard.

Re: Rename Wizard pull from other metadata

ihayesjr — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:20:18 GMT

@claudio.ibarra

Please review: Vault 2024 Help | Client Enhancements | Autodesk

Re: Rename Wizard pull from other metadata

claudio.ibarra — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:48:08 GMT

I'm both happy to see it's possible in 2024, and sad that I'm still using 2023!

Re: Rename Wizard pull from other metadata

_andrew_roth_ — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:22:30 GMT

@ihayesjr Has something changed in the rename wizard? I cannot seem to paste a column of values from excel into the "New Name" column in the rename wizard. only one cell changes.

I was hoping to do something similar where I could use the original model names, and add them on to the numbering scheme used by my company.

Betreff: Renaming content center files -- better to use Vault Rename or Content Center Editor?

johannes.bauer — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:47:12 GMT

@_andrew_roth_ Can you try clicking into and then ctrl+a and ctrl+v

https://somup.com/cOVo2mSUYe

Re: Renaming content center files -- better to use Vault Rename or Content Center Editor?

_andrew_roth_ — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:04:45 GMT

OK, I was finally able to get it to work, using CTRL+a, but I couldn't click on a cell in the column, I had to click somewhere else and move to that column with the cursor first.

I don't find selecting the entire table more intuitive than Shift+Selecting the column...

I'd much rather see it behave like excel.

Re: Renaming content center files -- better to use Vault Rename or Content Center Editor?

Johan_Degreef — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:48:59 GMT

I think best is to modify the CC tables with wanted filename, and then rename the CC files itself. You can test it with 1 part.