using "visibleTypes" as constraint to allow particular file ext upload in Plans

[Anonymous]

Hi at all,

using Autodesk BIM 360 Docs, can we use "visibleTypes" field ( taken from GET projects/:project_id/folders/:folder_id) as constraint to allow only PDF, DWF, RVT, DWG file format to be uploaded on Autodesk BIM 360 Docs Plans root?

It's this best way to apply this business rule?

Update:

If "visibleTypes" contains "items:autodesk.bim360:Document" we are in Plans root folder/sub-folder

if "visibleTypes" contains "items:autodesk.bim360:File" we are in Project Files root folder/sub-folder

Thanks,

Alberto

[Anonymous]

Hi Alberto

you mean that Autodesk has a process constraint in the Plans folder where only files of types PDF, DWF, RVT, DWG can be uploaded, so you need to find a way to detect you are in the Plans folder in order to apply the constraint at client side. You've find out that the API GET projects/:project_id/folders/:folder_id gives you a property named "visibleTypes" and you've noticed that for Plan it is set to "items:autodesk.bim360:Document" while for any other type of folder it is set to "items:autodesk.bim360:File", so you are planning to use this property as a way to detect the type of folder?

[Anonymous]

Exactly,

my plan is to use "visibleTypes" as a way to detect the type of folder Plans/ProjectFile.

I'm waiting for a confirm.

Thanks for reply,

Alberto

[mikako_harada]

(We had a separate thread. But for the sake of the audience of this forum.) 

Yes, you should be able to use visibleTypes = items:autodesk.bim360:Document

Another will be to check if the allowedTypes has Document, TitleBlock or ReviewDocument. Those types will not appear in Project Folders