Change file state

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if there's a way to add more comments to the CommArray for a certain state? I would like to be able to keep an existing comment when moving from one state to another. I'm listening to the pre/post-events of DocumentServiceExtensions.UpdateFileLifecycleStateEvents, extracting the "currentComment" in PRE, and trying to write it to the new version of the file in POST:

private string currentComment = "";
    void UpdateFileLifecycleStateEvents_Pre(object sender, UpdateFileLifeCycleStateCommandEventArgs e)
    {
      VaultServiceManager _vltMgr = CommonMain.Instance.VaultServiceManager;

      File[] files = _vltMgr.WebServiceManager.DocumentService.GetLatestFilesByMasterIds(e.FileMasterIds);
      try
      {
        currentComment = files[0].Comm;
      }
      catch (Exception) { }
    }

void UpdateFileLifecycleStateEvents_Post(object sender, UpdateFileLifeCycleStateCommandEventArgs e)
    {
      VaultServiceManager _vltMgr = CommonMain.Instance.VaultServiceManager;

      File[] files = _vltMgr.WebServiceManager.DocumentService.GetLatestFilesByMasterIds(e.FileMasterIds);
      try
      {
        files[0].Comm = currentComment;
      }
      catch (Exception) { }
    }

The new state always has it's own predefined comment from the dropdown in the "change state dialog". The e.Comment is "readonly" and not possible to change...And since - is there a way to modify this dialog before it shows?

[minkd]

The comments are part of the lifecycle and are fully customizable.  You don't need to write code to customize them.

In Vault Explorer, go to Tools >> Administration >> Vault Settings >> Behaviors tab >> "Lifecycles ..." button >> choose lifecycle and press Edit to bring up the dialog (see attached screenshot). Each state has a list of comments (shown in the "Comments" tab on the right).

-Dave