Changing File Category when using AddUploadedFile() Method

[Darrell.johnson]

How do I change the Category of a File respectively don't use the Default Category when I use the AddUploadedFile() Method?

This is the code I am using:

Sub Main
	AddFile(oVaultConnection.WebServiceManager, vaultName, directoryId(0), filename & ".pdf", "this File was checked in automatically", System.DateTime.Now, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, False, contentArrayPdf)
End Sub

	Public Shared Function AddFile(mgr As WebServiceManager, vaultName As String, folderId As Long, fileName As String, comment As String, lastWrite As DateTime, _
	associations As FileAssocParam(), bom As AWS.BOM, fileClassification As FileClassification, hidden As Boolean, fileContents As Byte()) As AWS.File

	Dim uploadTicket As ByteArray = UploadFile(mgr, fileName, fileContents)

	Dim addedFile As AWS.File = mgr.DocumentService.AddUploadedFile(folderId, fileName, comment, lastWrite, associations, bom, _
		fileClassification, hidden, uploadTicket)

	Return addedFile
	End Function

[Nick_Hall]

Hi Darrell

As far as I know, there is no way of bypassing the Category assignment rules on check-in.

You might be able to use the technique described here to create suitable assignment rules that are processed first.

https://www.cadlinecommunity.co.uk/hc/en-us/articles/5705497576093-Vault-Data-Standard-Category-assi...

I've not tried this, but I think you would have to

• Write a value to a file property before checking it in
• Configure Vault to map the property
• Set up the rules to act on that property

I have to do some testing with property mappings this week, so I'll test it out then.

Hope that helps

Nick