Remove .idw & .dwg when Create PDF used

[Anonymous]

Hoping someone can spot where I'm going wrong here.

Just trying to use Right click "Create PDF" in Vault explorer for now, its creating them and syncing lifecycle stage with the drawing but I just cant get it to drop the file extension from the name.

I'm using Vault 2021, created the Design Representation Lifecycle etc (though it was creating the pdf's before I did this).

- I don't have a Vault Professional 2021 folder, the config file is in ....Vault Client 2021\Explorer

- I've added this line to the Job Processor config file at the end of the "<add key" lines (hopefully showing in Bold below):

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.Path" value="H:\ThirdParty\Datamanagement.Common.Logging\content\MessageViewer\DataManagement.Common.Messaging.Viewer.exe"/>

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.AcceptLocalMessageOnly" value="True"/>

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.Port" value="8080"/>

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.AutoLaunch" value="False"/>

    <!--Remove the .idw & .dwg extension from autocreated pdf file names-->

    <add key="DesignRepresentation.Naming" value="\.(idw|dwg)$/&lt;_name_&gt;">

  </appSettings>

  <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">

    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.7"/>

  </startup>

  <runtime>

    <AppContextSwitchOverrides value="Switch.System.ServiceModel.DisableUsingServicePointManagerSecurityProtocols=false;Switch.System.Net.DontEnableSchUseStrongCrypto=false;Switch.System.ServiceModel.DontEnableSystemDefaultTlsVersions=true;Switch.System.Net.DontEnableSystemDefaultTlsVersions=true" />

  </runtime>

</configuration>

...................................................................

I know this default naming will occur if there's a problem with the config file OR the name of the drawing OR if some fields are left blank? If my config file is ok, Are there any more detailed errors I can look for that might be creating this default naming?

Thankyou

[Anonymous]

Hoping someone can spot where I'm going wrong here.

Just trying to use Right click "Create PDF" in Vault explorer for now, its creating them and syncing lifecycle stage with the drawing but I just cant get it to drop the file extension from the name.

I'm using Vault 2021, created the Design Representation Lifecycle etc (though it was creating the pdf's before I did this).

- I don't have a Vault Professional 2021 folder, the config file is in ....Vault Client 2021\Explorer

- I've added this line to the Job Processor config file at the end of the "<add key" lines (hopefully showing in Bold below):

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.Path" value="H:\ThirdParty\Datamanagement.Common.Logging\content\MessageViewer\DataManagement.Common.Messaging.Viewer.exe"/>

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.AcceptLocalMessageOnly" value="True"/>

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.Port" value="8080"/>

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.AutoLaunch" value="False"/>

    <!--Remove the .idw & .dwg extension from autocreated pdf file names-->

    <add key="DesignRepresentation.Naming" value="\.(idw|dwg)$/&lt;_name_&gt;">

  </appSettings>

  <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">

    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.7"/>

  </startup>

  <runtime>

    <AppContextSwitchOverrides value="Switch.System.ServiceModel.DisableUsingServicePointManagerSecurityProtocols=false;Switch.System.Net.DontEnableSchUseStrongCrypto=false;Switch.System.ServiceModel.DontEnableSystemDefaultTlsVersions=true;Switch.System.Net.DontEnableSystemDefaultTlsVersions=true" />

  </runtime>

</configuration>

...................................................................

I know this default naming will occur if there's a problem with the config file OR the name of the drawing OR if some fields are left blank? If my config file is ok, Are there any more detailed errors I can look for that might be creating this default naming?

Thankyou

[gandhey · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Please refer following article it shows the appsetting that needs to be added :
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/vault-products/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/H...

You need to use a \ in the 2 parameter settings for idw and dwg extensions :

<add key="DesignRepresentation.Naming" value="\.(dwg)$/&lt;_name_&gt;/\.(idw)$/&lt;_name_&gt;"/>

Regards,

Yogeshwar

(Vault team)

[gandhey · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Please refer following article it shows the appsetting that needs to be added :
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/vault-products/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/H...

You need to use a \ in the 2 parameter settings for idw and dwg extensions :

<add key="DesignRepresentation.Naming" value="\.(dwg)$/&lt;_name_&gt;/\.(idw)$/&lt;_name_&gt;"/>

Regards,

Yogeshwar

(Vault team)

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much @gandhey It didn't work. I have this:

..........................................................................................................................................................

  <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.Port" value="8080"/>

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.AutoLaunch" value="False"/>

    <!--Remove the .idw & .dgw extension from autocreated pdf file names-->

    <add key="DesignRepresentation.Naming" value="\.(idw)$/&lt;_name_&gt;/\.(dwg)$/&lt;_name_&gt;">

  </appSettings>

.......................................................................................................................

Would this be happening if I have made an error in the steps to create the Design Represention Lifecycle etc? (even though Im using R click > Create PDF, not the change in lifecycle?

(I haven't set the permissions to Modify for the Source File in the Released state...it makes me nervous to do this).

Thannkyou

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much @gandhey It didn't work. I have this:

..........................................................................................................................................................

  <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.Port" value="8080"/>

    <add key="DataManagement.Common.Logging.Viewer.AutoLaunch" value="False"/>

    <!--Remove the .idw & .dgw extension from autocreated pdf file names-->

    <add key="DesignRepresentation.Naming" value="\.(idw)$/&lt;_name_&gt;/\.(dwg)$/&lt;_name_&gt;">

  </appSettings>

.......................................................................................................................

Would this be happening if I have made an error in the steps to create the Design Represention Lifecycle etc? (even though Im using R click > Create PDF, not the change in lifecycle?

(I haven't set the permissions to Modify for the Source File in the Released state...it makes me nervous to do this).

Thannkyou

[gandhey]

Hello

No actually the security control should not matter here for the pdf naming.

You need to have only one line (setting) for the pdf naming in the config file. Also please check the text editor you are using - the editor may generate certain characters differently.

I just tried in the 2021 steam at my end and can see the file extension for the pdf created is dropped with the same setting.

regards,

Yogeshwar

(Vault team)

[gandhey]

Hello

No actually the security control should not matter here for the pdf naming.

You need to have only one line (setting) for the pdf naming in the config file. Also please check the text editor you are using - the editor may generate certain characters differently.

I just tried in the 2021 steam at my end and can see the file extension for the pdf created is dropped with the same setting.

regards,

Yogeshwar

(Vault team)

[Anonymous]

@gandhey Thankyou again. I am using Notepad as the editor. I re-typed the line to confirm it hasn't been pasted in. Ran it again - no luck

Just did a search to confirm there are no other lines for DesignRepresentation, Im not sure what else to check for, for other PDF naming lines? I am the first one to modify the config file.

I read if there are errors with the drawing file or fields not completed this can cause the default naming. Any thoughts there?

[Anonymous]

@gandhey Thankyou again. I am using Notepad as the editor. I re-typed the line to confirm it hasn't been pasted in. Ran it again - no luck

Just did a search to confirm there are no other lines for DesignRepresentation, Im not sure what else to check for, for other PDF naming lines? I am the first one to modify the config file.

I read if there are errors with the drawing file or fields not completed this can cause the default naming. Any thoughts there?

[Anonymous]

@gandhey When I try to open the Job Processor I get this error:

The Application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.

...................................................

Could this be causing the problem? The PDF's appear in the job queue so it appears to be working. (Just to confirm, I am trying to use R CLick> Create PDF from drawings that are at WIP & Released.)

Thankyou

[Anonymous]

@gandhey When I try to open the Job Processor I get this error:

The Application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.

...................................................

Could this be causing the problem? The PDF's appear in the job queue so it appears to be working. (Just to confirm, I am trying to use R CLick> Create PDF from drawings that are at WIP & Released.)

Thankyou

[Anonymous]

@CGBenner  did you have any thoughts on this? I'm really stuck. I realized other colleagues had Job Processors running on their machines so I've asked everyone to shut them down. The only one left is on mine. This still isn't working....Thankyou

[Anonymous]

@CGBenner  did you have any thoughts on this? I'm really stuck. I realized other colleagues had Job Processors running on their machines so I've asked everyone to shut them down. The only one left is on mine. This still isn't working....Thankyou

[CGBenner]

@Anonymous 

I'm afraid I have no experience in this area... I'm sorry you're having so much trouble.

[CGBenner]

@Anonymous 

I'm afraid I have no experience in this area... I'm sorry you're having so much trouble.

[Anonymous]

Thanks @gandhey I've followed the steps to switch back to the full version of Inventor to process jobs. I ran Create PDF again, had the same problem with file extension. Now I'm also getting an Unknown Status icon next to the new pdf. I've identified there are still some engineers possibly with Job processors running on their computers so I'm trying to get them all shut down. If that doesn't work I think I give up?

[Anonymous]

Thanks @gandhey I've followed the steps to switch back to the full version of Inventor to process jobs. I ran Create PDF again, had the same problem with file extension. Now I'm also getting an Unknown Status icon next to the new pdf. I've identified there are still some engineers possibly with Job processors running on their computers so I'm trying to get them all shut down. If that doesn't work I think I give up?

[gandhey]

Hello,

The suggestion in the last article (for issue you were seeing on job processor start) was likely something wrong in the Jobprocessor.exe.config file. In the article using inventor application setting was just an example.

Now if the job processor is working properly - please add the same setting for dropping file name extension as suggested earlier also if you want the inventor server to create the Pdf then change the setting for Inventorapplication too.

You need to shut down the job processor, then modify the config file and then start the JP again.

Hope you are able to see the pdf creation to work as expected.

Regards,

Yogeshwar

(Vault team)

[gandhey]

Hello,

The suggestion in the last article (for issue you were seeing on job processor start) was likely something wrong in the Jobprocessor.exe.config file. In the article using inventor application setting was just an example.

Now if the job processor is working properly - please add the same setting for dropping file name extension as suggested earlier also if you want the inventor server to create the Pdf then change the setting for Inventorapplication too.

You need to shut down the job processor, then modify the config file and then start the JP again.

Hope you are able to see the pdf creation to work as expected.

Regards,

Yogeshwar

(Vault team)

[Anonymous]

@gandhey Still no good. Are you able to explain how this works? Where is the link from "DesignRepresentation.Naming" to the drawing file & its pdf creation? 

[Anonymous]

@gandhey Still no good. Are you able to explain how this works? Where is the link from "DesignRepresentation.Naming" to the drawing file & its pdf creation? 

[gandhey]

Hello,

Sorry to hear that its still is not resolving your issue to drop the file extension in the pdf name.

Its actually straight forward setting. 

One last thing I can suggest you is to check the naming rule with some other criteria - to just confirm if the naming rule from config works or not. If other naming rule works then there is something incorrect in the pdf naming rule you are specifying. Otherwise your config file rules are not working at all.

At this point I suggest you to raise a request with product support for quicker assistance.

Regards,

Yogeshwar

(Vault team)

[gandhey]

Hello,

Sorry to hear that its still is not resolving your issue to drop the file extension in the pdf name.

Its actually straight forward setting. 

One last thing I can suggest you is to check the naming rule with some other criteria - to just confirm if the naming rule from config works or not. If other naming rule works then there is something incorrect in the pdf naming rule you are specifying. Otherwise your config file rules are not working at all.

At this point I suggest you to raise a request with product support for quicker assistance.

Regards,

Yogeshwar

(Vault team)

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