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Lifecycle Action: Clear property e.g. for Change Comment

Lifecycle Action: Clear property e.g. for Change Comment

We currently use the Vault Revision table and have run into an issue with enforcing comments during state transitions. Specifically, we need to ensure that a comment is provided when changing the state of an item, but Vault doesn't allow us to enforce input in the comment field during state transitions.

 

As a workaround, we considered using a file property to store the "Change Comment." However, Vault does not offer an out-of-the-box solution to clear specific properties when changing states. For example, it would be ideal to have the "Change Comment" property automatically cleared when transitioning a file from "Released" back to "Work in Progress" to avoid confusion with outdated comments.

 

It would be incredibly helpful if Vault could support a lifecycle transition action that allows us to clear selected properties, such as the "Change Comment," upon moving between specific states. This feature would provide a cleaner workflow and help prevent mix-ups from previous comments carrying over when they no longer apply.

2 Comments
ProductivCADUser
Advocate

I would like to push this issue. This is actually one of the core functions of lifeciclye transitions (clearing, removing or adding properties with defined content). I was surprised and puzzled that vault does not support this. Autodesk could argue that such a feature belongs more to a PLM and not a PDM, yet autodesk is lagging behind the competition. I hope this gets more support. The implementation in Vault should hardly be complicated.

kerrild
Contributor

I would love to see the Change Comment be made mandatory for certain lifecycle transitions. Quick-change is another example in our environment - it would be particularly helpful to force a comment record on why a file is moved into the Quick-Change State. 

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