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Restrict File Types from Check In

Restrict File Types from Check In

Add the option to decline the 'check in' for certain document types.

This is needed for us, to restrict large point clouds from being checked in to the Vault and taking up valuable server space.

 

15 Comments
Josh_Hunt
Advocate

I think the best method way to solve this would be to provide an option with a catagory that prevented these files from being checked in.

scottmoyse
Mentor

One way to annoy users doing this and thus stop them from doing it. Setup a category with a simple lifecycle definition. The default lifecycle state shoudl only allow the admin to see any files in that state. Then setup a category rule which looks for the point cloud file extension. As soon as the users checks that file in, it will make their local copy Read Only and hide the file from them within Vault.

 

The admin will then have to manually delete the file... but it wouldn't take long for users to stop doing it.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Having the file hidden, will only make the user to try and re-add it to the Vault.

But with unique files turned on, it will then be refused.  I like it.

Anonymous
Not applicable

For now, what we did is create a file rule that will automatically assign point clouds to a category called "INVALID DOCUMENT".

This custom category is assigned to a workflow, which has the default workflow state set as 'LOCKED'.  Then we, as Vault Administrators, can run a saved search and delete very easily any 'invalid' documents.  Smiley Happy

Senthil_Kumar
Autodesk
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Senthil_Kumar
Autodesk
Status changed to: Archived
 
franka.kiekeben
Participant

Please re-open this idea as we have the same problem with Vault. We have huge point clouds (already 2TB) and this slowdown a backup restore process.

Senthil_Kumar
Autodesk
Status changed to: Future Consideration

Reopening the idea based on the request. 

ThomasRambach
Advisor

*Bump

Senthil_Kumar
Autodesk
Status changed to: Accepted
 
ThomasRambach
Advisor

Along these lines, it would also be nice to restrict the file size for a single file. We have some users who think it's a great idea to add a 20gb ZIP file to the Vault.

Senthil_Kumar
Autodesk

What is the file type?

ThomasRambach
Advisor

.ZIP.

 

It would be nice to add a list of file extensions to a config that are not allowed and also a list of file extensions with associated file size limits.

 

 

YounesYammouri
Community Manager
Status changed to: Future Consideration
 
Senthil_Kumar
Autodesk
Status changed to: Implemented

This was implemented in Vault 2023 Release.

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