Move a file to a different folder once it moves through a state in PDME

You can accomplish this by using Dispatch.  The only problem I have found doing it this way is that there is no 'move' command built in. Instead you have to use the 'copy' command and the the 'delete' command before checking the 'moved' file in. When using this approach you lose the history on the file   This may or may not be a big deal to you.  I am working on some custom executables using the API to see if I can come up with a cleaner way of accomplishing the file movement so that the history is maintained. If you choose to try Dispatch you will more than likely create a script with the following sequences

Check  the box labeled 'During state transition' and then click the Conditions box right next to it to select the workflow state you want the event to trigger on. Then you will add the following commands.

FOR ALL DOCUMENTS

CREATE FOLDER

COPY FILE

DELETE FILE  <-- The original that you made the copy from

CHECK IN FILE

END FOR ALL DOCUMENTS

You will also want to press the variables button and set variables to move the card data you are wanting to transfer as well.

You can do this using the Enterprise PDM API. Look in the Programmer's Reference Guide under IEdmFile6::Move for an example.

Mike

EPDM 2009 SP3