• Any best practice tips to clean up orphaned files in the Global Files Container?

    Hi community, on a regular basic I clean up orphaned files. Typically these are files that were used in a relationship or file property item. But we have another type of files -> images and thumbnails. If thumbnails are not referenced any more, they…
  • Toggle visibility of Restricted files under Documents

    The Document's Type field had to be updated to a new value that was added to the list. Batch loader was used to the edit the Document but this created a new Version and the State to Preliminary from Released. We did not want the new versions to be created…
  • Direct Link to Download File From Vault

    I am wondering if there is a way to download a file directly via a link. In previous versions of Innovator there was a way to do this through the vault server: /vault/vaultserver.aspx?dbName={dbName}&fileId={fileId}&fileName={filename}&vaultId={vaultId…
  • How to batch download and upload files?

    Under Documents, Type= Setup Sheet, State = Released, are documents that are in excel and they have to be converted to pdf I guess the first the step woudl be to get the meta data, Document name, ID, Related Files, and File ID. Then loop through this…
  • Removing file from vault via server Event

    Hai , I do have a requirement to delete unused files from vault , because it consumes memory . So I was trying to deleting files via server event which does not have any relationship . But I was not able to reach vault . Please help me to find a solution…
  • Extending FileType table with additional types for software files - what do I have to consider? @Aras: Could you provide an official extension?

    Hi community, does any one have experience with extending the FileType table with custom entries? Is there anything we need to know before adding own new entries? We use Innovator for more and more software related tasks, but the FileType table mostly…
  • Vault Error - You have insufficient permissions to open the File.

    Hello all, I'm getting a weird error with the vault using a completely out of the box install of Innovator 2023. No new users, changes to itemtypes, etc. We literally just installed Innovator 2023 and logged in. "Failed to get the File" "You have…
  • Loading files using BeforeAMLPackagesImport script

    Hello All, I am loading some custom help pages as items in Innovator as part of an AML package. These items have pictures attached to them so I know I need to load the pictures separately through a BeforeAMLPackagesImport script (or just before the…
  • You have no default Vault server.

    Dear All, I have a default vault server entry and vault server installed during installation. Still, I receive a weird error "You have no default Vault Server" during file creation. Did anyone face the same issue, if so what fix helped you to resolve…
  • Getting 0x80131040 error while uploading a file

    Hello Experts, I am getting below error while uploading the file, could you please help me on the same. Thanks in advance! Regards, Maddy
  • Prevent Popup on download of File

    Hi community, Currently, when downloading a file from an innovator installation, like the viewable file property on CAD, a popup window occurs and the file is downloaded in chrome. Is there a way to get the file to download in the original window…
  • Upload Multiple files in a single click

    Dear Aras Community. How can I upload multiple files in Document Files Relationship tab. I have tried using a html code to add a file input to allow multiple file selection. but as file path is restricted or hidden, it is not possible for me to create…
  • how can i disable File property on form

    Hello,, How can i disable file property on the form using Javascript.onformpopulated
  • URGENT: Can we convert Revit file extension Files to 3d cad convertor using conversion server

    Hi Team, Can we convert .rvt, .ifc, .dwg and nwd file extension Files to 3d cad convertor using Conversion server. Thanks, Pankaj
  • Get a direct link to a file

    Hello, Is there a way to get a direct permanent link to a file content? I found a link like / InnovatorServer / Client/?StartItem=File%3A{fileId} , but if I click on this link, the file is downloaded in the new popup window. Popup window downloads file…
  • Disabling 'File Item' fields in a form

    Hello everyone, Does any of you know how to disable a 'File Item' field in a Form? The intent is to prevent users from accessing an uploaded file during the preceding state. Kind regards, Balaji Visvanath Bheeman
  • Uploading a local file to Innovator using the Batch Loader

    I'm having issues uploading a local file to an instance of Innovator using the Batch Loader. I have the following XML: <Item type="Document File" action="add"> <related_id> <Item type="File" action="add"> <actual_filename>C:\some\file\path\@1</actual_filename…
  • Call attachPhysicalFile in javascript from an itemtype

    Hi, I have an ItemType " COCO_STUDY " with a relation " COCO_STUDY_FILE " pointing to a " File ". On the form of this ItemType, I have a html/javascript widget to import a CSV file. The selection of the file is done with <input type="file"> . I…
  • About File Permission

    As written in the document “File Handling”, the permissions of a File Item are dependent on the Item containing that File (File container item). But I think there are some use-case for control the file item permission independent of the container item…
  • Federating Files in ARAS

    Hello, I am currently looking into federating some data coming from another system in ARAS. The objects themselves are already being displayed correctly but now I'm looking into being able to display the main file for each of there objects in ARAS.…
  • How to fetch file object of vaulted File with JS so we can later read the file content?

    Hi community, does anybody a way to read the file content of existing Files in the Vault (mainly xml data) with Javascript? For example we have an CAD item with an xml file in the property native_file. With an button click I want to read the filecontent…
  • File checkout (using fetchFileProperty & checkout) not working in custom user with custom identity. how to checkout file in for user not having administrator permissions ?

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    I'm trying to checkout a file using item method fetchFileProperty in custom user with custom identity which do not have administrator permission. Aras gets hang after this method call, also tried with file.checkout methods behaviour is same. With admin…
  • Vault File Structure

    Where can I see how this file upload structure came to be? C:\Aras\Vault\YOUR_DB_NAME\FIRST_CHARACTER_OF_ID\SECOND_AND_THIRD_CHARACTERS_OF_ID\REST_OF_ID\FILE_NAME
  • How to use the node.js library in getting file paths, etc.

    Hi! I found a node.js library inside the Client folder "javascript/dojo/node.js". Question is how do I use it properly? I want to use the 'fs' and 'path' modules to get the files and paths info, but it seems like Aras has a different syntax for this…
  • Javascript check if object is a file or a folder

    Hi! Is there a possibility to check if the object to be uploaded (for example in the Document item's File tab/upload field) is a file or a folder? We would like to prevent folders from ever being uploaded in Files (like a javascript check when you drag&drop…