Adding a Category to existing docs...

[Jarond]

I'm trying to add a new category with values to documents that are already in Livelink. I was curious if I should add the category with all of its attributes then use an alias update to add the new category to the documents or if there was a better different way that this could be accomplished?

 

[appnair]

then use an alias update to add the new category t

could not understand this

Can you explain?



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[Jarond]

This is what I have so far for adding the category. Alias is used to specify the full path to an object already existing in livelink. Would this work by itself?

import>
<node type="alias" action="update">
<location>Enterprise: Livelink Folder Location</location>
<file>\\FileName</file>
<!-- NAME FOR THE NEW CATEGORY TO BE ADDED-->
<category name="Categories:New Category:Whatchamacallit">
<attribute name="Owner Name"><![CDATA[ColumnName]]></attribute>
<attribute name="Document Name"><![CDATA[ColumnName1]]></attribute>
<attribute name="Document Group"><![CDATA[ColumnName2]]></attribute>
<attribute name="Document ID"><![CDATA[ColumnName3]]></attribute>
<attribute name="Project Name"><![CDATA[ColumnName4]]></attribute>
</category>
</node>
</import>

 

[appnair]

Now I understand.You are adding instructions to update the categories on the alias node.It is called shortcuts now.However theoretically you are not doing anything against the actual node the alias is pointing to.But since the whole point of category:attributes is to add to metadata that people will use to find the document I beleive you will get the desired result.Since you the have OI installed why do you not update the actual node that is involved,that would certainly work as well

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