Update metadata for existing folder

Groupe_gCont_(daniel.emond@dmr.ca_(Delete)_2243290

Hi

We're migrating from Livelink 9.2 to 10.0.0 and we have to upgrade part of our client Java application, which uses the old LAPI framework, to use the new CWS included with version 10.

We've been successfull so far to find the the right method calls that replaces each of the old LAPI methods, but one of them in particular "evades" us.. Let me explain.

One feature of our application is to "attach" a category to an existing folder node. This was done with the following code:

documents.FetchCategoryVersion(catID, catVersion);documents.SetObjectAttributesEx(folderID, catVersion);

Unfortunatelly, I haven't foud a simple way to do the same thing with the new CWS API. The only thing I undestand is that you have to call DM.getNode() and DM.getCagetoryDefinition() first, then manually update the Metadata for that node based on the AttributeGroupDefinition, then call DM.updateNode().

Is there a simple way?

Thanks for your help!

 

sgrasley

As far as I know, calling UpdateNode() is the only mechanism for updating the cats and atts for a node.  I've created a feature request to consider implementing another mechanism.

Calling GetCategoryTemplate() might be easier than calling GetCategoryDefintion() as it will provide an AttributeGroup for use with Metadata.

Thanks,

Scott