Custom create date for newly created folders and documents

Hi,

Is it possible to customize the create and or modify date using LAPI? For example I want to upload into LL/CS10 a document from the file system and preserve the original create date.

Regards,

Cristian

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Appu_Nair

lapi allows it but it is controversial.CreateDate is when the object is created in livelink and bases livelink creating the object at that date.The historical create date is always attached as metadata.

several discussion on this exists and it always have the controversy that I say as disclaimer

Cristian_Suciu

I have tried using LL_CreateObjectEx() to add CreateDate into createInfo LLVALUE. The object was created, and checking the logs on server side my CreateDate is sent, but the new object's CreateDate is actualy the current date.

Can you give more details how to do it?

Thanks,

Cristian

Appu_Nair

right after you create the object run a UpdateObjectinfo on it.If you look at audit of the object

it will say version created and update happening by the lapi user in context.

Java/.NET Method Declaration

public   int    UpdateObjectInfo(                  int     volumeID,                  int     objectID,                  LLValue objectInfo )a java sample that I wrote several years which used to workhttps://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/cs.dll?func=ll&objaction=overview&objid=16473308

As Guy said if you use OI as the import file then CreateDate can be set with one call as well.

Cristian_Suciu

Thanks, LL_UpdateObjectInfo() works.

Audit retains the current create date, but I think this is the right behaviour.

I havo no experience with OI but I will have a look.

Cristian

Ferdinand Prantl

You should prefer not changing the system attributes.like Created or LastModified. While it is technically possible you can see that it is not without troubles. If you are able to come up with a design that does not need it you will save quite a bit effort. For example, creation date from the document origin can be saved to a custom attribute during archiving.

You can learn what other customers did in these threads:

https://knowledge.opentext.com/go/18862585

https://knowledge.opentext.com/go/18499576

https://knowledge.opentext.com/go/16267948

--- Ferda