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Steve
06-17-2005, 08:44 AM
How would one create hyperlinks from, say, an Excel spreadsheet, or an Access database, to items stored in Model Manager, such as .pdf or eDrawings?

Steve

Jim Cooke
09-20-2005, 04:05 PM
During the install of the OSM Servers, you can choose to enable http access for the File Server. The OSM Web Server uses this to provide URL links directly to File data stored in OSM. Since these links are to the Files and not the DB objects, they do not change over time, even if the object has been overwritten or had a new revision made. You may want to instead reference the File indirectly through the DB object. This can be done via the Web Services as well. You might want to look at the email that you get when you subscribe or to changes in object and the object changes. The email notfication includes a link to the DB object and clicking the link will actually launch the MM client to view the item.

fortner
09-22-2005, 12:44 AM
Accessing files directly through http fileserver is very useful; but it bypasses and breaks the access control policy of ModelManager. Projects based on such feature should know how to use it carefully.
It would be very useful to get access to released documents through related pdf files for example. But how to get the related pdf url for such document (released pdf drawings, released XVL or eDrawings, etc.) seems not working (GET_FILE_URL and GET_RELATED_FILE_URL). Any idea on this subject is welcome.