How to set or change categories

00:05

In this video

00:06

we will learn how categories can be set during a file

00:09

creation and how a user can set a category manually.

00:15

All objects will always be assigned to a category

00:18

as there is a default for files,

00:20

folders,

00:21

custom objects,

00:22

and items.

00:24

Category assignment can be automated using rules.

00:29

Assignment rules govern

00:30

which categories are assigned to a file,

00:33

folder,

00:33

custom object,

00:34

or item.

00:36

Categories can be assigned

00:38

using

00:39

assignment rules,

00:41

which automatically applies categories based on the rule configuration.

00:46

Categories can also be applied manually

00:49

by user

00:51

by selecting a file

00:53

and using change category options.

00:57

Let's look at

00:59

automatic category assignment based on

01:05

rules as defined by administrator.

01:08

Through

01:09

tools administration,

01:11

Vault settings,

01:14

Behaviors,

01:16

Rules.

01:18

In this example,

01:20

we will see

01:21

how a particular rule

01:23

configured for Inventor files

01:26

applies category for Inventor files during check-in.

01:31

Till now,

01:33

checking a new Inventor file into Vault,

01:54

let's see

01:55

how this file is checked in and

01:58

how the category has been assigned.

02:04

So here is the file

02:05

that just got checked in.

02:09

You can see that the Inventor category has been assigned

02:13

to this file.

02:17

If you're wondering how the category got assigned based on the rule,

02:21

the rule condition

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or

02:24

provider application Inventor

02:26

has been created

02:28

in the backend.

02:31

Based on the provider value in vector

02:34

and the rule configured by administrator,

02:37

Inventor category has been assigned to this file.

02:43

Based on the category configuration,

02:45

the default lifecycle has been assigned.

02:51

And

02:52

default state has been assigned.

02:55

The user-defined properties

02:57

are also associated

02:59

with this file

03:00

based on the category

03:02

assignment and the category configuration for the UDPs.

03:08

A revision schema also has been applied,

03:13

by default,

03:14

based on

03:15

category configuration.

03:18

This is how

03:20

categories can be automatically assigned

03:22

based on

03:23

rule builders.

03:25

Categories can also be set manually

03:29

in scenarios where

03:30

a category has been wrongly applied

03:33

and the user needs to correct that.

03:35

In this case,

03:37

we are looking at a file

03:39

which is in an incorrect category.

03:45

Select a file

03:46

and click on Change category option.

03:53

From the drop down,

03:55

select the appropriate category.

03:57

Enter any comments as applicable,

03:60

and click OK.

04:01

You can now see that

04:04

a new category has been applied

04:10

with all the

04:12

Default

04:13

assignment rules applied.

04:22

Categories can also be changed through the authoring application like Inventor,

04:27

AutoCAD,

04:28

and others.

04:31

With the Vault add-in,

04:32

click on Change category

04:34

button.

04:37

Choose any desired category.

04:39

As per the instructions provided by your administrator,

04:43

input any comment,

04:49

and click OK.

04:57

See that

04:58

category has been changed in the Vault client as well.

Video transcript

00:05

In this video

00:06

we will learn how categories can be set during a file

00:09

creation and how a user can set a category manually.

00:15

All objects will always be assigned to a category

00:18

as there is a default for files,

00:20

folders,

00:21

custom objects,

00:22

and items.

00:24

Category assignment can be automated using rules.

00:29

Assignment rules govern

00:30

which categories are assigned to a file,

00:33

folder,

00:33

custom object,

00:34

or item.

00:36

Categories can be assigned

00:38

using

00:39

assignment rules,

00:41

which automatically applies categories based on the rule configuration.

00:46

Categories can also be applied manually

00:49

by user

00:51

by selecting a file

00:53

and using change category options.

00:57

Let's look at

00:59

automatic category assignment based on

01:05

rules as defined by administrator.

01:08

Through

01:09

tools administration,

01:11

Vault settings,

01:14

Behaviors,

01:16

Rules.

01:18

In this example,

01:20

we will see

01:21

how a particular rule

01:23

configured for Inventor files

01:26

applies category for Inventor files during check-in.

01:31

Till now,

01:33

checking a new Inventor file into Vault,

01:54

let's see

01:55

how this file is checked in and

01:58

how the category has been assigned.

02:04

So here is the file

02:05

that just got checked in.

02:09

You can see that the Inventor category has been assigned

02:13

to this file.

02:17

If you're wondering how the category got assigned based on the rule,

02:21

the rule condition

02:23

or

02:24

provider application Inventor

02:26

has been created

02:28

in the backend.

02:31

Based on the provider value in vector

02:34

and the rule configured by administrator,

02:37

Inventor category has been assigned to this file.

02:43

Based on the category configuration,

02:45

the default lifecycle has been assigned.

02:51

And

02:52

default state has been assigned.

02:55

The user-defined properties

02:57

are also associated

02:59

with this file

03:00

based on the category

03:02

assignment and the category configuration for the UDPs.

03:08

A revision schema also has been applied,

03:13

by default,

03:14

based on

03:15

category configuration.

03:18

This is how

03:20

categories can be automatically assigned

03:22

based on

03:23

rule builders.

03:25

Categories can also be set manually

03:29

in scenarios where

03:30

a category has been wrongly applied

03:33

and the user needs to correct that.

03:35

In this case,

03:37

we are looking at a file

03:39

which is in an incorrect category.

03:45

Select a file

03:46

and click on Change category option.

03:53

From the drop down,

03:55

select the appropriate category.

03:57

Enter any comments as applicable,

03:60

and click OK.

04:01

You can now see that

04:04

a new category has been applied

04:10

with all the

04:12

Default

04:13

assignment rules applied.

04:22

Categories can also be changed through the authoring application like Inventor,

04:27

AutoCAD,

04:28

and others.

04:31

With the Vault add-in,

04:32

click on Change category

04:34

button.

04:37

Choose any desired category.

04:39

As per the instructions provided by your administrator,

04:43

input any comment,

04:49

and click OK.

04:57

See that

04:58

category has been changed in the Vault client as well.

How to set or change categories - Exercise

Create a new rule

Create new rules to enforce how files, items, and custom objects are assigned to categories.

When a new rule is created, by default there are no conditions assigned to the rule, and it evaluates as negative until conditions are defined for the rule.

  1. Click Tools > Administration > Vault Settings.
  2. In the Vault Settings dialog box, select the Behaviors tab > Rules.
  3. Create a new Rule by clicking on New… in the Assignment Rule dialog.
  4. Rule Name shall be INVENTOR.
  5. Category Assignment shall be Engineering.
  6. In the Rule Condition Builder, set:
    • Property to Provider
    • Condition to is
    • Value to Inventor



  7. Click on Add to take over the condition.
  8. Enable Apply rules on object creation.
  9. Click on Apply.
  10. Click OK.

Change categories in the Vault client

The category to which a Vault object is assigned can be changed using the Change Category command.

The command can be accessed from the Action menu, or from the Lifecycle Management toolbar.

  1. Select one or more Vault objects of the same entity class for category reassignment from the main view.

    Note: The change category command is available for all entity types in the Vault. The dialog will only support one entity type at a time. For example, the dialog will not change category of a file and a folder at the same time. These actions must be performed separately.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Click Actions > Change Category.
    • From the Lifecycle Management toolbar, click Change Category.



  3. In the Change Category dialog box, select a new category from the list.

    Note: Only items with BOM rows that are turned on are displayed in the Name view.
    • Select Apply assignment rules to evaluate the selected objects by the assignment rule of the selected category.
    • Clear the check box for any object that should not change.
    • Add comments in the Enter Comments box.
  4. Click OK to apply the change to the selected object(s).
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