Get the version number of an IDfSysObject in Documentum using DFC

I was in a situation where I needed to get the version number of a document. Such as 1.0 or 2.6 etc...

Unfortunately Documentum only provides a repeating attribute called r_version_label. This attribute can contain other values such as CURRENT or other user entered values.

But the important thing to note is that Documentum always stores the version number in the first r_version_label value.

Based on this assumption you can retrieve the version number from an IDfSysObject using the following ...

IDfSysObject.getRepeatingString("r_version_label", 0);

Hope this is helpful.

How to create a new page in Webtop - Documentum

New to Documentum or Webtop and trying to create a custom page for getting input or changing settings or sending an item to a queue?

Want to get to the page using that dropdown menu Webtop has?
Important terminology.

• A page in Webtop is called a Component
• The dropdown menu above the objects is called the Menubar

This is all part of the documentum WDK (Web Development Kit). I recommend downloading the JavaDoc from EMC Developer Network. You will need to sign up but it is free and there is lots of good Documentum related stuff on there.

Anyway on to creating your Webtop Component. This document will guide you through the creation.

HelloWorldWDKComponent - Upload a Document to Scribd

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Tips:
If you want to do some actions when the Ok or Cancel buttons are pressed in the component.... Here is the code for the webtop OK button and Cancel button events:

    public boolean onCommitChanges() {
    //this method is called when the user clicks the OK button
}

public boolean onCancelChanges() {
    //this method is called when the user clicks the cancel button
}

And remember to download the WDK API javadoc. This zip also contains the difference between WDK version 5.3 and 6.

Post a comment or email me if you have any questions.

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