Start an Object Creator copy rule from a workflow

I haven't tested this myself but I have seen people calling Object Creator via a workflow script. The call would be something like this where you provide the source object and the Object Creator rule to the vault extension method:

Dim strProjIds: strProjIds = "(" & iObjectType & "-" & iObjectID & "-" & iObjectVersion & ")"
Call Vault.ExtensionMethodOperations.ExecuteVaultExtensionMethod("MFiles.ComplianceKit.MFEventHandlerVaultExtensionMethod","['ObjectCreator.Action','" & strProjIds & "','" & strRuleName & "']")

Note: I'm not certain if this is an officially supported way to use Object Creator since it has been designed as a UI extension to help users with context-sensitive object creation and the vault extension method above is undocumented as far as I know. If it works then fine but keep in mind that there are no guarantees that it will continue working with future Compliance Kit releases.

hi Joonas Linkola
thank you for getting back to me. i am hopeless at scripting, have I got this correct?

iObjectType = Source Object = which is 'Application'
iObjectID = Source object ID = which is '105'
iObjectVersion = don't understand
ObjectCreator.Action = copy rule which is 'CopyRules'
strRuleName = which is 'ApplicationDocumentCopy'

This is my Object Creator config

"Enabled": true,
"PanelGroups": [
{
"Key": "PanelGroup1",
"Title": "Application Documents"
}
],
"CopyRules": [
{
"Key": "ApplicationDocumentCopy",
"RuleType": "AllowAndShow",
"Command": {
"GroupKey": "PanelGroup1",
"Title": "Create Application Multi-File",
"IconType": "DefaultIcon",
"DefaultIcon": "DefaultIcon_MakeCopy"
},
"Source": {
"ObjTypes": [
"OT.Application"
],
"Classes": [
"CL.OT.Application"
]
},
"Create": {
"ObjType": "{53F0C8FD-0BF0-47C4-8FA6-4C2D0DADB650}",
"Class": "CL.ApplicationDocuments",
"SingleFile": false,
"DefaultPropertyActionIsCopy": true,
"AddProperties": [],
"SetProperties": [
{
"Property": "{CE29A29B-E454-4741-A1B1-3B3D7A4CCC4B}",
"Value": {
"Mode": "Dynamic",
"DynamicValue": "%.%"
}
}
]
},
"RelatedObjectRules": [],
"CreatePriority": 1,
"Interactive": true
}
]
}

Really appreciate your help

hi Joonas Linkola
thank you for getting back to me. i am hopeless at scripting, have I got this correct?

iObjectType = Source Object = which is 'Application'
iObjectID = Source object ID = which is '105'
iObjectVersion = don't understand
ObjectCreator.Action = copy rule which is 'CopyRules'
strRuleName = which is 'ApplicationDocumentCopy'

This is my Object Creator config

"Enabled": true,
"PanelGroups": [
{
"Key": "PanelGroup1",
"Title": "Application Documents"
}
],
"CopyRules": [
{
"Key": "ApplicationDocumentCopy",
"RuleType": "AllowAndShow",
"Command": {
"GroupKey": "PanelGroup1",
"Title": "Create Application Multi-File",
"IconType": "DefaultIcon",
"DefaultIcon": "DefaultIcon_MakeCopy"
},
"Source": {
"ObjTypes": [
"OT.Application"
],
"Classes": [
"CL.OT.Application"
]
},
"Create": {
"ObjType": "{53F0C8FD-0BF0-47C4-8FA6-4C2D0DADB650}",
"Class": "CL.ApplicationDocuments",
"SingleFile": false,
"DefaultPropertyActionIsCopy": true,
"AddProperties": [],
"SetProperties": [
{
"Property": "{CE29A29B-E454-4741-A1B1-3B3D7A4CCC4B}",
"Value": {
"Mode": "Dynamic",
"DynamicValue": "%.%"
}
}
]
},
"RelatedObjectRules": [],
"CreatePriority": 1,
"Interactive": true
}
]
}

Really appreciate your help

As far as I understand "object version" refers to the version number and "ObjectCreator.Action" you can leave as it is in the example. You probably have to get the latest version number from your source object in your script somehow, Craig Hawker might have some tips for this.

ok, in theory it is 1 then as the object creator is making a new object.
cheers

This refers to the source object ie. the object from where Object Creator will copy values, not the newly-created object that OC creates.

OK cool, cheers

i think it best to try and pull those details in via the script as the ID will be different depending on the source.