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  • Vault Explorer Command Events

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    Vault 2012 was a very eventful release for the API in the sense that we added a 3 event engines for you to hook to in your programs. I’ve already talked about Web Service Command Events, which is the most complex of the 3. Now let me switch to the most simple type, Vault Explorer…

  • Event Scope

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    Although the web service events feature was designed to hook to all Vault clients on a computer, it doesn’t meant that it is required to hook to them all. Sometimes you want to hook to an event for just one application, and that’s fine too….

  • Solving the Four Eyes Problem

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    Here is how you can solve the "Four Eyes" problem with the new events feature in the API.  First, I should define the Four Eyes so we are all on the same page. The Four Eyes Problem: Anyone on the Engineering group can change the lifecycle state of a file from "Work In Progress" to…

  • FAQ – Events

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    What is the Event feature in the Vault 2012 API? For Vault 2012, we added a feature called Web Service Command Events, which allows you to run custom code before and after certain Vault operations are executed.  For example, you can perform custom operations after a file gets checked-in. What is the scope of my…

  • Vault 2012 SDK – Video Tour

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    Here is a quick video I put together showing you the layout of the new SDK.  I also do a demo of the RestrictOperations SDK sample, which illustrates the new event feature in the API. https://justonesandzeros.typepad.com/Videos/Vault_2012_SDK_Tour/2012-SDK-Tour.swf