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Sample Applications (with source code)

These applications are either very cool or they illustrate an API concept.  Usually both.

  • BOM Report Job
  • Find Orphaned Files
  • Developer Diary #3: Splunk plugin for Vault
  • Installer Project in Visual Studio 2012
  • Developer Diary #1 - Logging Manager for Vault
  • DECO
  • Project Thunderdome
  • Property Review
  • Autodesk Vault Plug-in Wizard for Visual Studio
  • Effective Permissions
  • Vault Web View
  • Vault on Metro
  • Vault Mirror
  • Advanced Advanced Find
  • File Catalog app
  • Lifecycle Event Editor - The Plugin
  • Vault Query
  • Parts List Tab
  • Vault on Android - Proof of Concept
  • Q-Tools
  • Watch Folder
  • Discussion Thread app
  • vLogic
  • Installer Project
  • Vault Calendar for SharePoint
  • Vault Links View
  • Vault ♥ Bluestreak
  • Hyperlink Maestro
  • Drawing Compare
  • The Folder Property
  • Effective Folder Permissions 3
  • Vault Gadget
  • Show Revision Diagram
  • Visual Lifecycle Status
  • Google Map Extension
  • The Recycle Bin 2.0
  • Set Revision iProperties
  • Restore Recycled
  • Java Vault Client
  • The Recycle Bin v1.1
  • Effective Folder Permissions
  • Import from Visio
  • The Recycle Bin v1.0

 

Videos

Moving pictures... with sound!

  • Developer Diary #2 - Splunk
  • AU Class Recordings
  • A quick Vault integration using Vault Web View
  • DECO - Tips and Tricks
  • The Grid Control
  • Updating a Plug-in to Vault 2014
  • Logging in through the Vault 2014 API
  • 6 Hours of video on the Vault API
  • AU Videos Now Live
  • Updating Your Project to Vault 2012
  • Vault 2012 SDK - Video Tour
  • Webinar Videos
  • How To Create Simple Vault Customizations
  • Vault 2011 SDK - Video Tour

 

Concepts

Learn the gritty technical details of how Vault works.  This is stuff that programmers have to know, but non-programmers may find useful information too.

  • Filtering Vault content in SharePoint
  • Persistent IDs vs. Persistable IDs
  • Position Number vs. Row Order vs. Detail ID
  • Vault Office API licensing and more
  • VDF Client Properties
  • Vault 2014 API Language Pack
  • Vault Filestore Server
  • Job Processor Updates in 2014
  • The Package Service
  • Vault Integration Pattern - Asynchronous Queue
  • Vault Integration Pattern - Real-time Events
  • Features across different object types
  • Vault Integration Pattern - Provide a View
  • The BOM Pipeline
  • Finding by Search Conditions
  • Impersonation
  • Web Service Compatibility
  • .NET 4
  • Vault is Insanely Configurable Too
  • Vault is Insanely Configurable Too 2
  • Autodesk PLM 360 Sync
  • System Name vs Display Name
  • Web Service Invoke Events
  • Vault Explorer Command Events
  • Enties and Behaviors
  • What Makes a Vault Extension
  • Job Queue Priority
  • Autodesk Vault for SharePoint 2010
  • File Resolution
  • Goodbye Shares - Hello Links
  • FAQ - Events
  • Top 1000 awesome features in the new Vault SDK
  • Vault Data and System Data
  • Security - Folder ACLs and System ACLs
  • 64-bit Support
  • Replication - Introduction
  • Localizing a Custom Command
  • Properties in Vault 2011 - Part 3
  • Properties in Vault 2011 - Part 2
  • Properties in Vault 2011 - Part 1
  • Entities
  • Top 5 Awesome things in the Vault 2011 SDK
  • Lifecycle event jobs
  • Shares
  • Error Code 0
  • File Properties Explained
  • Security
  • File Associations - Part 2
  • File Associations - Part 1

 

Tips and Tricks

Information specifically for programmers.  Most articles come with code snippets.

  • Another Way to Update Properties
  • Roll Your Own Copy Design
  • 2 Undocumented Functions
  • Changing the Item Lifecycle State
  • Quick Change
  • Updating an Item from File
  • Useless APIs - DWF Watermarks
  • Component BOM Rows
  • RDLC Editors
  • Disabling and Enabling BOM Rows
  • Assigning a File to an Item
  • Reading Values Through the PropertyManager
  • Adding a Custom Row to a VDF Grid
  • Adding a Custom Column to a VDF Grid
  • Vault plug-ins and the App Manager
  • .vcet.config Specification (v3)
  • The Loader Framework
  • Logging in the Hard Way
  • Storing Custom Tab Configurations in Vault
  • Working Folder
  • Getting the status icon
  • Persistent IDs
  • File Transfer - Doing it the Hard Way
  • How to Acquire Files
  • Getting to Know the VDF
  • Setting File Attributes on Upload
  • Job Processor logins
  • Generating File Names
  • Custom Jobs without Job Processor
  • Caching
  • Asking for Help - Dos and Donts
  • vLogic to the Rescue - Assign Category per Folder
  • Job Processor Command Line Tricks
  • Events and Multiple Client Versions
  • vLogic Scripts
  • Intellesense
  • GoToLocation
  • File compression
  • Extension Loading Error Logging
  • Lazy is Your Friend
  • Thumbnail Optimization
  • Lifecycle Event Job Parameters
  • Whats Wrong with this Code - Admin Check
  • Setting the Properties on a Category
  • Fiddling with the Vault API
  • Better Error Messages
  • Building Property Pages
  • A Quick Performance Tip
  • Getting the Vault name in an Event
  • Getting the Restriction Codes
  • Which SDK DLLs to deploy
  • Application Patterns - Brain Dump
  • Hidden Commands
  • Autodesk.Connectivity.Explorer.ExtensibilityTools.dll
  • Extension Methods are Your Friends
  • Strong Named DLLs
  • Event Scope
  • Selection Sets in Vault Explorer
  • SignInReadOnly and error 303
  • Viewing Thumbnails
  • Solving the Four Eyes Problem
  • Extension Deployment Checklist
  • WebServiceManager
  • Change Order Sample Code
  • Handling Exceptions in Your Custom Command
  • Coding for Performance - Getting All Files
  • .NET 4.0
  • Coding for Performance - Array Functions
  • Custom Command Deployment Checklist
  • 'May' and 'Must' Search Rules
  • Attachments and Dependencies FAQ
  • The Information Service
  • Replication - Common Workflows
  • Signing the WebServices DLL
  • IntelleSense comments
  • Replication - The Vault Mirror Bug
  • Class Diagrams
  • User Impersonation
  • Replication - Testing on a Single Server
  • Storing Custom Data: Hidden Files
  • Properties in Vault 2011 - Part 4
  • LINQ is Your Friend
  • Storing Custom Data: Let Jobserver Handle It
  • One Service Manager to Rule Them All
  • Autodesk.Connectivity.WebServices.dll
  • Debugging a custom command
  • Storing Custom Data: Vault Options
  • Command icons
  • File Transfer as Binary Data
  • Cloaked Files
  • DateTime values
  • Setting File Attributes on Download
  • Connecting via SSL or different port
  • Finding a local File in the Vault
  • Property Compliance
  • Partial Classes are Your Friends
  • Errors and Restrictions
  • XML Serialization is Your Friend
  • Windows Authentication
  • Client XML Files

 

Commentary

My opinions on things.

  • My Take on Vault Data Standard
  • Memories of my first AU
  • Finally a Good Splash Screen
  • The post-AU blog article
  • An Introverts Guide to AU
  • Custom Objects or Not?
  • Custom Objects Survey Results
  • My Take-away from AU
  • Blog Objectives


Survey
 

Feedback from my loyal readers.

  • Sacred Tomes of Vault Knowledge
  • Open Source
  • What Apps Should I Update
  • Surveydome
  • Custom Objects

 

Hack 

Useful information, just don't expect support.

  • More on Hacking
  • My Fake Job Processor

 

Spotlight

See what interesting people are programming for Vault outside of Autodesk.

  • Spotlight: NXTdim PDM
  • powerJobs
  • dataLoader

 

Announcements

Not all announcements are here.  Just the ones that contain information that is still relevant.

  • Updated Vault 2015 R2 SDK
  • Vault 2015 R2
  • Whats new in the Vault 2015 SDK
  • Vault Collaboration
  • DevExpress DLLs
  • Vault 2014 SDK - Whats New
  • Impersonation is Deprecated
  • Whats new in the Vault 2013 API
  • PLM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 2 API-Related Hotfixes
  • HELP - Too many sample apps
  • Issues with the Vault 2012 API
  • Webinar Series
  • Oh, Snap!
  • The Return of the Lock Icon

 

Series

Topics that span multiple articles.

File Associations:

  • File Associations - Part 2
  • File Associations - Part 1


Storing Custom Data:

  • Storing Custom Data: Vault Options
  • Storing Custom Data: Let Jobserver Handle It
  • Storing Custom Data: Hidden Files

Properties in Vault 2011:

  • Properties in Vault 2011 - Part 1
  • Properties in Vault 2011 - Part 2
  • Properties in Vault 2011 - Part 3
  • Properties in Vault 2011 - Part 4

Replication:

  • Replication - Introduction
  • Replication - Testing on a Single Server
  • Replication - The Vault Mirror Bug
  • Replication - Common Workflows

Coding for Performance:

  • Coding for Performance - Getting All Files
  • Coding for Performance - Array Functions

Integration Patterns:

  • Vault Integration Pattern - Asynchronous Queue
  • Vault Integration Pattern - Real-time Events
  • Vault Integration Pattern - Provide a View

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