Document Repository for File System

Creates a document repository for file system on the AgilePoint Server machine. You can use this document repository in any File Upload form control in a specified app, and in any process activities that use document repositories.

Figure: File System Create Document Repository screen

File System Create Document Repository screen

Background and Setup

Prerequisites

Good to Know

  • This screen may look different in different places. The UI varies for this screen depending upon how you open it. However, the fields for this screen are the same in all places.
  • Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Name
Description:
The name of the target repository.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Not Accepted:

  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Example:
Refer to:

Enable Access Token
Function:
Specifies whether to use an access token to restrict access to the document repository.
Allowed Values:
  • Selected - Specifies a File System access token to restrict access to the document repository with a configured user account.
  • Deselected- Uses the AgilePoint Service Account to access the document repository.
Default Value:
Deselected
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Access Token
Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your data source.
To Open this Field:
  1. Select Enable Access Token.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

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Opens this Screen:
Access Token for File System.
To Open this Field:
  1. Select Enable Access Token.
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to a a location specified in a document repository that uses the file system on your AgilePoint Server machine.
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

File System Folder Path
Description:
Specifies the target folder path for the file upload.
Allowed Values:
An absolute file path on the AgilePoint Server machine.

The file paths may be restricted on the AgilePoint Server machine. If the file paths are restricted, they are specified in the key AllowedLocalSystemPathForFileUpload in the file Configuring Ascentn.AgilePoint.WCFService.exe.config. For help, contact your AgilePoint NX administrator.

Default Value:
None

New Folder
Description:
Specifies the name of the folder to create in the repository.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

If A Duplicate File Name Exists
Description:
Specifies what to do if a file exists with the same name at the target location.
Allowed Values:
  • Overwrite The File - Replaces the existing file with the new one.
  • Auto-Increment The File Name - Saves the file to the target location with a sequence number appended to the file name.
  • Do Not Allow The File Upload - If a file exists with the same name, the file does not save to the target location.
Default Value:
Auto-Increment The File Name