To set a property of your choice to use an object-based hierarchy, do the following
steps:
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Open M-Files Admin and go to a vault.
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Open M-Files Admin.
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In the left-side tree view, expand an M-Files server
connection.
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Expand Document Vaults.
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Expand a vault.
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Select Configurations and expand Advanced Vault Settings.
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Expand the Configuration node and select
Real Object Type Hierarchies.
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Select the .
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Expand the newly created node and specify the values according to the
information in the table below.
| Setting name |
Description |
Example value |
| Hierarchy
Name |
The name of this hierarchy definition. The name is only
shown in the configurations editor. |
Construction site
continent |
| Target
Property |
The property that uses the value list hierarchy specified
in the Hierarchy
Property setting. Can be the same as
Hierarchy Property.
The property must be of the data type Choose from
list or Choose from list
(multi-select). |
Construction site
continent |
| Hierarchy
Property |
Specifies the real object type based value list hierarchy
to be used. The property selected here is automatically set
to be hierarchical as well. The property must be of the data
type Choose from list. |
Belongs to area |
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Click Save.
When the property specified in the
Target Property setting is added to object metadata, the value selection
drop-down menu shows a hierarchically ordered list of values based on the property
specified in the
Hierarchy Property setting. For an
example, see
Creating an object-based hierarchy.
Note: After the
changes have been saved and
M-Files Server has been restarted, end
users must log out from and log back in to the vault to be able to use these type of
lists.
To log out all vault users, restart the vault. However, taking a vault
offline must always be done in a controlled manner and the vault users must be notified
beforehand.
