Create a file reference:


This option creates a reference from the destination file to the source file. When selected, the destination file contains a reference to the source file.

To view this reference, select the output file in File Explorer and go to the "Content" tab.


Example:


Create a PDF file from the DWG file named 00_PT-561602.DWG.

Once the conversion is complete, select the file 00_PT-561602.pdf, then in File Explorer, click the "Contents " tab; a link to the source file is created.


 


Create the link from the parent(s) of the source document:

Checking this option allows you, for example, when you start the generation process from a drawing, to create a link between the 3D model in the drawing and the generated file:


 



Replacing existing files:


           


  • Select a version:
    • In PDM, we check out a version.
    • In Windows, you replace the file.
  • Replace the file:
    • In PDM, the old file is deleted if it exists, and a new one is created (replacement without preserving the history).
    • In Windows, you replace the file.
  • Move the file to a subfolder:

 


  - The existing file will be moved to a subfolder before the new export is added. Name of the moved file:


 



    • No modification, but defined by a common part of the name:

The name of the generated file contains, for example, the name of the source file and the value of the index variable. In this case, to locate the file with the previous index, you must enter the common part of the generated file name.

For example: Source file name - index

 


Common name: Source file name - (without the index, which changes with each generation)


 

        


    • Defined by a variable in the file to be moved: The existing file is renamed using its own variables before being moved to the subfolder.

 

        


    • Add the number of files in the subfolder as a suffix: Rename the existing file by adding the number of files in the destination folder as a suffix.



The option is not valid outside of PDM.


    • Number of files in the subfolder: Rename the file to include the number of files with the same name in the subfolder, then copy it to the subfolder.


  • Delete old files:
    • In PDM or Windows: Delete the old files located in the generation directory whose filenames match the name defined here:

 


For example, if the filename generated by DocPublication is configured as follows:

Last Name - Revision


To delete old revisions of the generated files, use the following as the names of the files to search for and delete:

Last Name