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Extracts WebCatalog objects from an OAC server to the file system.  This operation can be used from a utility workflow, which can also be augmented to sync the files to a source control management system (such as Git or Subversion). This allows the OAC project which is used for build and deployment to source from a source code repository rather than directly from a development instance of OAC.
This operation does not download the parent folders that may be required for deployment, only the files inside of a specific location.
Endpoint TipThis operation uses HTTPS to communicate remotely to the OAC server, and therefore, can be executed on any endpoint (including LOCALHOST).

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Target Properties

Property Name

Property Code

Required

Description

OAC Account

FDOAC_CLOUD_ACCOUNT_CODE

Yes

The OAC account includes essential properties such as the URL, Username, Password, and OAuth details for the OAC instance. Cloud account credentials are required for downloading or uploading catalog items.

You can manage the OAC account via the Integrations > Cloud page.

In FlexDeploy versions 9.0.0.2 or earlier, three separate properties (FDOAC_SERVER_HOST, FDOAC_USER, FDOAC_PASSWORD) were used instead of the OAC account. If you are upgrading from FlexDeploy 9.0.0.2 or earlier, the OAC cloud account will be automatically created from the target properties (URL, Username, Password). A separate cloud account will be created for each target.

See Configuring OAC Cloud Account for additional details.

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Project Properties

Property Name

Property Code

Required

Description

OAC Analytics WSDL Path

FDOAC_ANALYTICS_WSDL_PATH

No

The path to the analytics WSDL. We don’t recommend changing this option unless the OAC instance you are using has a different path to the analytics WSDL. Use at your own risk.

Default value - /analytics-ws/saw.dll/wsdl/v12

Discover Sub-Files

FDOAC_DISCOVER_SUB_ITEMS

No

Select the objects to make their sub-files to be discoverable in the file catalog.

Discover Thread Count

FDOAC_DISCOVER_THREAD_COUNT

No

Number of threads to use when discovering files for the File Catalog from the OAC server.

Defaults to 3.

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Inputs

Input Name

Input Code

Required

Description

WebCatalog Object Path

FDOAC_INP_OBJECT_PATH

Yes

CSV list of WebCatalog path to be downloaded. Separate folders with a forward slash (/). Path can be for folders or individual files or both.

Examples

/shared/Financials/Workflow Reports,/shared/Financials/Workflow Notifications

/shared/Financials/Enterprise Contracts/HIERDMS.Folder,/shared/Financials/Enterprise Contracts/Contract Hierarchy.xdo.Report

Download Folder

FDOAC_INP_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER

No

Absolute or relative target folder path. Relative path will be assumed in FD_TEMP_DIR.

Copy Object Permissions

FDOAC_INP_COPY_PERMISSIONS

Yes

Copy object with current permissions. If false, parent folder permissions in deploy environment will be used.

Keep Timestamps

FDOAC_INP_PRESERVE_TIMESTAMPS

Yes

Download object with timestamp details.

Discover Sub-Files

FDOAC_INP_DISCOVER_SUB_ITEMS

No

Select the objects to make their sub-files to be discoverable in the file catalog.

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Artifacts

This operation does not produce any artifacts.

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Endpoint Selection

This operation delegates endpoint selection to the workflow developer. The workflow editor will default the selection to “All”, which selects all available endpoints associated with the target. Selecting a specific resource will result in the selection of endpoints associated with the target which have that resource defined.

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Endpoint Execution

This operation delegates endpoint execution to the workflow developer. The workflow editor will default to “Any”, which will execute on any one of the selected endpoints, which will be randomly picked from selected endpoints or a specific endpoint where the previous step may have been executed. Changing this value to “All” will result in execution on all selected endpoints.