topic Re: Custom attributes from ACC in Workato Pros Discussion Board

Custom attributes from ACC

pzigante — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:24:16 GMT

I currently am using a callable recipe Autodesk created to pull file and folder metadata from ACC and BIM360. However, it only pulls the standard metadata such as name and date uploaded etc. I would like it to get custom attributes, how could i go about this as i would need to map the attributes to the recipe, but it would require the callable recipe to be linked ot the project as the attributes may change from projetc to project.

Re: Custom attributes from ACC

patrick-steil — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:34:05 GMT

Probably need to see more details on this one... have some ideas, but without more context it would be difficult to advise...

Would be glad to jump on a video call if you are still battling this... thanks let me know 🙂

Re: Custom attributes from ACC

pzigante — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:57:47 GMT

Thanks for reaching out, sent you a DM to setup a call.

Re: Custom attributes from ACC

david-macintosh — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:15:33 GMT

Is it possible yourt custom attributes are a sub node? If so, it will require iterating thtrogh and checking each "name" / "key" value to find the ones you want to map and seta variable to the value.

Re: Custom attributes from ACC

pzigante — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:49:30 GMT

I may be overthinking this, but my problem might be that the callable recipe uses standard info that is default across all projects. Metadata such as Name, Last Updated, Updated By, and Version number etc are all attributes automatically assigned to files on all projects. Custom attributes are on a project by project basis, and the callable recipe needs to be able to identify and reference these. Not really sure of the terminology, my apologies.

Re: Custom attributes from ACC

david-macintosh — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:57:02 GMT

I think you'll need to show the data structure that is received by the triggered event in your start action to get mach advice. Show it with everything expanded if possible.

Re: Custom attributes from ACC

vinay — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:15:26 GMT

Peter Zigante as per your comments i understood that you are getting standard attributes from the callable recipe so in your case you need custom attributes for this u might need to use custom action in which u can able to give response schema as per your input requirements so the you can use in other sections

Re: Custom attributes from ACC

pzigante — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:02:31 GMT

Yes, Patrick above mentioned in a DM, that i would need a GET custom attribute but it seems we cannot yet call it from ACC, i reached out to Autodesk to help me, https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/bim360/v1/reference/http/document-management-custom-attribute-definitions-GET/

Re: Custom attributes from ACC

vinay — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:41:33 GMT

Great Peter if you need any help do let us know we can connect