Add-FLCAttachment
Adds an Attachment to an existing Item in Fusion Lifecycle.
Syntax
Add-FLCAttachment -Workspace <String> -ItemId <Long> -Path <FileInfo> [[-Title] <String>] [[-Description] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Add-FLCAttachment -InputObject <PSObject> -Path <FileInfo> [[-Title] <String>] [[-Description] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | Workspace | The name of the workspace that contains the Item | no (optional when InputObject is used) |
| Long | ItemId | The ID of the Item for which the attachment should be added | no (optional when InputObject is used) |
| Item | InputObject | The Fusion Lifecycle Item for which the attachment should be added. The argument accepts pipeline input | no (optional when Workspace and ItemId are used) |
| FileInfo | Path | The Path to the file which should be uploaded and attached to the item. | no |
| String | Title | The title to use for the attachment. If no title is provided, the filename without extension will be used. | yes |
| String | Description | A description for the uploaded attachment | yes |
Return type
Attachment ← on success.
empty ← on failure. Exception/ErrorMessage can be accessed using $Error.
Remarks
The -Path arguments accepts all file types to be uploaded as attachment although only specific file types can be viewed with the Viewer in Fusion Lifecycle.
A list of the file types that can be viewed in Fusion Lifecycle can be found here.
When an attachment with the same Title already exists on the item a new version of the attachment is added.
Optionally with the -Title argument you can upload the same attachment using a different title.
Examples
To use the examples below a Fusion Lifecycle PLM demo Tenant is required:
Add an Attachment to an Item
Connect-FLC -Tenant 'your_tenant_name' -ClientId 'your_client_id' -ClientSecret 'your_client_secret' -UserId 'your_email@example.com' $attachment = Add-FLCAttachment -Workspace 'Products' -ItemId 8684 -Path 'C:\Temp\Injection Molding Machine.dwf'
Add an Attachment using a specific title
Connect-FLC -Tenant 'your_tenant_name' -ClientId 'your_client_id' -ClientSecret 'your_client_secret' -UserId 'your_email@example.com' $item = (Get-FLCItems -Workspace 'Documents' -Filter '"Final Assembly Installation"')[0] $item | Add-FLCAttachment -Title 'Instructions' -Path '.\Documents\C300NO678S.pdf' -Description 'Documentation for Installation' <# Title : Instructions ItemId : 8644 Workspace : Documents #>
Error handling, analyze why adding attachment failed using $Error
Connect-FLC -Tenant 'your_tenant_name' -ClientId 'your_client_id' -ClientSecret 'your_client_secret' -UserId 'your_email@example.com'
$attachment = Add-FLCAttachment -Workspace 'Suppliers' -ItemId 5839 -Path 'C:\Temp\Picture.png'
if(-not $attachment){
$Error[0].Exception #Returns "FORBIDDEN: User Qpdb4: access ADD_ATTACHMENTS denied..."
}