This functionality was modified in an update. For more information, see Generate alternate rendition asynchronously (modified in an update) .
This process step generates alternate renditions for files on an object asynchronously. If an alternate file is not generated within the specified timeout limit, the step fails. For example, if the PDF file is not generated in an external transmittal workflow, the step fails. The workflow proceeds to the Reject step, and the transmittal state is set to RESERVED. An acknowledgement step, AlternateRenditionFailed, is displayed in the To Do List.
To append changemark notes to PDF files generated for non-Hexagon file types, set Arg1 to FileGenerateAlternateRendition and set the following parameters on the method:
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Alternate Rendition File type to FT_PDF
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Include markups to True
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Include action pin details to True
The process step generates a PDF file through remote services for Hexagon file types and through a queue server for non-Hexagon file types. When the remote services are called for Hexagon file types, the timeout set on remote services is honored.
Process class name: GenerateAlternateRenditionAsyncStep,Arg1,Arg2,Arg3,Arg4
Where:
Arg1: Method name
Arg2: Timeout in milliseconds
Arg3: Set the workflow item to SourceObject
Arg4: Do not validate the alternate rendition condition on filetype - filetype relationship
Example:
GenerateAlternateRenditionAsyncStep,MTH_GenerateReportPDFAndReplace,60000,True,True