SaveObjectAs

Syntax

SaveObjectAsResult SaveObjectAs(OdId tObject, SaveObjectAsArg tArg)

Parameters

tObject. Information about saved object.

tArg. Operation execution parameters.

Description

The SaveObjectAs operation executes the specified action and saves the instance of the repository object.

Comments

Depending on the specified parameters this operation enables the user to execute the following operations:

Save the object copy.
Move the existing object.
Overwrite the existing object.

The operation executed with the tObject object is specified in the operation field. Depending on the specified action, the following fields should contain specified execution parameters:

create. Parameters for creating an object copy.
move. Parameters for moving an object.
overwrite. Parameters for overwriting the existing object.

Overwriting the existing object changes the contents of the object (data, various parameters and settings). Object metadata (object class, identifier, and name) remain unchanged.

This parameter may also contain parameters of updating the list of repository objects, that will be applied after the operation is executed.

The operation results in the description of the obtained object, and also the updated list of repository objects, if respective operation execution parameters are specified.

Example

Various methods of using the operation are given in the following examples:

Example name

Creating an Object Copy

Moving Object

Overwriting Existing Object