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Mapping Custom Properties to PDF Cards

This example describes how to map the variable Title to the custom property TITLE.

To map custom properties to PDF cards:

  1. In the Administration tool, right-click Variables and click New Variable.
  2. In the dialog box, create a variable named Title.
  3. Click New Attribute.
  4. Under Selected attribute:
    1. For Block name, select CustomProperty.
    2. For Attribute name, type TITLE.
    3. Type the file extension that contains the property.
      For example: pdf.
  5. Click OK.
  6. In the Card Editor, open the PDF Card.
  7. Add an edit box and for Variable name select the new Title variable.
  8. Save the card and close the Card Editor.
When a user adds a PDF to the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault, the PDF file data card shows the Title variable. User can read/write the custom property Title to the PDF file data card.


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