Copy Attachment

The Copy Attachments Plugin is used to copy an attachment from a Ws.Attachment Control in a form and place the copied file into a SharePoint Document Library or a file system (local computer or network).

Property	Description
binding	The field binding to your Ws.Attachment Control. Example: my:AttachmentControl NOTE: The only supported Attachment Control for this Plugin is the Ws.Attachment Control
directory	If specified, copies the attachments in the mentioned Ws.Attachment Control to the file system directory.
fieldmap	A column separated list of fields to be passed to a SharePoint Column. The appropriate format is SharePointColumnName=[XPathToFieldInForm]. You may also Right Click and select Fields in the Edit Value Window and select your field XPath. Example: mySharePointColumn1=[//my:myFields/my:AttachmentTitle]
folder	If specified, the name of the Folder in the SharePoint Document Library to copy the document to. Example: MySharePointFolder
list	The name of the SharePoint List or SharePoint Document Library to copy the document to. Example: MySharePointDocumentLibrary
site	The URL to the SharePoint Site that your SharePoint Document Library or SharePoint List resides. NOTE: This is not the direct link to your actual Library or List. Example: If my SharePoint Document Library resides on my FormEx site, the correct link will be: http://servername/sites/FormEx

Inserting and configuring the Copy Attachments Plugin

1. Add a Plugin Node to your workflow.

   

2. Click the Plugin Node added in step 1 to select it.
3. In the Properties Pane, configure the Property PlugInName to Copy Attachments

   

4. In the Properties Pane, under PluginName, select the ValuePairs Property.
   

   

5. Click Add to add a new argument.
6. Select the Name property and select binding from the drop down.

   

7. In the Value field, insert the binding for your Ws.Attachment Control.

   

8. Click Add to add a new argument.
9. Select folder from the Name Property

   

10. Set the Value Property to the name of the Folder in your SharePoint Document Library or List.
11. Click Add to add a new argument..
12. Select site from the Name Property
13. Set the Value property to the site where your SharePoint Document Library or List resides. (This is not the direct link to your SharePoint Document Library or List)

    

14. Click Add to add a new argument.
15. Select list from the Name Property

    

16. Enter the name of your SharePoint Document Library or List
17. Click Add to add a new argument.
18. Select fieldmap from the Name Property

    

19. In the Value property, insert a comma separated list (if more than one field will be passed) of field names that you would like to pass to the SharePoint Column(s).

    

    Syntax Help

    Correct Format: TheSharePointColumn=[XPath of form field]

    If you do not know your XPath, you may right click in the Edit Value window and select Fields. You will then be presented with a list of fields.
    aColumn is a column in MyDocumentLibrary that I want to pass the value of the form field AttachmentTitle to.

    

20. Publish the Solution to your FormEx Site.