Webtop uses Documentum Content Transformation Services products to transform a file using a set of properties in order to create a new related file.
Transformations to create new related files occur on one item at a time, and requests are processed asynchronously, meaning that new files may not be available immediately. You receive a notification in your Inbox when a transformation is completed or if a transformation fails.
Not all features mentioned in the following procedure are available for all file formats, and some file formats cannot be transformed. Format availability depends on the Content Transformation Services products installed, and any special configuration on your system.
To create a new related file through transformation:
Navigate to, and select the file to transform to create a new related file.
Note: You can transform a parent file or a rendition. (Locating renditions is described in Viewing a list of the different renditions of a file.)
Select Tools > Transform > More Formats.
The Transform wizard appears.
Select a transformation profile, and click Next.
If the Transformation Details screen appears, enter any information necessary for setting the parameters of the transformation, and click Next.
In the Save As screen, select Create a New Object, and click Next.
The New Object Definition screen enables you to enter or apply properties for the new files. This includes name, title, permission set, lifecycle, and location. The only required property is the name. This screen also enables you to choose whether to perform this transformation every time these new files are versioned.
Do the following:
Enter a name for the new file. The file name is entered by default.
If you wish, enter a title for the file.
If you wish, select an alternate object type for the file.
Click Edit to enter an alternate permission set to the file.
To apply a lifecycle to the files, click Edit.
Select the location for the new file. You have two options:
Same as parent file
Places the new file in the same cabinet or folder location as the original.
New location
Requires you to select a new location in an edit window.
To perform this transformation each time the original file is versioned, click Save Transformation.
If you have selected multiple files for this transformation, click Next. Alternatively, if you wish to apply the selected parameters to all of the files selected for the transformation, or if you have selected only one file to transform, click Finish.
The transformation request is immediately sent to the appropriate server queue for processing. When the transformation is complete, a notification is sent to your Inbox.