Hello,

I'm trying to retrieve the PDM version number and write it in a custom property. This seems like a basic task, but it turns out to be more complex than expected in PDM.

What I’ve done so far

• I created a variable in PDM and added it to my data cards, since (surprisingly) this variable doesn’t exist by default.
• I then set up an action in the workflow to write the version number using %version% during state transitions.
• To handle the incorrect version shown when a file is checked out, I attempted a workaround using Dispatch:
  • I used an incremental expression: Add(%CurrentVersionOfFile%, 1)
  • The idea was to anticipate the version number that will be assigned during check-in.

The issue

This workaround works sometimes, but not consistently.

I suspect the problem may come from:

• Automatic transitions with "Overwrite existing versions of files"
• Or the "Rollback to an earlier version" feature in the history

Additional context

I'm still quite new to Dispatch, so it's possible I made a mistake in my setup.

My question

Is there a more reliable or standard way to retrieve the PDM version number and write it in a custom property?

I need this version number to properly identify exported files (.pdf, .stp, .dxf).

Thanks in advance for your help!