GetDocument

Gets information about a specific revision of a single document.

Syntax

Request the latest revision of a document:

https://<ServerName>/BCEnterprise/api/getdocument.ashx?viewid=<ViewName>&DocID=<DocID>

Request specific revision of a single document:

https://<ServerName>/BCEnterprise/api/getdocument.ashx?viewid=<ViewName>&RevID=<RevID>

Parameters

Parameters are not case-sensitive.

Name	Description
DOCID	The unique Meridian Enterprise GlobalID value of the document. Required when REVID is not specified. Returns the current revision of the document.
REVID	The Meridian Enterprise VersionID value of the document. When specified, DOCID is ignored. Returns the specified revision of the document.
VIEWID	The Meridian Explorer View ID value from which to get the document information. The value was specified when the view was created as described in Creating and editing repository views.

Response Values

Value	Type	Description
DownloadUrl	URL	Location to download the document rendition in Adobe PDF format or empty if the document content is not available.
DownloadUrlSource	URL	Location to download the document in its original formator empty if the document content is not available.
GlobalID	String	The unique Meridian Enterprise GlobalID value of the document.
Name	String	The Meridian Enterprise display name of the document.
PropertiesUrl	URL	Location of the Meridian Explorer properties page of the document.
RevisionGlobalID	String	The unique Meridian Enterprise VersionID value of a specific revision of the document.
ViewerUrl	URL	Location to open the document in the Meridian Explorer viewer (if installed).

Example

Request:

https://MyServerName/BCEnterprise/api/getdocument.ashx?viewid=DOC_MyView&DocID={44611503-105A-11DD-0000-B406F7688C98}

Response:

{
"GlobalID":"{44611503-105A-11DD-0000-B406F7688C98}",
"RevisionGlobalID":"{5266D671-105B-11DD-0000-B406F7688C98}",
"Name":"0011-08-2400n001.dwg",
"DownloadUrlSource":"http://MYSERVER/bcenterpriseex/download?ViewID=DOC_B09E8\u0026RevID=12520\u0026CT=RevisionContent",
"DownloadUrl":"http://MYSERVER/bcenterpriseex/download?ViewID=DOC_B09E8\u0026RevID=12520\u0026CT=Rendition",
"ViewerUrl":"http://MYSERVER/bcenterpriseex/DOC_B09E8\u0026revisionid=12520\u0026content=true\u0026IsLatest=False",
"PropertiesUrl":"http://MYSERVER/bcenterpriseex/DOC_B09E8\u0026revisionid=12520\u0026content=false\u0026IsLatest=False"
}