ProjectWise - Search Files

Searches for documents in ProjectWise by name or retrieves all documents from a folder scope.

Purpose

Use this task to locate documents dynamically within a workflow — either by matching on a name pattern or by retrieving the full document set from a given folder. An optional folder scope limits results to a specific area of the repository.

Service Account

Requires a Bentley ProjectWise service account.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Description
Search Type	Picklist	Yes	Basic — searches by document name. Advanced — retrieves all documents within the optional folder scope.
Basic Search Term	Text	When Search Type = Basic	The file name or partial name to match against.
Folder	Text	No	An optional folder GUID or WSG path to limit the search scope. If omitted, the entire repository is searched.

Outputs

Name	Description
Documents	A list of PWInstance document objects matching the search criteria. Each item contains the document's WSG properties such as Name, UpdateTime, and any custom attributes.