topic Re: Automatic versioning for documents in Alfresco Archive

Automatic versioning for documents

galdes — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:32:10 GMT

Hello all,I'm new to Alfresco. I have been googling and testing but cannot work out how to set documents to a state of automatic versioning. I have set 'spaces' to auto versioning = yes but the contents of those spaces still are non-versioning until manually set otherwise. Is it possible to have all

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

dmatejka — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:34:48 GMT

Hi Andrew,

I think the easiest way to do this is to set up a RULE.

= Go to the space
= Manage content rule
= Create rule
= Select condition (here you cen put "all items" to set up versioning for all files and subfolders)
= Select action - Add aspect to item
= Set Action values - versionable
= then set up the detials - type inbound , name e.g. set verioning, CHECK apply rule tu sub spaces (if you want to)
= FINISH

from now on all the files put into the space are going to be versioned automatically

see:
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Client_Manage_Content_Rules
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Version_Aspect

best regards

Daniel

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

galdes — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:42:48 GMT

Thanks Daniel,

Worked well!

Cheers,
-Andrew G

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

vivi — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:59:53 GMT

Hello,

Is there a way to activate the auto versioning from the configuration files?

Thanks,
Vivi

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

janv — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:57:25 GMT

Although not generally recommended (or formally supported), it is possible to modify the underlying Alfresco Content Model. Refer to:

http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Versioning_Behaviour
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Data_Dictionary_Guide#Modifying_an_Alfresco_Content_Model

Regards,
Jan

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

mruflin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:02:51 GMT

Attention: Setting the versionable aspect as mandatory on cm:content should only be done when you start with a fresh repository. This change will only affect newly created content, you would therefore end up with files that don't have the aspect, which then results in repository integrity issues (you won't be able to change nor delete such files afterwards). The repository could be fixed though by creating a rule that adds the versionable aspect and let it then run over the complete repository to make sure that really all files have that mandatory aspect.

I would strongly recommend not to modify the content model but use a rule instead.

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

skwong — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:14:06 GMT

Hi,

As mentioned by mruflin, it seems like existing documents in the folders can be added with aspect using rules. It can be done when updating each document's details manually. Can I apply rule to add aspect into all the existing documents within a folder? Please help.
Thanks

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

dmatejka — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:52:31 GMT

Hi,
there is a "Reapply rules in space" under MORE ACTIONS when you list the rules applied to the space.

Go to:
- space
- more actions
- manage content rules
- more actions
- Reapply rules in space

So maybe for your needs you should create the rule in a root directory and run the "Reapply rules in space and Children"

hope it helps

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

skwong — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:54:17 GMT

Hi Daniel,

Creating rules at the root space will add the rules to all the sub-spaces. Then, I have to browse into the space that contain the documents and click on reapply rules. Though it does not complete with one click, but I am glad that I don't have to apply to thousand of documents. With your suggestion, I just have to apply the rule at a few hundreds of spaces.
Thank you so much

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

xerox — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:58:35 GMT

You could write a script that go trough all those documents.
execute the following script in the top space

setVersioning(space);

function setVersioning(curNode)
{
  if (curNode.isContainer)
   
   {   
   
    var children = curNode.children;
           for (var i=0; i<children.length; i++)
           {
                       setVersioning(children[i]);
         }    
   
   
   }
   if(curNode.isDocument)
   {
   if (!curNode.hasAspect("cm:versionable")){
   var test = curNode.addAspect("cm:versionable");
   logger.log(curNode.name + test);
   }
   }
}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

This is a lot faster than clicking all those spaces

Friendly regards,
Nick

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

robain — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:56:36 GMT

Is it possible to have version history of the folders as well.

Thanks

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

xerox — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Is it possible to have version history of the folders as well.

No, Alfresco doesn't have versioning on folder level (in their document management module).

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

robain — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:14:41 GMT

I understand folder versioning is possible in WCM. correct ? now how do i know when running an instance of alfresco if it is running on DM or AVM repository ?

Thanks.

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

smah — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:43:30 GMT

I am not too familiar yet with Alfresco, but there is a link that refers to directory snapshot versioning
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Versioned_Directories

Re: Automatic versioning for documents

xerox — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:17:45 GMT

I am not too familiar yet with Alfresco, but there is a link that refers to directory snapshot versioning
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Versioned_Directories

This snap shot versioning is currently only available for WCM. Not for DM.