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Setting properties on custom content types

slothrop — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:06:38 GMT

I have a custom content type with custom properties. I would like to set the value of some of these properties in a script that is executed by the content owner when the content is moved to another folder, i.e, contenttype1.properties["typeropertyName"] = someValue;So far I have been unable to do

Re: Setting properties on custom content types

dhalupa — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:39:09 GMT

For sure it is possible, you have to set up a outbound rule with script action and is subtype for the folder where your custom document types are placed.

1. Make sure that your custom type is shown on the list of possible types for the is-subtype condition. You do this by editing web-client-config.xml, try to look for subtypes element
2. Write the script which will set the custom property
3. Put it in Data Dictionary/Scripts folder
4. Set up outbound rule with Execute script action

Kind regards,

Denis

Re: Setting properties on custom content types

slothrop — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:17:32 GMT

For sure it is possible, you have to set up a outbound rule with script action and is subtype for the folder where your custom document types are placed.

1. Make sure that your custom type is shown on the list of possible types for the is-subtype condition. You do this by editing web-client-config.xml, try to look for subtypes element
2. Write the script which will set the custom property
3. Put it in Data Dictionary/Scripts folder
4. Set up outbound rule with Execute script action

Kind regards,

Denis

Dennis,
Thank you for the response.

I have been unable to accomplish this. I have tried in scripts that are executed on outbound content from the source folder and on incoming content in the destination folder. If I define the properties as properties of a custom aspect, I can then set the values and add the aspect. But if the properties are properties of the custom content type I can't set them.

Re: Setting properties on custom content types

dhalupa — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:24:03 GMT

Might be your custom content type definition is the problem. Try posting the model definition file

Re: Setting properties on custom content types

mikef — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:46:25 GMT

First check that node is of the right type using the node browser. Then run your script via Run Action, if your script is not doing what you think it should do, enable the JavaScript debugger and step through the code.

Re: Setting properties on custom content types

slothrop — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:40:52 GMT

The model appears to be good. All of the properties appear and can be set when the files are uploaded and they persist when files are moved or copied from one space to another. I can also edit them using the details view after they have been uploaded and the changes persist when the file is moved or copied.

I can't enable the javascript debugger since I'm using jre 1.6 but I can simplify the file to the point that it only contains the setProperty statements and put setPermission statements before or after the setProperty statements. In this case the set permission statements execute successfully but the set property statements don't, even when I hardcode the values I am setting them to.

As I said earlier, if I define the properties in question as properties of custom aspects and they can be set and added to the content in javascript with no problem.