topic Re: Custom repository structure in Alfresco Archive

Custom repository structure

gilles — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:07:19 GMT

Hi, I'm trying to set up my own space hierarchy. for example:Client contains Orders . Order contains items.I want to avoid adding something else in this structure, trough the WI or through the API.What are the solutions?Can I create new child-associations and remove/override the cm:contains?Should I

Re: Custom repository structure

zaizi — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:39:46 GMT

To stop new sub-folders being created / modified, you can use permissions to lock down what users can and can't do. Have a look at http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Permissions_and_Roles_Configuration#Default_Permissions.

Re: Custom repository structure

gilles — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:11:46 GMT

Thanks for responding, but my goal is to keep the folder type structure.
I want to avoid having a cm:folder being created inside my my:client space.
My my:client spaces must only contains myrder sub-spaces, and my myrder spaces must only contains my:item types.
Any clue?

Re: Custom repository structure

stevewickii — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:09:05 GMT

You might try defining your custom types my:client, myrder, and my:item to extend the cm:folder type, and override the cm:contains child-relationship in each, so that the target only allows the appropriate type. For example, the target type for cm:contains in my:client would be set to cmrder, and the target type for cm:contains in myrder would be set to my:item.

What you are trying to do is a lot like the Forum content model in Alfresco. Open up your alfresco.war and look at the forumModel.xml, web-client-config-wizards.xml and web-client-config-forum-actions.xml. These might help.

Let me know if this works.