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Custom content model and complex field queries

mysparkle — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:12:50 GMT

Hi I am hoping to build a rather simple set of custom content objects which will have editable property fields of different data types. The different object types will have internal relations of typical 1-1, 1-n type. The amount of data stored and cross referenced will be voluminous! In this parti

Re: Custom content model and complex field queries

rmonteiro — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:04:18 GMT

What you want is Lucene. Take a look at http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Search

Re: Custom content model and complex field queries

mysparkle — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:45:14 GMT

Thanks
Would you say that Alfresco is a good option for custom data models such as a research database?
I find it ideal as a concept with all the built-in business logic for preserving data integrity, workflow management etc.
I guess what I am wondering basically is if Alfresco will serve as RAD framework without to much workarounds and coding…

Thanks,
Lars

Re: Custom content model and complex field queries

rmonteiro — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:31:44 GMT

The problem with RAD is that it''s RAD But Alfresco's hability to let you code actions and webscripts with javascript and freemarker (at least for normal stuff) makes it ideal for RAD. But as in any project it's good that you know as mush as possible about what you wanna have at the end of your implementaion, before starting configuring, coding and so on.