topic Infinite onContentUpdate loop when a node is versionable in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/infinite-oncontentupdate-loop-when-a-node-is-versionable/m-p/183821#M136951 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Version: Alfresco Enterprise 3.0.0 (trial)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>We have several policies that are registered to fire on the onContentUpdate event of some node types.&nbsp; Each policy reads the node content and creates a property.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>These policies work fine for nodes that are not versionable.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, if we make a node versionable, we get into an infinite loop:&nbsp; the onContentUpdate event just keeps firing.&nbsp; The first time, newContent is false.&nbsp; Every time after that, newContent is true.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>It seems like the action of reading the node's content (done in each policy) is causing the onContentUpdate event to be triggered again - only when the node is versionable. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I did a bit of searching through the forums, but could not find a similar problem.&nbsp; Has anyone else encountered this?&nbsp; If so, how have you avoided it?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:29:53 GMT dwarren 2008-12-12T21:29:53Z Infinite onContentUpdate loop when a node is versionable https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/infinite-oncontentupdate-loop-when-a-node-is-versionable/m-p/183821#M136951 Version: Alfresco Enterprise 3.0.0 (trial)We have several policies that are registered to fire on the onContentUpdate event of some node types.&nbsp; Each policy reads the node content and creates a property.These policies work fine for nodes that are not versionable.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, if we make a node version Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:29:53 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/infinite-oncontentupdate-loop-when-a-node-is-versionable/m-p/183821#M136951 dwarren 2008-12-12T21:29:53Z Re: Infinite onContentUpdate loop when a node is versionable https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/infinite-oncontentupdate-loop-when-a-node-is-versionable/m-p/183822#M136952 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Found the problem:&nbsp;&nbsp; our policies were running on the previous version of a node (workspace://version2store) as well as the current version (workspace://SpacesStore).&nbsp;&nbsp; I put a check in the onContentUpdate() method of our policies to only do work if the node's Store is workspace://SpacesStore.&nbsp; This fixed the issue.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:13:42 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/infinite-oncontentupdate-loop-when-a-node-is-versionable/m-p/183822#M136952 dwarren 2008-12-15T20:13:42Z