Alfresco 3 WCM Tutorial Problems - no renditions

scottf — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:36:33 GMT

Hi,Platform: Windows XP, Derby DB, tomcat.I've worked my way through the WCM Tutorial found here (http://superb-east.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/alfresco/WCM-Tutorial.pdf) on the full version 3 and also on labs v3c, even tried the night build from Feb 14th but still get the following problemsag

Re: Alfresco 3 WCM Tutorial Problems - no renditions

gavinc — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:12:14 GMT

Hi ,

The tutorial you link to is very old (1.4 timeframe) and doesn't actually correlate with the product any more. You should really use a newer version, the tutorial from 2.1 (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/alfresco/WCM2_1-Product-Evaluation-Guide.pdf?modtime=1189681995&big_mirror=0) should be fine.

However, after trying the tutorial myself, I too see the issues you mention. I was able to continue by manually entering the name of the company footer previously created i.e. Alfresco.xml so you could try that to continue with the tutorial. I will continue to investigate the cause and post back here when I have some answers.

Despite these errors in the tutorial, this is an isolated use case and shouldn't prevent you from experimenting with other custom web forms.

Many thanks for reporting this.

Re: Alfresco 3 WCM Tutorial Problems - no renditions

scottf — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:40:51 GMT

Thanks for the reply Gavin, much appreciated.

Typing "Alfresco.xml" in that text box does indeed work slightly better. The HTML rendition gets created but the plain text version does not. Seems there's some free marker rendering exceptions. See the log below.
Thanks for the link to the more up to date tutorial, I'll work through that now, it looks quite similar, especially with regard to the press release creation (i.e. use the .ftl file) so I expect the same outcome. I'll post a reply here later to confirm.

Please let me know if you make any progress in finding the cause of the problem. Thanks.

10:24:34,986 ERROR [org.alfresco.web.ui.common.Utils] Error generating rendition using press-release-plain-text.ftl: freemarker.core.NonStringException: Error on line 21, column 33 in freemarker_template
org.alfresco.web.forms.RenderingEngine$RenderingException: freemarker.core.NonStringException: Error on line 21, column 33 in freemarker_template
Expecting a string, date or number here, Expression cf_document.name is instead a freemarker.ext.dom.NodeListModel
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.FreeMarkerRenderingEngine.render(FreeMarkerRenderingEngine.java:124)
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.RenderingEngineTemplateImpl.render(RenderingEngineTemplateImpl.java:332)
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.RenderingEngineTemplateImpl.render(RenderingEngineTemplateImpl.java:305)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateWebContentWizard.saveContent(CreateWebContentWizard.java:595)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateWebContentWizard$2.execute(CreateWebContentWizard.java:285)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateWebContentWizard$2.execute(CreateWebContentWizard.java:282)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:320)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:227)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateWebContentWizard.next(CreateWebContentWizard.java:293)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.WizardManager.next(WizardManager.java:541)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.apache.myfaces.el.MethodBindingImpl.invoke(MethodBindingImpl.java:132)
   at org.apache.myfaces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:61)
   at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:109)
   at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot._broadcastForPhase(UIViewRoot.java:97)
   at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processApplication(UIViewRoot.java:171)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationExecutor.execute(InvokeApplicationExecutor.java:32)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.executePhase(LifecycleImpl.java:95)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:70)
   at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:139)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:81)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
   at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
   at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
   at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: freemarker.core.NonStringException: Error on line 21, column 33 in freemarker_template
Expecting a string, date or number here, Expression cf_document.name is instead a freemarker.ext.dom.NodeListModel
   at freemarker.core.Expression.getStringValue(Expression.java:126)
   at freemarker.core.Expression.getStringValue(Expression.java:93)
   at freemarker.core.DollarVariable.accept(DollarVariable.java:76)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:92)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.renderElementToString(Environment.java:1563)
   at freemarker.core.StringLiteral.getStringValue(StringLiteral.java:101)
   at freemarker.core.StringLiteral._getAsTemplateModel(StringLiteral.java:86)
   at freemarker.core.Expression.getAsTemplateModel(Expression.java:89)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:555)
   at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:106)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:92)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$Context.runLoop(IteratorBlock.java:179)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:415)
   at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.accept(IteratorBlock.java:102)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:92)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.process(Environment.java:188)
   at freemarker.template.Template.process(Template.java:237)
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.FreeMarkerRenderingEngine.render(FreeMarkerRenderingEngine.java:119)
   … 37 more
10:24:35,001 ERROR [org.alfresco.web.ui.common.Utils] Expecting a string, date or number here, Expression cf_document.name is instead a freemarker.ext.dom.NodeListModel
org.alfresco.web.forms.RenderingEngine$RenderingException: freemarker.core.NonStringException: Error on line 21, column 33 in freemarker_template
Expecting a string, date or number here, Expression cf_document.name is instead a freemarker.ext.dom.NodeListModel
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.FreeMarkerRenderingEngine.render(FreeMarkerRenderingEngine.java:124)
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.RenderingEngineTemplateImpl.render(RenderingEngineTemplateImpl.java:332)
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.RenderingEngineTemplateImpl.render(RenderingEngineTemplateImpl.java:305)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateWebContentWizard.saveContent(CreateWebContentWizard.java:595)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateWebContentWizard$2.execute(CreateWebContentWizard.java:285)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateWebContentWizard$2.execute(CreateWebContentWizard.java:282)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:320)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:227)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateWebContentWizard.next(CreateWebContentWizard.java:293)
   at org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.WizardManager.next(WizardManager.java:541)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.apache.myfaces.el.MethodBindingImpl.invoke(MethodBindingImpl.java:132)
   at org.apache.myfaces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:61)
   at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:109)
   at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot._broadcastForPhase(UIViewRoot.java:97)
   at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processApplication(UIViewRoot.java:171)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationExecutor.execute(InvokeApplicationExecutor.java:32)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.executePhase(LifecycleImpl.java:95)
   at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:70)
   at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:139)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:81)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
   at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
   at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
   at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: freemarker.core.NonStringException: Error on line 21, column 33 in freemarker_template
Expecting a string, date or number here, Expression cf_document.name is instead a freemarker.ext.dom.NodeListModel
   at freemarker.core.Expression.getStringValue(Expression.java:126)
   at freemarker.core.Expression.getStringValue(Expression.java:93)
   at freemarker.core.DollarVariable.accept(DollarVariable.java:76)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:92)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.renderElementToString(Environment.java:1563)
   at freemarker.core.StringLiteral.getStringValue(StringLiteral.java:101)
   at freemarker.core.StringLiteral._getAsTemplateModel(StringLiteral.java:86)
   at freemarker.core.Expression.getAsTemplateModel(Expression.java:89)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:555)
   at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:106)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:92)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$Context.runLoop(IteratorBlock.java:179)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:415)
   at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.accept(IteratorBlock.java:102)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:92)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:208)
   at freemarker.core.Environment.process(Environment.java:188)
   at freemarker.template.Template.process(Template.java:237)
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.FreeMarkerRenderingEngine.render(FreeMarkerRenderingEngine.java:119)
   … 37 more
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Re: Alfresco 3 WCM Tutorial Problems - no renditions

scottf — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:26:26 GMT

Hi Gavin,
Just to give you an update so you don't waste any time.
I've stepped through that tutorial you pointed me to and it works well. The "include company footer" is now displayed correctly as a radio button, and all renditions are created correctly.

There's only 1 error in the log and it didn't seem to make a difference, but I'll post it here just for reference:

11:08:05,632 WARN  [org.alfresco.web.bean.wcm.CreateFormWizard] non fatal errors encountered parsing schema press-release.xsd
 error parsing schema: 
at line 51 column 114: src-resolve: Cannot resolve the name 'pr:company_footer_choices' to a(n) 'type definition' component.
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Only problem now is deployment, as that seems slightly different in Alfresco 3 compared to that tutorial.

Thanks again.

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