topic Re: Setting ReadOnly content property in Alfresco Archive

Setting ReadOnly content property

nikes — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:34:48 GMT

Hi folks,I want functionality where user can only read document and no downlod link should appear.How can I implement this in Alfreso permissionDefinitions.xml file ?I tried to define role with ReadProperties bt it is giving me exceptions on console.Also can I disable save button on MS Word by apply

Re: Setting ReadOnly content property

mikeh — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:30:14 GMT

You don't say which client you're using - the Explorer client (/alfresco) or Share (/share). With Share it would be possible to disable the download link in the UI, but wouldn't stop someone from downloading the content if they knew the URL. The problem is a browser needs to download the content in order to display it. However, when the content is downloaded as a Flash movie it makes this process harder (although still not impossible).

The Office add-in doesn't disable any part of the standard Word toolbar - that's not it's purpose. You could extend it to do that, but there are other way Microsoft have provided, such as saving documents with a password so they can be read but not written.

Mike

Re: Setting ReadOnly content property

nikes — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:53:41 GMT

Thanks Mike,

That means, in current version there is no way to make document ReadOnly if client accesses it from (/alfresco) or CIFS?

In MS SharePoint serever there is a plug in for the same (I am not sure, but it is built-in feature).

Re: Setting ReadOnly content property

mikeh — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:16:52 GMT

You can certainly add Read Only permissions, so they can't alter the document in the Alfresco Repository. But it's very difficult to prevent someone accessing the actual content of a document as the application needs to do so in order to be able to read it.

Even in Microsoft Word's "read only" mode, you can Select All / Copy / Paste into a new document.

Mike

Re: Setting ReadOnly content property

nikes — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:00:56 GMT

Is there any way to integrate Windows Rights Management Service (RMS)?

I think as it is windows product, it integrates well with SharePoint server.

Using RMS we can restrict copying, Saving doc etc…. on client machine…

I would like to know is there any support in ALfresco for the same?

Re: Setting ReadOnly content property

mikeh — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:29:11 GMT

As Alfresco works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, etc. there would possibly be little benefit for us to add a Microsoft-specific service. Doesn't mean it's not possible, just not something we would necessarily prioritise unless paid to do so.

Mike