topic Re: Hide default metadata in view properties in Alfresco Archive

Hide default metadata in view properties

jlabuelo — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:48:53 GMT

Hi allLets see if someone can help us with this doubt. We have built our CustomModel.xml file including the types and aspects (Metadata) we would like to add to the content we are storing in our Alfresco System. Everything works fine but there is something that, if possible we would like to modify.E

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

gavinc — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:30:21 GMT

Hi,

Yes, you can remove metadata that you don't want to see. How you do this depends on what client you are using.

If you're using Explorer have a look at this page http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Displaying_Custom_Metadata on the wiki, the key to hiding properties is the "show-in-edit-mode" & "show-in-view-mode" attributes of the "show-property" element. The custom config needs to be applied to web-client-config-custom.xml.

If you're using Share have a look at this page http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Forms_Examples#Displaying_Type_Metadata on the wiki, although not explicitly shown as an example you can hide a property by using a hide element instead i.e.


<config evaluator="node-type" condition="cm:content">
   <forms>
      <form>
         <field-visibility>
            <hide id="cm:title" />
            <hide id="cm:description" />
         </field-visibility>
      </form>
   </forms>
</config>
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

The custom config needs to be applied to share-config-custom.xml

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

jlabuelo — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:03:45 GMT

Thanks a lot Gavin

Very interesting.. did not know this. I have taken a look to the link and explains perfectly how to do it for the aspects and types you define in your custommodel… but sorry I have a question . How could we make it work for the default metadata? I mean, Title, Description… dont know if they are from a specific type or if they are independent aspects they get assigned to each content in Alfresco by default.

Would this work with them? How can identify these metadata in the web-client-config-custom and set it as in the link you pass me?

Cheers

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

gavinc — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:31:56 GMT

The wiki articles also apply to built-in metadata not just custom models, in web-client-config-custom.xml you could have:

<config evaluator="node-type" condition="content">
   <property-sheet>
      <show-property name="title" show-in-edit-mode="false" show-in-view-mode="false" />
      <show-property name="description" show-in-edit-mode="false" show-in-view-mode="false" />
   </property-sheet>
</config>‍‍‍‍‍‍

NOTE: In Explorer config the "cm:" prefix is not required, in Share config it IS required.

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

minnie — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:37:12 GMT

Hi all,
I suppose Jlabuelo searched for a method to hide inherited metadata for a custom type during details visualization, i.e. metadata coming from "cm:content". It's possible using the replace property into the definition of metadata list related to the custom type in the file web-client-config-custom.xml.
The following example shows how you can hide each metadata inherited by cm:content except for cm:title, and the custom metadata my:heigh, where my:building is defined with cm:content as parent.

<config evaluator="node-type" condition="my:building" replace="true" >
      <property-sheet>
           <show-property name="cm:title" show-in-edit-mode="true" />
           <show-property name="my:heigh" display-label-id="size" show-in-edit-mode="false" />
           <show-property name="my:windows" />
           <show-property name="my:cubic_foot" />
      </property-sheet>
</config>

Have a good day!

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

pmverma — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:17:13 GMT

Hi all, I am also having same problem with hiding metadata properties.

For a working copy document, I would like to hide some properties such as cm:created and cm:modified.

Could any give some clue on how to hide for working copy documents?

Thanks,
P. M. Verma

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

pmverma — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:47:13 GMT

Hi all,
My problem has been solved.I liked to hide only some field for working copy documents.So, this get done as following:

<config evaluator="aspect" condition="cm:workingcopy" replace="true">
      <forms>
         <form>
            <field-visibility>
            …………..
               <hide id="cm:creator" for-mode="view" />
               <hide id="cm:created" for-mode="view" />
               <hide id="cm:modifier" for-mode="view" />
               <hide id="cm:modified" for-mode="view" />
            ………….                
            </field-visibility>
         </form>
      </forms>
   </config>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Thanks,
P. M. Verma

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

aasifkhan_91 — Wed, 29 May 2013 05:35:10 GMT

what is the name of this file, coz its not in web-client-config-custom.xml,
can u just tell me the file name for this……

thanks,
Asif Khan

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

mitpatoliya — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:14:01 GMT

It's share-config-custom.xml file in alfresco share under
<ALF_HOME>/tomcat/share/classes/alfresco/web-extension

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

rohitkhanna — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:24:46 GMT

How can I hide meta data of my custom models for specific user logged in ?

Re: Hide default metadata in view properties

riya_soni42 — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:03:01 GMT

Hi,

I want to remove some meta data fields from custom content type, but I don't want that it is always hidden which is in the case of using <hide-property> tag.

I want to add or remove meta data fields from custom content type on conditional basis in Alfresco Advanced Search Screen.

So, we can change it from client side js which advsearch.js or form.js .

But I don't know where I put my condition or how can I remove meta data fields.

So, please provide me the way for this. I am using alfresco 5.2.
Thanks in advance.