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how to add multiple content types

plakshmi — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:08:52 GMT

HiI am new to Alfresco. I am working on a requirement wherein a separate content type(with corresponding fields) has to attached while adding different types of documents.I created a custom content type (say Category 1) by modifying customModel.xml, web-client-config-custom.xml and defining my model

Re: how to add multiple content types

kbonnet — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:46:13 GMT

Your custom1model.xml is not valid. Thats what the error says. If you post your models here people can have a look. But first, open the file in internet explorer or whatever to validate the XML. If the XML is valid the model can still be invalid.

Re: how to add multiple content types

plakshmi — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:14:26 GMT

Hi
This my Custom1 model.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!– Second model –>

<model name="res.customModel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
   <description>Resume DB</description>
   <author></author>
   <version>1.0</version>

<imports>
   <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
   <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
</imports>

<namespaces>
   <namespace uri="res.model" prefix="res"/>
</namespaces>

<types>
   <type name="res:resume_db">
      <title>Resume ID</title>
      <parent>cm:content</parent>

   <properties>
      <property name="res:resume_id">
      <title>Resume ID</title>
      <type>d:int</type>
      </property>

      <property name="res:jd_id">
      <title>Reference JD ID</title>
      <type>d:int</type>
      </property>

      <property name="res:resume_date">
      <title>Resume Submitted on:</title>
      <type>d:date</type>
      </property>
   </properties>
   </type>
</types>

</model>

Thanks
Ponnulakshmi

Re: how to add multiple content types

kbonnet — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:15:59 GMT

On first sight, i dont see anything wrong. But i suspect you used the same namespace and name in your both models? They have to be unique.

Koen

Re: how to add multiple content types

plakshmi — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:06:21 GMT

hi
Thanks for your suggestion. I tried making few changes in my custom1Model.xml, but getting the same errors. I am attaching the 2 files, customModel.xml, custom1Model.xml. Can u tell me if there is anything wrong.

customModel.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!– Custom Model –>
<model name="custom:customModel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
   <description>Job Description Model</description>
   <author></author>
   <version>1.0</version>

   <imports>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
   </imports>

   <namespaces>
      <namespace uri="custom.model" prefix="custom"/>
   </namespaces>
<types>
   <type name="custom:jobdescription">
      <title>Job description content type</title>
      <parent>cm:content</parent>
    <properties>
      <property name="custom:jd_id">
      <title>Job description No</title>
      <type>d:int</type>
      </property>
      <property name="custom:dept">
      <title>Department</title>
      <type>d:text</type>
      </property>
      <property name="custom:initiator_name">
      <title>JD Initiator name</title>
      <type>d:text</type>
      </property>
   </properties>
</type>
</types>
</model>


& here is my custom1Model.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!– Second model –>

<model name="res.resModel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
<description>Resume DB</description>
<author></author>
<version>1.0</version>

<imports>
<import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
<import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
</imports>

<namespaces>
<namespace uri="res.model" prefix="res"/>
</namespaces>

<types>
<type name="res:resume_db">
<title>Resume ID</title>
<parent>cm:content</parent>

<properties>
<property name="res:resume_id">
<title>Resume ID</title>
<type>d:int</type>
</property>

<property name="res:jd_id">
<title>Reference JD ID</title>
<type>d:int</type>
</property>

<property name="res:resume_date">
<title>Resume Submitted on:</title>
<type>d:date</type>
</property>
</properties>
</type>
</types>

</model>

thanks in advance
Ponnulakshmi.

Re: how to add multiple content types

kbonnet — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:59:37 GMT

Maybe you can develop your model with increments. First activate one model. If it fails, strip the properties from it. If it still fails you have a limited piece of model to check. It it succeeds to load add the properties after another. When one model loads, do the same for the other. I still cant see anything wrong.

It complains about the namespace. I have seen examples where the namespace is like yours, but usually the name space is a fully qualified domain name and some specifics behind. We use for example:

<namespace uri="http://www.contezza.org/alfresco/model/resume/1.0" prefix="res"/>

And when you develop your model, use the possibility of dynamic models. That way you can add your models in the models space in data dictionary and activate them. That way you dont need to restart alffresco all the time.

Good luck again.

Koen

Re: how to add multiple content types

plakshmi — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:36:12 GMT

Hi Koen
Thanks for ur input. I shall work on it and let u know on Monday.

-Ponnulakshmi.

Re: how to add multiple content types

plakshmi — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:21:03 GMT

Hi Koen
My model is finally working. There was just a small mistake in my model name definition.
I had mentioned my model name as model name="res.resModel" instead of model name="res:resModel" .
I took so much time for me to debug. . Thanks for ur valuable input.

-Ponnulakshmi.