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Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

prateekgoyal — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:44:34 GMT

Hello All,I want to add some custom attributes(metadata) to the space. Is it possible? Means can i add them by modifying any xml within Alfresco, as in the case of a document for which we need to modify examplemodel.xml.Please rply soon, its urgent.

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

alexey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:54:17 GMT

Of course it's possible.
It's a part of my customModel.xml

<model name="sgnhp:sgnhpModels" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
   <description>Some description</description>
   <author>About</author>
   <version>1.0</version>
   <imports>
      <!– Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions –>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
      <!– Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions –>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
   </imports>
   <namespaces>
      <!– Define a Namespace for my new definitions –>
      <namespace uri="ru.snos.sgnhp" prefix="sgnhp"/>
   </namespaces>
   <!– Type and Aspect definitions go here –>
   <types>
      <type name="sgnhp:engineeringContract">
         <title>Engineering Contract</title>
         <parent>cm:folder</parent>
         <properties>
            <property name="sgnhp:contractNumber">
               <type>d:text</type>
            </property>
            <property name="sgnhp:plant">
               <type>d:text</type>
            </property>
            <property name="sgnhp:workshop">
               <type>d:text</type>
            </property>
         </properties>
      </type>
   </types>
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web-client-config-custom.xml


   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="Space Wizards">
      <folder-types>
         <type name="sgnhp:engineeringContract"/>
      </folder-types>
   </config>
   <config evaluator="node-type" condition="sgnhp:engineeringContract">
      <property-sheet>
         <show-property name="sgnhp:contractNumber" display-label-id="contractNumber"/>
         <show-property name="sgnhp:plant" display-label-id="plant"/>
         <show-property name="sgnhp:workshop" display-label-id="workshop"/>
      </property-sheet>
   </config>
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Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

prateekgoyal — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:15:22 GMT

Hey Alexey,
Thanks for the rply…but can you tell me how will it appear on Alfresco web client, when i start the create space wizard

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

alexey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:48 GMT

It will appear when you choose "From scratch" in the "Create space wizard"

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

prateekgoyal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:51 GMT

Hey i have tried it, but it is not appearing their…
I have done the following changes:
1. made the changes in customModel.xml
2. made an extry for this in web-client-config-custom.xml
3. restarted the tomcat server
4. started the advance space wizard 'From Scratch'

but not able to find anything….

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

alexey — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:04:35 GMT

You should look in the alfresco.log.

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

prateekgoyal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:25:01 GMT

hey i am geting the following warning in the log
"[org.alfresco.web.bean.spaces.CreateSpaceWizard] Failed to add 'sgnhp:engineeringContract' to the list of folder types as the prefix can not be resolved"

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

alexey — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:14:24 GMT

You must create a new file sgnhp-model-context.xml.

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>

<beans>
   <!– Registration of new models –>   
   <bean id="extension.dictionaryBootstrap" parent="dictionaryModelBootstrap" depends-on="dictionaryBootstrap">
      <property name="models">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco/extension/customModel.xml</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>
</beans>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Restart the Tomcat server.

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

prateekgoyal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:36:04 GMT

hey now i'm able to get that 'engineeringContract' folder on my web client , but not getting any option to enter the values for it. How can i do this….

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

prateekgoyal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:57 GMT

Actually i'm getting following message on the log:

[org.alfresco.web.app.ResourceBundleWrapper] Failed to find I18N message string key: contractNumber
17:01:41,345 WARN [org.alfresco.web.app.ResourceBundleWrapper] Failed to find I18N message string key: plant
17:01:41,345 WARN [org.alfresco.web.app.ResourceBundleWrapper] Failed to find I18N message string key: workshop

and not giving any option to supply any values for it.

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

alexey — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:26:01 GMT

You should add to webclient.properties keys and values such as
contractNumber=The Contract Number
Plant=The Plant
Workshop=The Workshop

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

prateekgoyal — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:16:34 GMT

Hey thanks for the help…i'm getting the three attributes on the view details page but still i'm not able to get the page where i should fill the values for these attributes.
I am doing the following steps.
1. Advance Space wizard.
2. From scratch.
3. Selecting the folder type 'Engineering Contract' in space options.
4. Providing the space details.
5. And then finish

after that a space is created but i'm getting any option to fill values for the attributes created.

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

alexey — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:26:44 GMT

You can edit the values for these attributes on the details page after creating a new space.

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

prateekgoyal — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:24:17 GMT

Hey Alexey…thanks for the help, my problem is finally got resolved.

Re: Add custom attributes at Folder level(Space Level)

alexey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:25:16 GMT

You are welcome.