topic Re: how to use an aspect many times in Alfresco Archive

how to use an aspect many times

mahdi — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:38:40 GMT

Hi All,is it possible to apply an aspect many times to a node , something similar to : <multiple>true</multiple> in the case of property ?in fact, i created an aspect which include many properties (Name, Description, …) and i want to use it as much as i need.is it possible to use associa

Re: how to use an aspect many times

derek — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:09:46 GMT

Hi,
That's an interesting use-case, but one that we don't support i.e. metadata is bound to the node instance and not to the aspect instance. You could certainly add an aspect and hang child nodes (hidden nodes of your own type) off that. For example, in forumModel.xml:


      <aspect name="fm:discussable">
         <associations>
            <child-association name="fm:discussion">
               <source>
                  <mandatory>false</mandatory>
                  <many>false</many>
               </source>
               <target>
                  <class>fm:forum</class>
                  <mandatory enforced="true">true</mandatory>
                  <many>false</many>
               </target>
               <duplicate>false</duplicate>
            </child-association>
         </associations>
      </aspect>
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Re: how to use an aspect many times

mahdi — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:57:32 GMT

thanks for the reply
could you please explain , i didn't get it