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workflow modifications in Explorer -> affected in Share?

ktulu77 — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:40:11 GMT

Hi,I have added scripts actions on the review & approve workflow (by editing the xml definition file). This file is in the Alfresco Explorer project so I would like to know if these modifications will also take effect on the Share interface ?Basically, I have just added scripts to approve and re

Re: workflow modifications in Explorer -> affected in Share?

mikeh — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:21:02 GMT

Yes, currently Share only supports the default "Adhoc" and "Review and Approve" workflows, so any modifications to these will also be picked up in Share.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: workflow modifications in Explorer -> affected in Share?

ktulu77 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:19:16 GMT

Thank you for your response. I have done the changes, but nothing seems to happen.
This is my file alfresco/workflow/review_processdefinition.xml :


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<process-definition xmlns="urn:jbpm.org:jpdl-3.1" name="wf:review">
    <swimlane name="initiator" />
    <start-state name="start">
        <task name="wf:submitReviewTask" swimlane="initiator" />
        <transition name="" to="review" />
    </start-state>

    <swimlane name="reviewer">
        <assignment class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoAssignment">
            <actor>#{bpm_assignee}</actor>
        </assignment>    
    </swimlane>

    <task-node name="review">
        <task name="wf:reviewTask" swimlane="reviewer">
            <event type="task-create">
                <script>
                    if (bpm_workflowDueDate != void) taskInstance.dueDate = bpm_workflowDueDate;
                    if (bpm_workflowPriority != void) taskInstance.priority = bpm_workflowPriority;
                </script>
            </event>
        </task>

        <transition name="approve" to="approved">
      <action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
         <script>
         var dest = companyhome.childByNamePath("Sites/toto/documentLibrary/Published");
         for (var i = 0; i &lt; bpm_package.children.length; i++)
         {
         bpm_package.children[i].move(dest);
         }
         </script>
      </action>
   </transition>

        <transition name="reject" to="rejected" >
      <action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
         <script>
         var dest = companyhome.childByNamePath("Sites/toto/documentLibrary/Drafts");
         for (var i = 0; i &lt; bpm_package.children.length; i++)
         {
         bpm_package.children[i].move(dest);
         }
         </script>
      </action>
   </transition>
    </task-node>

    <task-node name="rejected">
        <task name="wf:rejectedTask" swimlane="initiator" />
        <transition name="" to="end" />
    </task-node>

    <task-node name="approved">
        <task name="wf:approvedTask" swimlane="initiator" />
        <transition name="" to="end" />
    </task-node>

    <end-state name="end" />

</process-definition>
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But, when I assign a new Review & Approve workflow to a content, and I set it to approve with Alfresco Explorer, the workflow state is set to approve, but the content does not move to the desired path. I don't have any exceptions.

I know that the modifications are considered because if I break for example a xml close marker, I have an exception when I start the server.

What am I doing wrong ?

Thank you

Re: workflow modifications in Explorer -> affected in Share?

jayjayecl — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:54:12 GMT

Have a look at the file "bootstrap-context.xml" in WEB-INF/classes/alfresco.


<bean id="workflowBootstrap" parent="workflowDeployer">
        <property name="workflowDefinitions">
            <list>
                <props>
                    <prop key="engineId">jbpm</prop>
                    <prop key="location">alfresco/workflow/review_processdefinition.xml</prop>
                    <prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
                    <prop key="redeploy">false</prop>
                </props>
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Last property claims that the definition won't be redeployed. Then, your modifications won't be loaded and deployed.
Set it to "true" if you want the processDefinition to be redeployed each time the server is started

Re: workflow modifications in Explorer -> affected in Share?

ktulu77 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:19:32 GMT

Thank you, it works

Just one little thing, it works too on the share interface, but I have changed the translations of this workflow in the file "workflow-messages.properties". But the share interface does not seem to use that file.

Is it hard coded somewhere ? I am going to check that in the jsp files. Anyway, the hardest things are done, thank you for your help.

Re: workflow modifications in Explorer -> affected in Share?

jayjayecl — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:34:38 GMT

No problem.
I can't help you on that issue, I have too little experience on share, except knowing that, indeed, those properties files aren't used.

However, try to find the file "slingshot.properties" and throw a look at it, you might find what you're looking for