topic WCM Workflow Content Versioning in Alfresco Archive

WCM Workflow Content Versioning

suntan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:51:32 GMT

Hi all,In WCM, for example, when define a workflow with A(Submitter) -> B (approver) -> C (approver).When A submitted a 'modified' web page and send to B for approve, B want to see the difference of the just submitted version and the current published web page version, can Alfresco or any plug

Re: WCM Workflow Content Versioning

tommorris — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:17:40 GMT

Hello Suntan,

Nope. No built in diff-tool I'm afraid - (not that i know of anyway!)

NodeRefs in the AVM are derived from the sandbox name, the full file-path name to the resource, and a version number.
For example:
avm://myproject/-1;www;avm_webapps;ROOT;media;press;content;release-july.xml

This refers to a file in the staging sandbox of the web-project called 'myproject'.
Using '-1' is short-hand for the head revision.
You can use any valid version number instead of the '-1'.
Using these two references, you can then retrieve the contents of the two versions and provide them as input to a third-party 'diff' tool, either by directly streaming them as input to an API, or through temporary residence on the file-system.

I hope that's helpful.

Tom
http://www.ixxus.com

Re: WCM Workflow Content Versioning

suntan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:06:53 GMT

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your help.

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You can use any valid version number instead of the '-1'.
Using these two references, you can then retrieve the contents of the two versions and provide them as input to a third-party 'diff' tool, either by directly streaming them as input to an API, or through temporary residence on the file-system.
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May you suggest any 'diff' tool? and what's the proper way to output the 'rendered' web pages? thx and looking forward to yr reply.