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Getting RM's java interfaces

alexsolomatin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:35:54 GMT

Hi,I need to do some work in the Records Management system. Particularly I need to create a record programmatically. I couldn't find any docs about it. I tried to investigate Alfresco's sources I found here: http://svn.alfresco.com/repos/alfresco-open-mirror/alfresco/HEAD/root/modules/dod-5015/sourc

Re: Getting RM's java interfaces

marianov — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:43:10 GMT

Did you find a solution? I'm trying to figure out a way for an application to send files to RM, set the mandatory metadata for the file and declare it as a record. I'd like to do it using some REST interface, but I could use a Java version if there is no other way. I posted a message about this but unfortunately got no replies.

Mariano

Re: Getting RM's java interfaces

alexsolomatin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:31:29 GMT

Hi Mariano,
I think threre are ways to create a record using REST. I created ordinary content in this way. Pethaps, there is something for RM.
But I dont't use it. For creating records I use Java. I fixed the described problem. I get the RM interfaced via injection them in my Spring config. In module-context.xml there is a such bean:

<bean id="iconnector.AlfrescoConnector"
      class="com.AlfrescoConnector"
      init-method="Init" depends-on="org_alfresco_module_dod5015_userRolesExtractor,org_alfresco_module_dod5015_namePathExtractor,org_alfresco_module_dod5015_nodeRefPathExtractor,org_alfresco_module_dod5015_identifierExtractor">                                
        <property name="recordsManagementService">
         <ref bean="RecordsManagementService" />
      </property>      
      <property name="recordsManagementActionService">
         <ref bean="RecordsManagementActionService" />
      </property>
                  
   </bean>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

And you have to create the setters in the com.AlfrescoConnector class for the RM properties defined in the bean.

Re: Getting RM's java interfaces

marianov — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:16:05 GMT

Alex,

just for future reference, wrikwinlof gave me a good pointer on how to use RM via REST: http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=39099

Basically you can use Firebug to inspect de POST requests made by RM when using it normally, and replicate them in code.

Mariano

Re: Getting RM's java interfaces

rwetherall — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:44:26 GMT

Hi All,

Creating a record programatically is something that seems to crop up a lot and I don't have a definitive answer to hand.

I'll try and work up some examples of how things could be done for future reference and put the details on my blog. Hopefully that will be helpful.

The good news is that going forward we want to make this kind of API access to the records management service much easier.

Re: Getting RM's java interfaces

hanscrg — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:56:41 GMT

rwetherall,
I am also looking for a way to use Java Record servive API to decalre record. Does not get it work though. I am looking forward to your examples.

Thanks in advance.