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Change form in a Activiti Worklfow

dranakan — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:23:28 GMT

Hello,I'am trying to create a Workflow with Activiti. I can deploy the new Workflow but I need help to change the forms… When I start the new Workflow, the begin page is always the same (https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/secure/attachment/24727/adhoc+activiti.png). My goal is to change this first pag

Re: Change form in a Activiti Worklfow

dranakan — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:41:41 GMT

To get a nice start page… need to link with the process id (say in Jira : https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALF-10112). Note : We need to keep the "activiti:formKey=" to link with the model (<startEvent id="start" name="Start" activiti:formKey="sgfwf:submitStart"></startEvent>)

In share-config-custom.xml


<config evaluator="string-compare" condition="activiti$Simple">
      <forms>
         <form>
            <field-visibility>
               <show id="bpm:workflowDescription" />
               <show id="bpm:workflowDueDate" />
               <show id="bpm:workflowPriority" />
               <show id="bpm:assignee" />
               <show id="packageItems" />
               <show id="bpm:sendEMailNotifications" />
            </field-visibility>
            <appearance>
               <set id="" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.general" />
               <set id="info" appearance="" template="/org/alfresco/components/form/2-column-set.ftl" />
               <set id="assignee" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.assignee" />
               <set id="items" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.items" />
               <set id="other" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.other" />

               <field id="bpm:workflowDescription" label-id="workflow.field.message">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textarea.ftl">
                     <control-param name="style">width: 95%</control-param>
                  </control>
               </field>
               <field id="bpm:workflowDueDate" label-id="workflow.field.due" set="info" />
               <field id="bpm:workflowPriority" label-id="workflow.field.priority" set="info">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/workflow/priority.ftl" />
               </field>
               <field id="bpm:assignee" label-id="workflow.field.assign_to" set="assignee" />
               <field id="packageItems" set="items" />
               <field id="bpm:sendEMailNotifications" set="other">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/workflow/email-notification.ftl" />
               </field>
            </appearance>
         </form>
      </forms>
   </config>
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I will also change the forms in the next steps in the workflows and write code here.

Re: Change form in a Activiti Worklfow

dranakan — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:39:40 GMT

I get problems to show a nice label… I have create a field ("centre") and I would to show it. The form shows "sgfwf:centre" instead of "Centre"
I have badly done something… I have add differents choice to select the good name… but all seems to be wrong… I have no messages in the logs..

models_sgfwfWorkflow.properties (and _de, _en, _fr)


prop.sgfwf_centre=Center a
worfklow.field.sgfwf_centre=Center b
sgfwf_centre=Centre  c
property.sgfwf_centre=Centre  d
sgfwf_workflowModel.property.sgfwf_centre=Centre  e
sgfwf_workflowModel.property.sgfwf_centre.title=Centre  f
sgfwf_centre.title=Centre  g
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custom-slingshot-application-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>
   <!– Add Messages –>
   <bean id="webscripts.custom.resources" class="org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.ResourceBundleBootstrapComponent">
      <property name="resourceBundles">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco.module.custom.resources.models_customGeneral</value>
            <value>alfresco.module.custom.resources.models_sgfwfWorkflow</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>
</beans>
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sgfWorkflow.xml


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
   <!– Definition of a Workflow –>
<model name="sgfwf:workflowModel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">

   <!– Optional meta-data about the model –>
   <description>Custom Workflow Model for Finance</description>
   <author>Custom</author>
   <version>1.0</version>

   <!–
      Imports are required to allow references to definitions in other
      models
   –>
   <imports>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0"
         prefix="d" />
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/bpm/1.0" prefix="bpm" />
   </imports>

   <!– Introduction of new namespaces defined by this model –>
   <namespaces>
      <namespace uri="http://www.Custom.ch/model/workflow/finance/1.0"
         prefix="sgfwf" />
   </namespaces>

   <types>
   <type name="sgfwf:submitStart">
         <parent>bpm:startTask</parent>
         <properties>
            <property name="sgfwf:centre">
               <type>d:int</type>
               <mandatory>true</mandatory>
               <multiple>false</multiple>
            </property>
            <property name="sgfwf:genre">
               <type>d:int</type>
               <mandatory>true</mandatory>
               <multiple>false</multiple>
            </property>
            <property name="sgfwf:account">
               <type>d:int</type>
               <mandatory>true</mandatory>
               <multiple>false</multiple>
            </property>
            <property name="sgfwf:montant">
               <type>d:text</type>
               <mandatory>true</mandatory>
               <multiple>false</multiple>
            </property>
            <property name="sgfwf:libelle">
               <type>d:text</type>
               <mandatory>true</mandatory>
               <multiple>false</multiple>
            </property>
         </properties>
         <!–  To select a user –>
         <mandatory-aspects>
            <aspect>bpm:assignee</aspect>
         </mandatory-aspects>
      </type>
      <type name="sgfwf:addData">
         <parent>sgfwf:submitStart</parent>
      </type>
      <type name="sgfwf:approve">
         <parent>bpm:workflowTask</parent>
         <overrides>
            <property name="bpm:packageItemActionGroup">
               <default>read_package_item_actions</default>
            </property>
         </overrides>
      </type>
   </types>
</model>

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share-config-custom.xml


<!– Activiti Ad Hoc Workflow Definition –>
   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="activiti$Simple">
      <forms>
         <form>
            <field-visibility>
               <show id="bpm:workflowDescription" />
               <show id="bpm:workflowDueDate" />
               <show id="bpm:workflowPriority" />
               <show id="sgfwf:centre" />
               <show id="sgfwf:genre" />
               <show id="sgfwf:account" />
               <show id="sgfwf:montant" />
               <show id="sgfwf:libelle" />
               <show id="bpm:assignee" />
               <show id="packageItems" />
               <show id="bpm:sendEMailNotifications" />
            </field-visibility>
            <appearance>
               <set id="" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.general" />
               <set id="info" appearance="" template="/org/alfresco/components/form/2-column-set.ftl" />
               <set id="assignee" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.assignee" />
               <set id="items" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.items" />
               <set id="other" appearance="title" label-id="workflow.set.other" />

               <field id="bpm:workflowDescription" label-id="workflow.field.message">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/textarea.ftl">
                     <control-param name="style">width: 95%</control-param>
                  </control>
               </field>
               <field id="sgfwf:centre" set="other" label-id="sgfwf:centre" />
               <field id="sgfwf:genre" set="other" />
               <field id="sgfwf:account" set="other" />
               <field id="sgfwf:montant" set="other" />
               <field id="sgfwf:libelle" set="other" />
               <field id="bpm:status" set="progress" />>
               <field id="bpm:workflowDueDate" label-id="workflow.field.due" set="info" />
               <field id="bpm:workflowPriority" label-id="workflow.field.priority" set="info">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/workflow/priority.ftl" />
               </field>
               <field id="bpm:assignee" label-id="workflow.field.assign_to" set="assignee" />
               <field id="packageItems" set="items" />
               <field id="bpm:sendEMailNotifications" set="other">
                  <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/workflow/email-notification.ftl" />
               </field>
            </appearance>
         </form>
      </forms>
   </config>
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What should I use in the properties files ?

Support : http://blogs.alfresco.com/wp/ddraper/2011/08/03/customizing-alfresco-share-i18n-properties/ (but can't access my custom workflow with sufbug enable)

Thank you

Re: Change form in a Activiti Worklfow

dranakan — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:49:24 GMT

The label name displayed in Share is defined in Alfresco (not in Share).

1. Specify the label file in your workflow in workflow-context.xml


   <bean id="simple.custom.workflowBootstrap" parent="workflowDeployer">
      <property name="workflowDefinitions">
         <list>
            <props>
               <prop key="engineId">activiti</prop>
               <prop key="location">alfresco/module/custom/workflow/financial/simple/Simple.bpmn20.xml</prop>
               <prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
               <prop key="redeploy">true</prop>
            </props>
         </list>
      </property>
      <property name="models">
      <list>
        <value>alfresco/module/custom/model/sgfWorkflow.xml</value>
      </list>
    </property>
      <property name="labels">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco.module.custom.resources.models_sgfWorkflow</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>
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2. Create the label file : models_sgfWorkflow.properties and add your properties :


# Workflow
Simple.workflow.title=Title of the Workflow
# Properties
sgfwf_workflowModel.property.sgfwf_centre.title=Center‍‍‍‍‍

3. In Share, in share-config-custom.xml, do not use : label-id="… Just :

<field id="sgfwf:centre" set="other" />‍