topic Re: Editing the new folder form in Alfresco Archive

Editing the new folder form

vamirr — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:32:28 GMT

We're finding that some of our users are having issues with the creation of folders and content. From the user prospective, they are unable to create folders (the Save button is greyed out). I found the issue to be the naming convention users were trying to use. In the case of folders, many user

Re: Editing the new folder form

mikeh — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:58:37 GMT

That create-folder webscript is old - I wasn't aware those files were still there!

The dialog is displayed via the Forms Service, so you can use forms customisations to add inline help. Your other option is to upgrade to 4.0 where we have added "balloon-style" tips to aid users in exactly this situation.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Editing the new folder form

vamirr — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:21:58 GMT

Mike,

Thanks for the reply. I'll investigate the forms service customizations.

Also, regarding 4.0. I remember the mention of the balloon style help at the San Diego DevCon. I downloaded Alfresco Enterprise 4.0 to have a look. It appears that at least in Enterprise and this one particular form, there isn't much in the way of added user help.

Have a look:

[img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HIb8rKOEWwg/TzOqLpNjuTI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/3oueFEfojYg/s886/wheresthebubble.png[/img]

Re: Editing the new folder form

mikeh — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:29:05 GMT

Yes, sorry - you're quite correct. Clearly we've not got around to that dialog yet.

Thanks,
Mike