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How integrate a jar with a custom action in Alfresco

cristi — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:30:18 GMT

Hello!I've created a custom action with as a eclipse project. I packaged it in a jar and I put it in: alfresco-3.4.d/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/libI started Alfresco and I created a rule with my custom action. When a file is created in this folder then the rule is triggered.But when I create a

Re: How integrate a jar with a custom action in Alfresco

lotharmärkle — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:30:01 GMT

Still an open question?

I would suggest to check the "Content Wizards" section in your web-client-config-custom.xml file.
There you should list your custom type.

Example copied from the very good article at http://ecmarchitect.com/images/articles/alfresco-content/content-article.pdf:


<config evaluator="string-compare" condition="Content Wizards">
  <contenttypes>
    <type name="sc:doc" />
    <type name="sc:whitepaper" />
  </contenttypes>
</config>
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btw - this file should be packaged in META-INF inside your jar.

hth, lothar

Re: How integrate a jar with a custom action in Alfresco

cristi — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:11:21 GMT

Hi Lothar, thanks for your reply.

The main idea of this action is that it should be the same one for many alfresco distributions, so in the moment I package the jar I can't know the custom types are avaiables in each Alfresco installation. In other words, the action must be agnostic component and the problem I have is that when I deploy the action the custom types enabled in the Alfresco disappears.

Thanks!

Re: How integrate a jar with a custom action in Alfresco

lotharmärkle — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:23:47 GMT

Alfresco supports what you described, because all available config sections are merged together to create an complete list.

However, there is an overwrite mechanism using replace="true" on the config section, which clears the list.

Maybe you have one replace="true" by accident in your file?

The recommended approach for AMP development is imo:
1. place a default config in your jar in META-INF/web-client-config-custom.xml. Do not use replace="true" anywhere here.
2. allow deployers/installers to tweak your config in shared/classes/alfresco/extension/web-client-config-custom.xml (or better the repository places web-client-config-custom.xml in the Data Dictionary) using replace="true"