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Want and email when a dcoument is updated

mp1smw — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:42:02 GMT

I work in a place where we use Sharepoint in a limited capacity (limited because its no a very nice product!). I am trying to assess Alfresco as a replacement but seem to be missing a very useful feature which is get notifications when a document is updated. I have seen the site rules engine, but w

Re: Want and email when a dcoument is updated

efestione — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:36:11 GMT

Hi Steve,
I think this feature is not present.
More generally, as far as I know, currently is not possibile for a user decide if receive or not a notification. It is an administration stuff.
I hope in the future this feature will be present.

regards
Alex

Re: Want and email when a dcoument is updated

mikeh — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:13:29 GMT

This would be achievable using a combination of "Favourites" within Share and scripted rules.

Off the top of my head…
- Create an "on update" rule that runs a script
- The script would go around all users' preferences looking for matching nodeRefs (favourite documents and folders are stored as nodeRef arrays)
- Any matches would send an e-mail

This isn't particularly scaleable, depending on how many users you've got. It also "hijacks" the favourites feature in Share, but that's not too bad.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Want and email when a dcoument is updated

sans — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:16:58 GMT

Create an "on update" rule that runs a script
- The script would go around all users' preferences looking for matching nodeRefs (favourite documents and folders are stored as nodeRef arrays)
- Any matches would send an e-mail

Hi Mike,
Can you please explain step 2 in detail? My guess is you will loop through the tables to find the match.
Can you please explain which tables and columns to loop through?

Thanks
Sans!!

Re: Want and email when a dcoument is updated

michaelc — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:05:42 GMT

This functionality would be nice, it is one missing item between the products.
and if it could by user be set to digest ( all changes once a day ) or at the time of change.

you would have more functionality then that other product.