Accessing variables before and after a node update.

zezom — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:08:13 GMT

Hi,I am trying to create a script which will run when a node is updated via "manage content rules" -> "Execute script".I would like to know if there is a way to access the variables of a node which is being updated both "before" and "after" the update.The reason is I need to know which variable i

Re: Accessing variables before and after a node update.

amandaluniz_z — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:23:54 GMT

Hi zezom,

You can do so using JavaPolicies instead of rules… Check the OnUpdatePropertiesPolicy interface you would need to implement. You will need to implement the onUpdateProperties method which specification is the following:


public void onUpdateProperties(
                NodeRef nodeRef,
                Map<QName, Serializable> before,
                Map<QName, Serializable> after);
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Another option could be enabling versioning for property updates and access the previous version's metadata.

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