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Development method for web app

gmccullough — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:28:46 GMT

Hi, Alfresco is a beast! (that's a good thing) I think it is perfect for my organization, and I'm determined to do all I can to make it work. But, I'm not even sure which direction to go, so I'm hoping someone here can understand what I'm trying to do, and point me in the right direction.Requireme

Re: Development method for web app

bremmington — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:31:57 GMT

Gene

Great to hear that you like WQS. Can I just clarify part of the requirements: you mention a "custom data list". Do you actually mean a data list here, or are you actually referring to a custom asset collection? Data lists are stored against a Share site rather than on a folder-by-folder basis. Perhaps I just need a little more detail on what you need to achieve.

Re: Development method for web app

gmccullough — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:42:39 GMT

Thanks for the response.

I was thinking of a custom datalist, just like the visitor feedback datalist. It seems like a good method for storing data that will be easily accessible to the templates. But, unlike visitor feedback, I need to create a form to manipulate the data from within the document library interface in share instead of a form on the website.

I think I've read enough now to get an understanding of what I need to do, that is, create a custom model, and wire up some behaviors, and there seems to be good docs on that.

If I can't modify(extend) the Share Document Library UI, then I think I can get by for now with the standard DataList UI from within Share.

Setting up a fresh dev environment, still wrestling with that, but there looks like several docs on that also.

Re: Development method for web app

bremmington — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:45:31 GMT

Editing (and display) of content in Share is done through the forms service which allows each content type to be given one or more form definitions. This is true of data list entries too. As an example, you can see the form definition used to view and edit the visitor feedback items in Share by looking in the file "wcmquickstart-form-config.xml" and searching for "ws:visitorFeedback".

Be aware that there is no specific support for accessing data held in a data list through the WQS API except for the specific case of visitor feedback which is accessed through the UgcService of the API. You would have to add your own API extension to provide that.

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