Request of information on form + adv workflow

baffo1971 — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:49:21 GMT

Hi all,this is my first post on the Alfresco forum, then please forgive me if I am not "perfect" with the submission of my request.I am trying to understand - as I am not an experienced Java developer - if there is a "simple" way to create a form within the Alfresco Explorer, to be used only by some

Re: Request of information on form + adv workflow

granddams — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:43:36 GMT

Hi,

i'm not experienced too, but i'd do the form with freemarker (to put it in a dashlet).
It sends informations to a webscript which contains a secure test and which checks if the user is authorized.
The webscript constructs a xml file with form's informations. Xml file is stored in the user homefolder.
And for start the workflow you can use :

var xmlfile = "the noderef of your xmlfile";
var workflowDefinition = workflow.getDefinitionByName("jbpm$youradvancedworkflow");

var workflowPackage = workflow.createPackage();
workflowPackage.addNode(xmlfile);

var workflowParameters = [];

var workflowPath = workflowDefinition.startWorkflow(workflowPackage, workflowParameters);

// End the start task
var tasks = workflowPath.getTasks();
for (task in tasks)
  {
   tasks[task].endTask(null);
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Any other ideas from skilled alfresco users?

Re: Request of information on form + adv workflow

granddams — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:20:13 GMT

For your project, i think, you've to:
- create a dashlet in Share which shows to authorized user the form you want they fill
- create a webscript in Explorer which check if current user is authorized to fill the form
- create an other webscript which create an xml file with infos of the form, save this xml, and loach a custom workflow

1) Create the dashlet on share

1.1 create an xml file named "mycustomdashlet.get.desc.xml"


<webscript>
   <shortname>My dashlet name</shortname>
   <description>A description</description>
   <family>user-dashlet</family>
   <url>/components/dashlets/mycustomdashlet</url>
</webscript>
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1.2 create a ftl file "mycustomdashlet.get.html.ftl"
It's the graphic part of your dashlet, you can customize the look of your form here with freemarker language.


<#assign userIsAuthorized = results["isAuthorized"]>
<div class="dashlet">
   <div class="title">Complete the Form</div>
   <div class="body">
      <#if userIsAuthorized = "true">
      <form action="${url.serviceContext}/createXmlAndLauch" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" accept-charset="utf-8">
         <h4>Form</h4>
         <table>
            <tr>
               <td><label for="name"><strong>Name : </strong></label></td>
               <td><input name="name" value="" /></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><label for="age"><strong>Age : </strong></label></td>
               <td><input name="age" value="" /></td>
            </tr>
            …
            <tr>
               <td><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </form>
      <#else>
         You're not authorized to complete the form.
      </#if>
   </div>
</div>
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1.3 create a scirpt "mycustomdashlet.get.js"
Here you receive informations from an Alfresco Explorer script


var connector = remote.connect("alfresco");
var data = connector.get("/sample/mycustomdashlet_prop.json);

// create json object from data
var result = eval('(' + data + ')');
model.results = result["data"];
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2) Create the webscript in AlfrescoExlporer which gives informations to the dashlet:

2.1 create a "mycustomdashlet_prop.get.desc.xml"


<webscript>
   <shortname>Mycustomdashlet Properties</shortname>
   <description>Gives informations to the dashlet mycustomdashlet</description>
   <url>/sample/mycustomdashlet_prop.json</url>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
   <transaction>required</transaction>
</webscript>
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2.2 create a file "mycustomdashlet_prop.get.js"
This alfresco script will tell you if the user is in a group which can fill the form.


var groups = people.getContainerGroups(person);
var authorized = false;
for (var group in groups){
   if(group == people.getGroup("GROUPS_myAuthorizedGroup"){
      authorized = true;
   }
}
model.Authorized = authorized;
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2.3 create a "mycustomdashlet_prop.get.json.ftl"
with your js information, you've to create a json object to pass it to your share dashlet.


{
   "data" :
   {
      "isAuthorized" : "${Authorized?string}"
   }
}
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3) Create a script to produce an xml file and start the workflow

3.1 create a "createXmlAndLauch.post.desc.xml"


<webscript>
   <shortname>CreateXmlAndLauch webscript</shortname>
   <description>gather information from form, create an xml file and launch an advanced workflow</description>
   <url>/sample/createXmlAndLauch</url>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
   <transaction>required</transaction>
</webscript>
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3.2 "createXmlAndLauch.post.js"


var name=args["name"];
var age=args["age"];
…

var Header = '<?xml version="1.0" ?>\n';
var Content = '<name>'+name+'</name>\n'
+'<age>'+age+'</age>\n'
+'…\n'
+'…\n';

//Creation of the xml file
var xmlFile=person.properties["cm:homeFolder"].createNode('myNewXmlFile.xml');
xmlFile.content=Header+Content;
xmlFile.save();

//start workflow
var workflowDefinition = workflow.getDefinitionByName("jbpm$youradvancedworkflow");
var workflowPackage = workflow.createPackage();
workflowPackage.addNode(xmlFile);
var workflowParameters = [];
var workflowPath = workflowDefinition.startWorkflow(workflowPackage, workflowParameters);

var tasks = workflowPath.getTasks();
for (task in tasks){
   tasks[task].endTask(null);
  }
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I think these snippets will help you.
I'm not an expert, i work on alfresco and share since 3months, so there's perhaps some mistakes or clumsiness or if someone have a better way to do this, post your solution, i want to learn too.
For your workflow, to send emails and create documents, are just another scripts added in your tasks in processdefinition file.


var mail = actions.create("mail");
var to = "" ;
var from = "" ;
var subject = "" ;

mail.parameters.to = to ;
mail.parameters.subject = subject ;
mail.parameters.from =  from ;

var mailText = "blablabla";
mail.parameters.text =  mailText;

mail.execute(bpm_package);
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var Content = 'blablabla';
var file=person.properties["cm:homeFolder"].createNode('file.txt');
file.content=Content;
file.save();
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good luck

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