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Custom model: "name" and "namespace" restrictions. Config Properties: documentation need

mtsiak — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:53:27 GMT

We have recently created a custom model in alfresco: downloaded the 2.2.1 archetype and edited content-model.xml.It took as some time to discover thatthe prefix of a namespace can not contain underscore "_" characterthe name of the model can not be "contentModel"<model name="pr:contentModel" xmln

Re: Custom model: "name" and "namespace" restrictions. Config Properties: documentation need

afaust — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:35:16 GMT

There is no explicit code that disallows the underscore as a prefix. But functionality related to the Forms engine will encode the colon of a qualified name as an underscore when transporting it over the wire, as well as decode the first underscore as a colon. This causes issues when you consciously chose to use an underscore in the prefix. This can be seen in places such as QNameFieldProcessor or ContentModelFormProcessor.

I am unaware of any functionality that would interfere with naming a model xy:contentModel. I often use a name as simple as that. Or do you mean the name only be "contentModel" without a prefix? That would be invalid as name is typically required to be a qualified name (QName) - this is the same with name of properties, aspects and types.

Re: Custom model: "name" and "namespace" restrictions. Config Properties: documentation need

mtsiak — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:14:01 GMT

Thank you for your reply. The suggested classed were helpful.

As far as the name, i meant it with the use of a prefix, e.g. pr:contentModel did not work, wheres pr:myNameModel worked.