topic Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ? in Alfresco Archive

Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

msevestre — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:22:52 GMT

HelloI will migrate my data to the latest version of Alfresco and at the same time, I want to delete all the Content Rules that exists in my current data tree as they will become useless.I am able to change rights using javascripts without problems (via calls to SetPermission(), etc..), but I have n

Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

mitpatoliya — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:09:09 GMT

AFAIK there is not such direct API available which will help you in this case.
If you want you can create your custom javascript API's to achieve this.

Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

msevestre — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:07:50 GMT

Hi

I don't think I have the capabilities to build such an API… so I'll keep my useless rules contents or take time to delete them one by one.

Thanks

Matt

Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

mitpatoliya — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 09:42:58 GMT

I think this is what you can check once. Each rule alfresco store under one space which has type rule on which it is created. you will not able able to see it on UI but internally from node-browser you will be able to see it.
So, what I think is that if you some how manage to delete them though script rule should also be deleted. Just give it a try and let us know if it works.

Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

msevestre — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:02:15 GMT

I don't see how to do this unfortunately. If anyone whish to help, it would be a pleasure to try !

Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

kaynezhang — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 06:58:00 GMT

why don't you consider to use webscript as instead.
webscript api


DELETE /alfresco/service/api/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/ruleset/rules/{rule_id}
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Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

msevestre — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:19:39 GMT

Hi

that's not a problem using webscript… but as I'm not very "fluent" in Alfresco background, I don't know how to define the values between the "{..}"

Matt

Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

kaynezhang — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:40:18 GMT


{store_type} - that is, the type of store
{store_id} - the id of the store
{id} - the id of the node whose rules you want to delete
{rule_id} - the id of the rule you want to delete
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alfreco default store is workspace://SpacesStore ,so your url may be like this


/alfresco/service/api/node/workspace/SpacesStore/3446584b-6605-4871-8fbc-0131c6f44584/ruleset/rules/b680b35f-303b-4189-822e-4fb99b4024cc
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Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

msevestre — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:16:00 GMT

Hi

OK thanks. I was successfull to list the rules first… unfortunately, this API is aimed to work on a specific node.

What I want to do is to act, starting for a node, recursively in all children nodes (deleting by hand through the web interface will not be longer than using the API)

Maybe there's a trick to display recursively all the rules ? If yes, then you mya have find the full solution

Matt

Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

kaynezhang — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:25:02 GMT

workspace://SpacesStore/e7d585dd-16f1-4b31-9cd5-a9f8e2869a17

You can use search

GET /alfresco/service/slingshot/search‍

to search all node you want to delete
then iterate each node and get all rules applied to it by

 /api/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/ruleset/rules?ruleType={rule_type?}‍

then delete each rule by


/alfresco/service/api/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/ruleset/rules/{rule_id}
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Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

msevestre — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:57:21 GMT

Hello

no success until now… I give up and will keep my useless content rules for now.

Thanks for your help and to have taken time trying to help me !

Matt

Re: Is there a way to delete Content Rules using Javascript API ?

kaynezhang — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:38:00 GMT

In fact you can still use javascript api to delete rules ,in alfresco rules are saved as nodes .rules applied to a node A is saved under A with child associations named {http://www.alfresco.org/model/rule/1.0}ruleFolder.
So you can delete rules applied to a node by using ScriptNode api to delete sub nodes,this is not a direct way.
following is a profile of an example
if you want to delete all rules,follow step 1.2.16.17
if you want to remove some rules,follow all steps except 16.17


1.var ruleFolder = mynode.childAssocs["{http://www.alfresco.org/model/rule/1.0}ruleFolder"][0];//mynode is the node whose rules  you want to delete
2.mynode.removeNode(ruleFolder);
3.rules = ruleFolder.childAssocs["{http://www.alfresco.org/model/rule/1.0}ruleFolder"];
4.for(i=0;i<rules.length;i++)
5.{
6.   var obj = rules;
7.   var reg = new  RegExp("^rules.*");
8.   if(reg.exec(obj.properties.name)){//node name matches ^rules.*  regular expression is rule node
9.      // add your code here to idenfify rule you want to delete
10.      if(***){
11.         rules.removeNode(obj);
12.      }
13.   }
14.}
15.rules.save();
16.mynode.removeAspect("{http://www.alfresco.org/model/rule/1.0}rules");//remove mynode's rules aspect;
17.mynode.save();
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You 'd better run a test before you use these code to make sure they do the right thing.