topic Folder/item-permissions and problem with DeleteChildren permission in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/folder-item-permissions-and-problem-with-deletechildren/m-p/307494#M260624 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm using Alfresco Community 5.0.d.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I try to achieve the permission concept below in my document library.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For that I have created a new role "Moderator" in the files</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>alfresco-5.0.d/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/model/permissionDefinitions.xml and</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>alfresco-5.0.d/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/model/sitePermissionDefinitions.xml</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>and some other files.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>The role is working (tested with different permission sets).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This is what I need to create:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>&lt;ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;li&gt;- Documents</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;li&gt;- Folder A &lt;- read permissions for all users for this folder and all children = working</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;li&gt;- Folder A1 &lt;- role Moderator must not delete this folder but must be able to create children (files and folder)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;li&gt;- Text-File A1.1 &lt;- role Moderator must be able to delete this file, no matter who the author was (except owner = Admin / Site Manager)&lt;/li&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;li&gt;- Folder A1a &lt;- created by Administrator; must not be deleted by role Moderator</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;li&gt;- all children &lt;- role Moderator must be able to delete this files/folders, no matter who the author was (except owner = Admin / Site Manager)&lt;/li&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;li&gt;- Folder B&lt;/li&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&lt;/ul&gt;</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So to clarify:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- I have 1 folder and 1 sub-folder created by Admin.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- role Moderator must be able to create and delete content in these 2 folders, no matter who the author was (except owner = Admin / Site Manager)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- Other sub-folders not created by an admin or Site Manager must be deletable by role Moderator.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- The specified 1 folder and the 1 sub-folder must not be deleted by role Moderator.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The problem I have is, that the permission "DeleteChildren" doesn't seem to work or only seems to work in combination with the permission "DeleteNode".</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I can't give Folder A1 a permission (by setting the role Moderator), where sub-items can be deleted while Folder A1 cannot be deleted.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I found several other posts without a solution to the not working "DeleteChildren" permission.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is this permission the wrong concept for what I try to achieve?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Is there any other way I can use to achieve the above concept?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Kind regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Joerg</SPAN><BR /></BODY></HTML> Sun, 18 Oct 2015 12:45:49 GMT ogda 2015-10-18T12:45:49Z Folder/item-permissions and problem with DeleteChildren permission https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/folder-item-permissions-and-problem-with-deletechildren/m-p/307494#M260624 Hello,I'm using Alfresco Community 5.0.d.I try to achieve the permission concept below in my document library.For that I have created a new role "Moderator" in the filesalfresco-5.0.d/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/model/permissionDefinitions.xml andalfresco-5.0.d/tomcat/shared/classes/alf Sun, 18 Oct 2015 12:45:49 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/folder-item-permissions-and-problem-with-deletechildren/m-p/307494#M260624 ogda 2015-10-18T12:45:49Z Re: Folder/item-permissions and problem with DeleteChildren permission https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/folder-item-permissions-and-problem-with-deletechildren/m-p/307495#M260625 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Here is another topic with the same problem:</SPAN><BR /><A href="https://forums.alfresco.com/forum/developer-discussions/technical-architecture-discussion/cant-delete-only-childrens-space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://forums.alfresco.com/forum/developer-discussions/technical-architecture-discussion/cant-delete-only-childrens-space</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The permission DeleteChildren doesn't seem to work.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>————————–</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Edit:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I found another post to this unresolved topic:</SPAN><BR /><A href="https://forums.alfresco.com/es/node/35325" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://forums.alfresco.com/es/node/35325</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I can't imagine that one of the core functions of a DMS (allowing to delete items in a folder and preventing the deletion of the main folder) is broken in Alfresco so we must be missing something fundamental here.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:20:00 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/folder-item-permissions-and-problem-with-deletechildren/m-p/307495#M260625 ogda 2015-10-19T10:20:00Z