topic Re: Repeating String attribute or custom functionality in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/repeating-string-attribute-or-custom-functionality/m-p/90533#M61655 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Effectively it could be two repeating fields, where I define my web client to display the attributes side by side.&nbsp; Whereby each book name has the print mode assigned next to it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So on a document node I would want to have on the document properties page, the potential to add a new book name and have a "print mode" value assigned to it.&nbsp; The question then is how should this be stored or how can this be accomodated in Alfresco.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>eg.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>DOCUMENT PROPERTIES PAGE - Document xyz.doc</STRONG></SPAN><BR /><BR /><STRONG>Name:</STRONG><SPAN> Document xyz.doc</SPAN><BR /><STRONG>Subject: </STRONG><SPAN>test case</SPAN><BR /><STRONG>Author:</STRONG><SPAN> Joe Blogs</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>Books</STRONG></SPAN><BR /><STRONG>Book xyz:</STRONG><SPAN> 1</SPAN><BR /><STRONG>Book two: </STRONG><BR /><STRONG>Book Z:</STRONG><SPAN> 5</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Basically in the above example, each of the books are dynamically created, but they appear (on the web client) as if they are just another attribute on the properties page.&nbsp; The values 1, 5 are chosen as a drop down of values (between 1 and 5).&nbsp; At any time we would want to add another book so we can specify the print mode for the book. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>There are reasons why I want to do this (dependencies in other parts of the system).&nbsp; I'm basically gauging whether this easily achievable with Alfresco's content model etc without major customisation.&nbsp; If not then it's a case of thinking of another way of satisfying functional requirements.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advanced</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Jamen</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:58:06 GMT jamen 2007-07-05T04:58:06Z Repeating String attribute or custom functionality https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/repeating-string-attribute-or-custom-functionality/m-p/90531#M61653 Hi,I am currently in the process of identifying some requirements for an Alfresco project I am working on.&nbsp; An interesting situation has come up whereby a repeating field is required or an association needs to be made.Basically a mode of printing needs to be encoded for a different set of books to b Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:26:14 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/repeating-string-attribute-or-custom-functionality/m-p/90531#M61653 jamen 2007-07-03T08:26:14Z Re: Repeating String attribute or custom functionality https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/repeating-string-attribute-or-custom-functionality/m-p/90532#M61654 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Not quite sure I understand the requirement, however, it sounds like you need to use maybe 1 (or possible 2) multi-value string properties. Please clarify!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:49:39 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/repeating-string-attribute-or-custom-functionality/m-p/90532#M61654 mikef 2007-07-04T10:49:39Z Re: Repeating String attribute or custom functionality https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/repeating-string-attribute-or-custom-functionality/m-p/90533#M61655 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Effectively it could be two repeating fields, where I define my web client to display the attributes side by side.&nbsp; Whereby each book name has the print mode assigned next to it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So on a document node I would want to have on the document properties page, the potential to add a new book name and have a "print mode" value assigned to it.&nbsp; The question then is how should this be stored or how can this be accomodated in Alfresco.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>eg.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>DOCUMENT PROPERTIES PAGE - Document xyz.doc</STRONG></SPAN><BR /><BR /><STRONG>Name:</STRONG><SPAN> Document xyz.doc</SPAN><BR /><STRONG>Subject: </STRONG><SPAN>test case</SPAN><BR /><STRONG>Author:</STRONG><SPAN> Joe Blogs</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>Books</STRONG></SPAN><BR /><STRONG>Book xyz:</STRONG><SPAN> 1</SPAN><BR /><STRONG>Book two: </STRONG><BR /><STRONG>Book Z:</STRONG><SPAN> 5</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Basically in the above example, each of the books are dynamically created, but they appear (on the web client) as if they are just another attribute on the properties page.&nbsp; The values 1, 5 are chosen as a drop down of values (between 1 and 5).&nbsp; At any time we would want to add another book so we can specify the print mode for the book. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>There are reasons why I want to do this (dependencies in other parts of the system).&nbsp; I'm basically gauging whether this easily achievable with Alfresco's content model etc without major customisation.&nbsp; If not then it's a case of thinking of another way of satisfying functional requirements.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advanced</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Jamen</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:58:06 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/repeating-string-attribute-or-custom-functionality/m-p/90533#M61655 jamen 2007-07-05T04:58:06Z