Simple Workflow Permissions and Roles

sassenach — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:34:46 GMT

New Alfresco user here having trouble with errors when assigning permissions on simple workflow and out-of-the-box permissions. Any help is appreciated. I have 2 questions:1) What permission role must a user have on the space they are sending content to via the simple workflow approve/reject ac

Re: Simple Workflow Permissions and Roles

sassenach — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:57:08 GMT

One more bit of info. The workflow is trying to execute.

The destination space of the workflow has a rule on all inbound items to send an email notification. Although the content is NOT moved to the destination space due to the error an email is generated every time the attempt to approve the workflow is made.

More tomcat box info:

ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:154)

        at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterc

eptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:40)

        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(

ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)

        at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethod

Interceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49)

        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(

ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)

        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.auditImpl(AuditComponentIm

pl.java:256)

        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.audit(AuditComponentImpl.j

ava:191)

        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInte

rceptor.java:69)

        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(

ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)

        at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.in

voke(TransactionInterceptor.java:107)

        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(

ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)

        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynami

cAopProxy.java:210)

        at $Proxy19.executeAction(Unknown Source)

        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executeRule(RuleServiceImpl.ja

va:918)

        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRule(RuleService

Impl.java:886)

        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRulesImpl(RuleSe

rviceImpl.java:857)

        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRules(RuleServic

eImpl.java:830)

        at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleTransactionListener.beforeCommit(RuleTrans

actionListener.java:69)

        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport$TransactionS

ynchronizationImpl.beforeCommit(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:626)

        at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationUti

ls.triggerBeforeCommit(TransactionSynchronizationUtils.java:48)

        at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionMa

nager.triggerBeforeCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:821)

        at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionMa

nager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:637)

        at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionMa

nager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:624)

        at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.

commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:307)

        at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(Sprin

gAwareUserTransaction.java:420)

        … 32 more

Caused by: net.sf.acegisecurity.AccessDeniedException: Access is denied.

        at net.sf.acegisecurity.vote.AffirmativeBased.decide(AffirmativeBased.ja

va:86)

        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.beforeInvo

cation(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:394)

        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInter

ceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:77)

        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(

ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)

        at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethod

Interceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49)

        … 78 more

Re: Simple Workflow Permissions and Roles

sassenach — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:05:36 GMT

Just fyi, in case anyone else has the same problem. I have made a little progress - I found that if the user 'takes ownership' of the content that they are then able to 'approve' the simple workflow.

The ability to take ownership only comes with the Coordinator permission, however.

This may not be the best solution but it is the only solution I have found thus far.

Re: Simple Workflow Permissions and Roles

jneeve — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:27:46 GMT

You can define a custom Permission group in permissionsDefinitions.xml and then modify the permissions in web-client-config-actions.xml for the action 'approve_doc' which is the approve action of the simple workflow rule.

See the last part of this post for more info: http://forums.alfresco.com/viewtopic.php?t=3466&highlight=

I'm just trying to figure out myself if this is the best way or if theres a simpler way to do this.

Re: Simple Workflow Permissions and Roles

sassenach — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:14:22 GMT

Thank you!

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