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Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

anandhan — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:57:15 GMT

Am looking forward to customize a Data-list, 1. Can i able to trigger an custom event(task i want to perform) before saving list row item save event? how should i do it?2.Is there a way to update a list pro-grammatically ? I don't find a REST API!Kindly help me out on understanding the CRUD event fl

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

kalpesh_c2 — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:16:13 GMT

Hi, Anandhan S‌

Please refer this Behaviors/Policies | Alfresco Documentation to create a custom behavior
After that on

beforeCreateNode event of org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeServicePolicies

check node type with your custom data list type if matches then perform your operations .

Thanks,
Kalpesh,
ContCentric

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

anandhan — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:55:47 GMT

Hey that was really helpful. It opened up a new paradigm.

How can find the node Id of my list ? or is it my understanding of node concept is incorrect?

Kindly Correct me.

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

jpotts — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:11:04 GMT

I agree that you should look at Behaviors to understand how to fire code when saving data list items.

Regarding working with data lists programmatically the first step is to realize that an item in a data list is simply a node in the repository like any other. That means:

1. They can be viewed in the node browser, which is really helpful to understand how they are structured.

2. They can be created, updated, and deleted through any of the usual APIs you might use to work with folders and documents, and that includes CMIS.

3. They can be hooked with behaviors as has already been mentioned.

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

anandhan — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 05:39:17 GMT

Thank you ‌. Now i get it. I could able to see the node structures.

But am finding issues with Query parameter/JSON object for querying or to do any other CURD operation with a node.

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

jpotts — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:47:39 GMT

Good, I'm glad that helped.

If you are having issues with query parameters or queries I suggest you start a new topic with as much detail as possible.

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

anandhan — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:40:05 GMT

Will i be able to create Custom Datalist in Alftresco Communiy 5.2 edition?

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

jpotts — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:55:21 GMT

Yes, nothing has changed with regards to custom dashlets in 5.2 Community Edition.

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

anandhan — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 04:47:03 GMT

I was asking about Data list.

What ever tutorial i follow,i end with site not available error.

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

anandhan — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:05:04 GMT

what would be exact target location to place the context file(-context.xml),if i place it in <installation>\alfresco-community\tomcat\shared\classes\alfresco\extension my site is inaccessible.
Am using alfresco community 5.2

Re: Alfresco Community 5.2 Data list

douglascrp — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:58:35 GMT

If you see errors after creating the -context file in the path you provided, that means the path is right, as its content is being loaded.

Your problem then is not with the path, but with the -context file's content.

What kind of problems do you see in the logs?

Do you mind sharing your -context file in order to us to review its content?