topic How to create custom roles inherited from parent folder? in Alfresco Forum

How to create custom roles inherited from parent folder?

mgralien — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:48:06 GMT

Hi,I have a problem with creating custom roles in Alfresco. Currently I have two custom types of content:acme:documentTKacme:documentDSWhat I need to do is create custom Customer role for each type:CustomerTKCustomerDSUser with role CustomTK should have read access to acme:documentTK documents and n

Re: How to create custom roles inherited from parent folder?

roberto_gamiz — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:20:51 GMT

Hello,

I think your best option is create a script that perform the role assignation and execute it in the folder using a rule in content creation or content update.

This script would use Javascript APIs to check the type of the new content and assing it the set of permissions you want.

Best,

Re: How to create custom roles inherited from parent folder?

mgralien — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:50:58 GMT

Thanks for the answer.

I know that it can be done using rules. But I wonder if it`s possible using permission definions without creating rules. Maybe someone tried that.

Does it impact on repository if permissions are configured on every document instead of parent folder?

I`ve found a thread about similar case: https://community.alfresco.com/thread/166670-customize-permissions-based-on-types Unfortunately a link with possible solution isn`t working. This thread shows a configuration with a Dummy role which was added in cm:cmobject, cm:content and cm:folder type.

BR,
Peter

Re: How to create custom roles inherited from parent folder?

roberto_gamiz — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:51:41 GMT

Hello,

I read the post and I see that its final conclusión is that is not not possible with configuration od permissions. I presume that the link explain a solution based on rules or behaviours.

If you wan't to use rules maybe you can implement a solution based on Behaviours (could try with onSetNodeType, onCreateNode or onUpdateNode). The develope could be more dificult but it save you the time of aplying the rules in the repository.

Behaviors/Policies | Alfresco Documentation

I think there is no impact in handling permissions in contens instead of folders, apart from the tedious administration if you have to do it manually.

Best,

Re: How to create custom roles inherited from parent folder?

mgralien — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 06:03:22 GMT

Hello,

thank you for the answer. I had hope that something has changed through last 10 years and someone found a solution. It looks like it should be done using rules / policies.

BR,

Peter