topic Re: Rule to alert folder owner(s) incase someone tries to access the folder in Alfresco Forum

Rule to alert folder owner(s) incase someone tries to access the folder

EjikeAlfie — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:09:10 GMT

Good day everyone,

Is it possible to create a rule that sends an email to the owner(s) of a folder in the event someone opens the folder?

If it is, how do I go about creating such a rule, or where do I create such a rule in Alfresco?

I would be grateful if someone could assist me with this.

Re: Rule to alert folder owner(s) incase someone tries to access the folder

LeoMattioli — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:51:18 GMT

Folder Rules are triggered when a node is created, modified or deleted, so you can't use them.

If you want, you can create a Behavior registering onContentRead policy, see docs. Please be aware that your code will be executed every time a node is read, so will for sure affect performances.

Best regards.

Re: Rule to alert folder owner(s) incase someone tries to access the folder

AlfrescoZZZ — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:42:46 GMT

You can use a behavior, for check the read event on the content on a specific folder and do something (like send a email ecc.), but you need some java code behind

Re: Rule to alert folder owner(s) incase someone tries to access the folder

roberto_gamiz — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:53:32 GMT

Hello,

When you say "someone opens the folder" Do you mean using an UI (Share or an adf app)?.

A beaviour will be executed allways the folder node is reached not only when you are using an UI so maybe you need to extend the UI too to reach your goal.

Best regards.