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Javascript Rule Delete Node

strugglingdev — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:35:49 GMT

Issue with javscript that removes another node when a node is deleted.function main() { var parent = space.parent; var parentOfParent = parent.parent; var staffnetFolder = companyhome.childByNamePath("Shared/Staffnet/" + parentOfParent.name + "/" + parent.name); var pdf = staffne

Re: Javascript Rule Delete Node

douglascrp — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:16:58 GMT

Are you sure you are getting the right "other" document?

Try to print the noderef for both document (the one you are deleting) and pdf (the one you are trying to delete in response of the first one) objects.

Re: Javascript Rule Delete Node

strugglingdev — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:30:33 GMT

When I output the two nodeRefs they are what they should be. When I try to use the code in another action (such as an update rule) it works and deletes the PDF. It just seems to be the delete action that is causing this problem.

Re: Javascript Rule Delete Node

douglascrp — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:39:43 GMT

I am not sure if this is also true for folder rules, as I have never tried to do what you are trying, but I know that when you are using behaviours, you have to use another approach, as described in this blog post Alfresco – Implementing delete behavior | Programming and So

The use case is basically the same, but using Java code.

Re: Javascript Rule Delete Node

strugglingdev — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:55:29 GMT

Thank you Douglas - sorry if I'm misunderstanding. So you're saying that I should look into developing behaviours instead of putting the action as a rule and use this transactional logic? Or am I able to implement transactional logic in rule scripts?

Re: Javascript Rule Delete Node

douglascrp — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:29:59 GMT

I believe that would be the right thing to do.

Re: Javascript Rule Delete Node

mehe — Thu, 10 May 2018 12:27:14 GMT

Maybe this is caused by „retriggering“ the delete rule with pdf.remove()?

But I can‘t see from your question if the staffnet folder is also in the range of your delete rule...

I'm not sure if you get what you want with using "space", maybe document.parent - but that depends were your rule is anchored and if it's trigger in sub-spaces (the whole tree)