We are using alfresco's repository service to implement an image repository. We want to store images for different department in different stores.
Alfresco's default store is SpacesStore. We can create new stores using the web service api. I have two questions.
1. Is there a way to configure the alfresco web client to access a store other than SpacesStore? The only way I can see other stores is through the node browser.
1. This can be done - but you require the same basic structure in the repo as the web-client expects in the default repository. i.e. a Company Home node, the Data Dictionary node structure etc. The web-client is designed to work against the repo with that particular structure.
2. Building the URLs is easy - the last 3 elements in the URL are simple the store protocol, store name and ID from the NodeRef for the node. So if your store is called 'mystore' then the URL might be:
Kevin, thank you so much for your reply. 1. We will not have the same basic structure, but it is OK because we will build our own web client for the image repository.
2. The URL problem is more important. I did try to construct the url the way you suggested: http://hostname/alfresco/navigate/browse/workspace/mystore/[uuid] However, the web client gives me the following error: The folder item referenced by Id: c356d367-d81d-11db-a2f9-cb61deb5e857 - has been deleted from the database. The system has changed your folder location as the folder you were in no longer exists.
Does my new store have to have the same basic structure as the default store for the urls to work?
2. The URL problem is more important. I did try to construct the url the way you suggested: http://hostname/alfresco/navigate/browse/workspace/mystore/[uuid] However, the web client gives me the following error: The folder item referenced by Id: c356d367-d81d-11db-a2f9-cb61deb5e857 - has been deleted from the database. The system has changed your folder location as the folder you were in no longer exists.
Does my new store have to have the same basic structure as the default store for the urls to work?
Yes the web-client expects all the 'spaces' it is able to browse to be in the SpacesStore - as it is built like that. The web-client is not currently able to switch between two different stores for browsing - only for direct links to access content etc. like i mention above. You can use the various servlets when building your new UI as they can access nodes in any store i.e. the download content servlet (as above), the template processing servlet and the command servlet (for javascript api commands etc.)
