Adding new content types is not as easy as described

[jbaton]

Hi all,

I'm trying to add a very simple new content type : Process consisting of a title and sub-processes.
The goal is to be able to create the processes through the web client.
I followed the wiki sayings but it did not work, so I'm doing it all over, step by step on a fresh reinstall (rc1b)


I did create a new model , reference it in application-context.xml like this

<bean id="dictionaryBootstrap" class="org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryBootstrap" init-method="bootstrap">
        <property name="dictionaryDAO"><ref local="dictionaryDAO"/></property>
        <property name="models">
            <list>
                <value>alfresco/model/dictionaryModel.xml</value>
                <value>alfresco/model/systemModel.xml</value>
                <value>alfresco/model/contentModel.xml</value>
                <value>alfresco/model/applicationModel.xml</value>
                <value>alfresco/model/gcModel.xml</value>

                <!– Implementation models –>
                <value>org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/userModel.xml</value>
                <value>org/alfresco/repo/action/actionModel.xml</value>
                <value>org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruleModel.xml</value>
                <value>org/alfresco/repo/version/version_model.xml</value>
            </list>
        </property>
        <property name="labels">
            <list>
                <value>alfresco/model/dataTypeAnalyzers</value>
                <value>alfresco/messages/system-model</value>
                <value>alfresco/messages/dictionary-model</value>
                <value>alfresco/messages/content-model</value>
                <value>alfresco/messages/application-model</value>
            </list>
        </property>
    </bean>
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The new model is here

<model name="example:mynewmodel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
   <description>Example custom Model</description>
   <author>JB</author>
   <version>0.1</version>
   <imports>
       <!– Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions –>
        <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
        <!– Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions –>
        <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
    </imports>
   <namespaces>
      <!– Define a Namespace for my new definitions –>
      <namespace uri="http://gc.com/quality" prefix="gc" />
   </namespaces>

   <!– Type and Aspect definitions go here –>
   <type name="gc:process">
         <title>Process</title>
         <parent>cm:cmobject</parent>
         <properties>
            <property name="gc:code">
               <type>d:text</type>
            </property>
            <property name="gc:title">
               <type>d:text</type>
            </property>
         </properties>
         <mandatory-aspects>
            <aspect>cm:ownable</aspect>
         </mandatory-aspects>
      </type>
   
<!–         <associations>
            <child-association name="cm:gcsubprocesses">
               <target>
                  <class>gc:process</class>
               </target>
            </child-association>
         </associations>
–>         
</model>
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As you can see, I simplified it so that the composition does not appear.

Unfortunately, I get the following exception on startup

11:34:26,218 ERROR [ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'DictionaryService' defined in cl
ass path resource [alfresco/public-services-context.xml]: Can't resolve reference to bean 'dictionaryService' while sett
ing property 'target'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean
with name 'dictionaryBootstrap' defined in class path resource [alfresco/application-context.xml]: Initialization of bea
n failed; nested exception is org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Could not import bootstrap model
alfresco/model/gcModel.xml
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dictionaryBootstrap' defined in
class path resource [alfresco/application-context.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.alfresco.
service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Could not import bootstrap model alfresco/model/gcModel.xml
org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Could not import bootstrap model alfresco/model/gcModel.xml
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryBootstrap.bootstrap(DictionaryBootstrap.java:94)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeCustomInitMethod(AbstractA
utowireCapableBeanFactory.java:971)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowi
reCapableBeanFactory.java:941)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapab
leBeanFactory.java:334)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:222)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:146)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapab
leBeanFactory.java:281)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:222)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:146)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueRes
olver.java:176)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionV
alueResolver.java:105)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAuto
wireCapableBeanFactory.java:891)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCap
ableBeanFactory.java:707)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapab
leBeanFactory.java:316)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:222)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:146)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListable
BeanFactory.java:271)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:310)
        at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableW
ebApplicationContext.java:133)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:230)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:156)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:48)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3669)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4104)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:739)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.apache.commons.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:503)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.RawDynamicInvoker.invoke(RawDynamicInvoker.java:150)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.init(StandardContext.java:5005)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.apache.commons.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:503)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.RawDynamicInvoker.invoke(RawDynamicInvoker.java:150)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc5.TomcatDeployer.performDeployInternal(TomcatDeployer.java:274)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc5.TomcatDeployer.performDeploy(TomcatDeployer.java:91)
        at org.jboss.web.AbstractWebDeployer.start(AbstractWebDeployer.java:357)
        at org.jboss.web.WebModule.startModule(WebModule.java:68)
        at org.jboss.web.WebModule.startService(WebModule.java:46)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:272)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalLifecycle(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:222)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:141)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:72)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:249)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:897)
        at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:418)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor9.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:141)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:72)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:249)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
        at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:177)
        at $Proxy36.start(Unknown Source)
        at org.jboss.web.AbstractWebContainer.start(AbstractWebContainer.java:394)
        at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:964)
        at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:775)
        at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:738)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor66.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:141)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:121)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:74)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.java:127)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:74)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:249)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
        at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:177)
        at $Proxy8.deploy(Unknown Source)
        at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.deploy(URLDeploymentScanner.java:325)
        at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scan(URLDeploymentScanner.java:501)
        at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.doScan(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:20
4)
        at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner.startService(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:277)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:272)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalLifecycle(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:222)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:141)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:72)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:249)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:897)
        at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:418)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor9.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:141)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:72)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:249)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
        at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:177)
        at $Proxy4.start(Unknown Source)
        at org.jboss.deployment.SARDeployer.start(SARDeployer.java:273)
        at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:964)
        at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:775)
        at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:738)
        at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:722)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:141)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:121)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:74)
        at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.java:127)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:74)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:249)
        at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
        at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:177)
        at $Proxy5.deploy(Unknown Source)
        at org.jboss.system.server.ServerImpl.doStart(ServerImpl.java:434)
        at org.jboss.system.server.ServerImpl.start(ServerImpl.java:315)
        at org.jboss.Main.boot(Main.java:195)
        at org.jboss.Main$1.run(Main.java:463)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Failed to parse model
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.M2Model.createModel(M2Model.java:91)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryBootstrap.bootstrap(DictionaryBootstrap.java:89)
        … 141 more
Caused by: org.jibx.runtime.JiBXException: Expected end tag, found start tag "{http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/
1.0}title" (line 18, col 17)
        at org.jibx.runtime.impl.UnmarshallingContext.toEnd(UnmarshallingContext.java:548)
        at org.jibx.runtime.impl.UnmarshallingContext.parsePastEndTag(UnmarshallingContext.java:805)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.JiBX_repository_source_java_org_alfresco_repo_dictionary_m2bindingM2Model_access
.unmarshal()
        at org.jibx.runtime.impl.UnmarshallingContext.unmarshalElement(UnmarshallingContext.java:2515)
        at org.jibx.runtime.impl.UnmarshallingContext.unmarshalDocument(UnmarshallingContext.java:2675)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.M2Model.createModel(M2Model.java:86)
        … 142 more
11:34:26,687 ERROR [[/alfresco]] Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.springfra
mework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'DictionaryService' defined in cl
ass path resource [alfresco/public-services-context.xml]: Can't resolve reference to bean 'dictionaryService' while sett
ing property 'target'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean
with name 'dictionaryBootstrap' defined in class path resource [alfresco/application-context.xml]: Initialization of bea
n failed; nested exception is org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Could not import bootstrap model
alfresco/model/gcModel.xml
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dictionaryBootstrap' defined in
class path resource [alfresco/application-context.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.alfresco.
service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Could not import bootstrap model alfresco/model/gcModel.xml
org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Could not import bootstrap model alfresco/model/gcModel.xml
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryBootstrap.bootstrap(DictionaryBootstrap.java:94)
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A helping hand would be appreciated.
What is the procedure for adding new types ? For example, has the db to be destroyed ? Or tables cleared ?

Thanks


Jerome

I'm using RC1b on w2k

[ctanis]

To get prompted for your custom properties you would have to add a new JSP and modify org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.*ContentWizard to save your extra properties and handle navigation. You will also need to add a navigation rule to get to your new JSP in faces-config-navigation.xml.

Is there an equivalent to the

<config evaluator="aspect-name" …>
<property-sheet>
…
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for custom content types, to at least expose the new properties?

A bigger, perhaps philosophical, question (inspired by jbaton):  When is it appropriate to define a new content type instead of a new aspect?

thanks,
-craig

[gavinc]

Yes, there is an equivalent, swap "aspect-name" for "node-type".

Details are given in the web client configuration and property sheet wiki pages i've just finished updating….

http://www.alfresco.org/mediawiki/index.php/Web_Client_Model_Configuration_Guide
http://www.alfresco.org/mediawiki/index.php/PropertySheet

[davidc]

A bigger, perhaps philosophical, question (inspired by jbaton): When is it appropriate to define a new content type instead of a new aspect?

Take a look at http://www.alfresco.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=222.  See if that helps.