Alfresco-5.0.d problems with SharePoint interface

[fvincenti]

Hi friends of the forum,
I have the following problem with SharePoint interface in Alfresco-5.0.d which I installed from:
alfresco-community-5.0.d-installer-linux-x64.bin
choosing easy installation.
When I try to open a document using function “Edit Online” (available in site only)  I get the following message:
"Could not start MS Office"
and nothing happens, both alfresco.log and catalina.out do not show any message.

I made a first check of the installation and all seemed to be OK, so I started to analyze the context to configure all the features offered.
The first aspect I wanted to start was the interface with SharePoint and I found the Vti module already installed:
this is the answer of mmt list:
"Module 'org.alfresco.module.vti' installed in 'tomcat/webapps/alfresco'
   -    Title:        Vti
   -    Version:      1.3
   -    Install Date: Mon Apr 13 14:26:25 CEST 2015
   -    Description:   Alfresco Vti Extension, provides Sharepoint protocol"
And this is what I found under amps:
"/usr/local/alfresco-5.0.d/amps/alfresco-spp.amp"

So I start to check if SharePoint works.
-   First, I try the following command:
"lsof –i TCP:7070"
which answers:
"java    16928 root  555u  IPv6 52348976      0t0  TCP *:arcp (LISTEN)"
-   Then I type in a firefox browser:
"http://IP_to_my_server:7070"
which asks for authentication and, then, shows the following message:
“This is the Alfresco SharePoint Module…….”
-   Moreover, for the documents inside a site, it is present the option “Edit Online”.
-   Windows registry are already configured for a previous release of Alfresco (4.0.d).

But I find the following abnormalities (?)
-   the file:
"alfresco-global.properties"
does not contain the following lines:
"vti.server.port=7070
vti.server.external.host=http://IP_to_my_server
vti.server.external.port=7070"
If I insert these lines and restart Alfresco, I get the following errors under catalina.out:
"2015-05-04 10:38:09,073  ERROR [web.context.ContextLoader] [localhost-startStop-1] Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'vtiUrlHelper' defined in class path resource [alfresco/module/org.alfresco.mo
dule.vti/context/vti-context.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to construct valid Sharepoint URL.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to construct valid Sharepoint URL.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Caused by: java.net.URISyntaxException: Expected closing bracket for IPv6 address at index 13: http://[http://IP_to_my_server]:7070/alfresco
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
SEVERE: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.alfresco.web.app.ContextLoaderListener
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'vtiUrlHelper' defined in class path resource [alfresco/module/org.alfresco.module.vti/context/vti-context.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to construct valid Sharepoint URL".
-   The directory:
…./alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/org.alfresco.module.vti/context/
does not exist.
-   I unzipped (using jar) alfresco-spp.amp but context is not present.

It seems that the directory "context" must be present.

I searched the alfresco forums but I do not find answers for my problem and I can not find the way to download a new "alfresco-community-spp-5.0.d.amp" to check if this new one has the context directory. I do not think that would be a good idea to install  an older version.
The server environment I am talking about is the following:
-   Operating System   Linux Centos 6.6
-   Data Base      PostgreSQL-9.3.6
-   Java         java version "1.8.0_31"
-   Tomcat      Apache Tomcat/7.0.59
-   Alfresco-5.0.d      using LibreOffice
The client is as follow:
-   Operating System   Windows 7
-   Browser      Firefox

Every help will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Frank

[fvincenti]

Hi TuanNV
thanks for your help.
The problem I still have is not about files permissions, because if I "Save" the file it is regularly saved. Obviously, when edit online opens the document MS Word warns you that, being a file coming from web, it could be dangerous and opens it readable only, but I can chose to modify it and, furthermore, it is the same message I get opening a document using CIFS so, for me, it is a correct behavior.
It is "Save As" that can't find the new object to save.
May be I haven't understood your answer, in this case please send me another explanation, thanks.

Greetings
Frank

[drisschelouati]

Hi mister fvincenti,

iam also having trouble setting up the online edit on a alfresco 5.0d installation on a local windows 7 machine for test purposes before production.
Iam getting the same message "couldn't start MS Office".
Iam working with chrome browser so maybe the issue originates from there. I tried using firefox but it says i need the Office 2010 plugin, wich i couldnt find to install, probably because i have a 2007 version of Office installed. should i upgrade to office 2010? Is online editing no more available with chrome (replaced by google docs integration?)

here is what i added to alfresco-global.properties:

vti.server.port=7070
vti.server.external.host=${localname}
vti.server.external.port=${vti.server.port}
vti.server.url.path.prefix=/alfresco
alfresco.context=alfresco
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Is there a way to use sharepoint protocol with Office 2007? thank you for your advice

[eswbitto]

@drisschelouati,

For chrome take a look at this article.
http://support.panopto.com/documentation/admin-and-setup/troubleshooting/enabling-silverlight-plugin...

For firefox yes you need the 2010 plugin and I do believe you need to upgrade to 2010 for office as well.

[rigper]

Hello man… Let me help U





It is important to set the vti.server.external.host and vti.server.external.port properties in the alfresco-global.properties file to the externally resolvable host and port name that SharePoint clients will communicate with. These properties default to the host machine's local name and port 7070, respectively. These values are used by Share to generate the Edit Online link, which opens the document using the SharePoint module.

You need  make change in client side…


Change in registry:

To use Online Editing on Windows 7, you must set BasicAuthLevel in the registry.
Basic authentication is disabled on Office 2010 by default. To enable it, create or edit the following registry key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\Internet: BasicAuthLevel=2

Would be need install web folders by microsoft to have rw access in WebDAV into alfresco

Remember…microsoft office 2010 work in SSL

https://fqdn:8443/share

Alway in the site to you need work


I wait to help U
Enjoy