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Alfresco for DB applications ?

norgan
Champ in-the-making
Champ in-the-making
Hi there,
what do you think about using Alfresco to store structured records of data other than "natural" files.

The usecase would be : I have 15 uses for documents and need to store some datarecords as well. When do I want a separate application, when could I implement this with Alfresco as well.

Possible implementations coming to mind:
* storing dummy file with data as metadata, recordsets assigned via aspects, reports & views generated via webscript
* using webscripts to handle forms. store data in XML file, stored in spaces
* use standalone code, store data via API in repository
* use standalone code, store data in another DB

Why do I want to use Alfresco ? To reuse WebGUi, Useradministration, Workflows, Messaging, tagging, Search …

So what would you do - and when ?

Norgan
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kbonnet
Champ in-the-making
Champ in-the-making
What about defining a custom type inheriting from sysSmiley Surprisedbject (not sure about exact spelling). This is the super type cm:content and cm:folder are derived from. It does not have a content property, so does only have properties.

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