Bug in Category feature in Alfresco 1.4.0?

[bensai]

Hi

I came a cross with the following "feature" with my fresh installation of Alfresco 1.4.0:
—
1. Select space details.
2. Expand Category
3. click Allow Categorization
—
4. run action
5. select Action: Link item to category
6. click: Set Values and Add
7. select a category (does not matter which)
8. click ok
9. click Finish
—
will result to an error (+ same error is displayed everytime space details are viewed)

However if I select "change category" instead of running an action on step 4, everything works fine.

Regards,
Said

PS. Here is a clip from tomcat's output:
javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Cannot get value for expression '#{SpaceDetailsBean.categoriesOverviewHTML}'
        at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl.getValue(ValueBindingImpl.java:397)
        at javax.faces.component.UIOutput.getValue(UIOutput.java:75)
        at org.apache.myfaces.renderkit.RendererUtils.getStringValue(RendererUtils.java:225)
        at org.apache.myfaces.renderkit.html.HtmlTextRendererBase.renderOutput(HtmlTextRendererBase.java:65)
        at org.apache.myfaces.renderkit.html.HtmlTextRendererBase.encodeEnd(HtmlTextRendererBase.java:53)
        at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIComponentBase.java:331)
        at javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag.encodeEnd(UIComponentTag.java:349)
        at javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag.doEndTag(UIComponentTag.java:253)
        at org.apache.jsp.jsp.dialog.space_002ddetails_jsp._jspx_meth_h_outputText_6(org.apache.jsp.jsp.dialog.space_002ddetails_jsp:2676)
        at org.apache.jsp.jsp.dialog.space_002ddetails_jsp._jspx_meth_a_panel_6(org.apache.jsp.jsp.dialog.space_002ddetails_jsp:2651)
        at org.apache.jsp.jsp.dialog.space_002ddetails_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.jsp.dialog.space_002ddetails_jsp:796)
        at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:322)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)

[gavinc]

Yes, you have indeed found a "feature" in 1.4.

I have raised this in JIRA: http://issues.alfresco.com/browse/AWC-1036

Thanks for reporting this.

[lgr]

FYI, i have the same issue with a slightly other case of use.
I define a folder tree, with in each folder a rule applying a category to the content imported in the space.
Each folder has a different category.

I've tried it with a true fresh install under linux and using HSQL.

I was wondering : is it only an interface bug, or do you recommend not to use automatic category assignation by rules or actions before you have investigated much further ?

I've checked one thing : after having imported a content in the folder, the category is automatically assigned to it, so i expect the feature to be limited to the interface.

Laurent.

[gavinc]

It should be fine to do automatic category assignment, as it sounds like you have verified, so yes, it's more than likely an interface bug.