Can the same document be stored in more than one Space?

[theorbix]

In Alfresco, each new document stored in the repository is located in a Space.

Questions:

1) Is it possible to store the same document in more than one space (I don't mean the concept of document shortcuts, I really mean that the same document should be accessible in two or more spaces)?

2) Is it possible, via API, to store a document in the repository without assigning it to a Space?

Thanks….

[petter]

Can someone give me an up-to-date status on this question?
My take:
The "paste link" is only available in the Alfresco Explorer>Shelf>Clipboard and not in Alfresco Share, and not as a document/folder action?
Also, the pasted link is just an URL content, and does not in any way display like the original (which is what I'd like)?
No plans for making it easier to have a single document instance represented in more than one location?

[petter]

Yes, it is possible for content to have multiple parents. In fact, this is being actively used for the ongoing Records Management development on HEAD.

Thanks,
Mike

Could you detail in what way this capability has been used in RM please, Mike?
And perhaps elaborate a little on how it could be applied in "regular" Share as well?

[mikeh]

It's used to file a Record in multiple Record Folders. Behind the scenes, a secondary parent association is created, so the same child node appears in two places. The ScriptNode API is "addNode": http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/3.2_JavaScript_API#Modifying_and_Creating_API

Thanks,
Mike

[petter]

Thanks Mike, good info, although it would be nice to know how filing a record into two folders is done in RM…?
Edit: found it - the function "File to…" will show the document in both folders. Deleting one of them deletes them both.

Any plans for enabling the same functionality in regular Share, together with better(?) deletion logic (maybe it should be more like hard links in *nix, i.e. reference counting, i.e. delete the content only when the last link is deleted?)

[standaman]

Regarding Pmonks's reply of Sun, 01/11/2009 - 00:26, I could not find a "paste as link" option; only a "paste all" option in the "Browse spaces" panel. I tried copying the document and pasting it to a new space but when I updated the document in the original space the document in the new space did not get updated. Any ideas? Thanks. BTW, using v3.3.5 (.24 419).